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Kansas City has a lot to offer to a sports enthusiast, history buff, art lover or shopper. Want jazz? Kansas City has it. Want food? Steak and barbecue restaurants in Kansas City rival the best anywhere. Kansas City is called the City of Fountains because of the beautiful fountains liberally placed around town. Take a look at what Kansas City can offer the traveler and tourist.
- Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Football League
- College Basketball Experience and Collegiate Hall of Fame
- Kansas Speedway
- Kansas City Jazz Clubs and Jazz Museum
- The Power and Light District Nightlife among other amusements
- Shopping at the Country Club Plaza and other quality venues
- Casinos, amusement park and water parks
- Sprint Center for concerts and sports
- World class art museums
- Cultural features like ballet, symphony and live theater
- Kansas City Zoo
The first thing any air traveler to Kansas City needs to know is that you will be landing in Missouri, not Kansas. Many people think that Kansas City must be in the state of Kansas and they would be half right. Both Missouri and Kansas have a Kansas City and they share a border and the dividing presence of the Missouri River. The natives distinguish the two by calling them KC-Mo and KCK. The larger and arguably the more exciting of the two is Kansas City, Missouri, but both cities and their metropolitan areas have much to recommend them to the visitor. Johnson County in Kansas, a major suburban section of the Metro, is a great area to visit for shopping and restaurants.
Kansas City is one of those towns where renting a car is a good idea. The Metro area is quite spread out, but there are areas where walking makes sense. For example, when staying near the Country Club Plaza, good food and shopping are in easy reach for most walkers and bus and cab rides to other features are easy to obtain. When flying to Kansas City, remember the airport is not near the center of town, so staying near there, while comfortable, may not be convenient.