Kansas City, Missouri, is a really nice city! Who knew? After the snow and the high plains it was nice to drive down through rolling hills into a metropolis. Kansas City has various museums, a convention centre, many sporting events and a really cool party area called the Power and Light District. It also boasts many other diverse neighbourhoods. Some are centered around artists others Jazz and BBQ and others still are simply cute little neighbourhoods with cafes and shops. There is even a steamboat Mueseum.
People were very friendly and helpful. One lady even offered to drive us to a museum because she thought it was too far to walk. The city is also peppered with 1920s modern architecture and art deco buildings. So pretty. We toured around downtown, saw the city from the top of City Hall where we learned that Kansas City is known for its fountains. Only Rome boasts having more fountains than Kansas city. Again, who knew?
After city Hall and Downtown we went to tour a brewery. They brew really good beer in Kansas City at the Boulevard Brewery! Yum. I found myself wishing I had studied micro-biology in University so that I could become a brew master. Now there's a reason to take science! ;-)
We ended our day at a cool pub in the Power and Light District called the Flying Saucer. The place is covered in plates on the wall that belong to its "UFO Club Members". To get a plate with your name on it you have to sigh up and sample the different beer at the pub. The pub keeps a list of all the beers you've tried (they have over 2000...that's not a typo, Two THOUSAND) Once a person has tasted 200 beers they get their name on a plate on the wall. CRAZY. Great selection of beer. (I know, again with the beer...but it's yummy!)
In all it was a nice way to end our visit of the midwest.
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| City Hall |
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| A view of the city |
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| Boulevard Brewery! |
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| World War 1 Mermorial |
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| View of the city and the old Train Station from the memorial. |
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