Kansas City Trip Overview
Voted KC’s #1 Food Tour by Kansas City residents, KC Barbecue Tours is the only company to offer Kansas City locals and visitors the opportunity to sample the world’s best barbecue and beer. This bus-guided food tour will make your taste buds dance as our guides take you into a variety of Kansas City’s big name barbecue establishments and hidden barbecue gems. You will also get to travel through some of Kansas City’s most historic neighborhoods.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Kansas City, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Voted KC’s #1 Food Tour by Kansas City residents, KC Barbecue Tours is the only company to offer Kansas City locals and visitors the opportunity to sample the world’s best barbecue and beer. This bus-guided food tour will make your taste buds dance as our guides take you into a variety of Kansas City’s big name barbecue establishments and hidden barbecue gems. You will also get to travel through some of Kansas City’s most historic neighborhoods.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque, 1727 Brooklyn Ave, Kansas City, MO 64127, USA
All guests will be served a portion of Arthur Bryant’s world famous smoked meats and house made side dishes, along with water and 1 beer or soft drink
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District, Kansas City, MO
Enjoy a brief history of the music that put Kansas City on the map
Stop At: LC’s Bar-B-Q, 5800 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64129, USA
All guests will be served a portion of LC’s locally loved smoked meats and house made side dishes, along with water and 1 beer or soft drink
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111-1818
Take sight of Kansas City’s world-famous art museum. Inside, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of holds collections of more than 35,000 works of art and welcomes 500,000 visitors a year.
Pass By: Country Club Plaza, 4706 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64112-1934
See the premier Country Club Plaza shopping district and all the charm it brings to Kansas City. 15 blocks filled with over 100 shops and more than 30 restaurants. This is a sight to see!
Pass By: Westport, Kansas City, MO
Westport is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Kansas City! Originally called West Port, the neighborhood got its name as it was the westernmost village where settlers stocked up before venturing into the Kansas Territory. Today the neighborhood is known for its blend of tasty eateries, trendy boutiques and popular nighttime hot spots.
Pass By: Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111-2506
Take in the architecture of Kansas City’s first theater to show first run films
Pass By: Firefighter Fountain, W 31st St & Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
The fountain features two bronze figures surrounded by 48 streams of water falling into an 80-foot wide basin. A bronze large than life sculpture of a firefighter with his head bowed is directly to the north of the fountain. Behind the sculpture is a curved stone wall with bronze plaques that list the name of the fallen Kansas City firefighters.
Pass By: National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108-4616
Built By Kansas Citians, Embraced By the Nation. A breath-taking lasting monument to the men and women who had served in World War I. Construction on the classical Egyptian Revival-style monument was completed in 1926 and the Liberty Memorial was dedicated by President Calvin Coolidge in front of more than 150,000 people
Pass By: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
The Federal Reserve was established by Congress and signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. It was preceded by financial panics, bank failures and business bankruptcies that severely disrupted the economy. There were two prior attempts at establishing central banks.
Pass By: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108-2410
Built in 1914, Union Station opens her arms with 850,000 square feet of amazing space that originally featured 900 rooms. In her prime as a working train station, she accommodated hundreds of thousands of passengers each year. During WWII, an estimated one million travelers – many of them soldiers — passed through the Station. The North Waiting Room held 10,000 people and the complex included restaurants, a cigar store, barber shop, railroad offices, the nation’s largest Railway Express Building (used for shipping freight and mail) as well as a powerhouse providing steam and power. So many stories of farewells, reunions and of day-to-day vibrancy still echo in her walls.
Pass By: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108-1229
The Kauffman Center, home to resident organizations the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera, Kansas City Symphony, and other innovative programming, embraces a variety of audiences with different tastes, interests and passions. At the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, everyone can have an opportunity to experience excellence.
Stop At: Gates Bar-B-Q, 1221 Brooklyn Ave, Kansas City, MO 64127, USA
All guests will be served a portion of Gates and Sons world famous smoked meats and house made side dishes, along with water and 1 beer or soft drink
Duration: 40 minutes
