I’ve lived in or around Kansas City, Missouri for most of my life. It will always be home, wherever I live. There are many great bars and restaurants, galleries, shopping, and things to do. Here are a few of our favorites.
Food
East Crossroads - lots of breweries, distilleries, and food
Savoy
Corvinos
Winsteads - excellent steakburgers, a KC institution
Harry’s Country Club
Rieger Distillery
Hammer press
Planters Seed and Spice Company
Ponaks
Rudy’s Tenampa Taquiera
Banksia on Main
Breit’s Stein Deli in KCK
Lula restaurant
Mattie’s Cafe
Baba’s Pantry
Earl’s Premier
Grunauer - home of one of my favorite cocktails,
Der Schmutzige - Black pepper/mustard vodka with pickle brine, kraut juice, & beet juice, garnished with house-pickled vegetables, served up.
Black Hole Bakery
Christopher Elbow Chocolates
Minsky’s Pizza
Eggct
Taj Mahal
Rico’s Tacos Lupe
Billie’s Grocery
Art/Museums
The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
The Kemper
The Toy and Miniature Museum
Kansas City Artist’s Coalition
Crossroads Arts District
Liberty Memorial/WWI Museum
Museum ofKansas City
Union Station
Blue Gallery
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
The Belger Arts Center
The Country Club Plaza
The River Market Antique Mall
Pryde’s Old Westport
Perfect Scents
Hiking/Outdoors
The Kansas City Zoo
Powell Gardens
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Historical Places
Harris Kearney House
Wornall house
Jesse James house
Near Kansas City
Kansas City Postcard Cabins
Mount sunflower
Monument rocks
Little Jerusalem badlands
