Free Kansas City Travel Information Featured on USATravelPal.com

USATravelPal.com, a comprehensive travel website in progress, provides comprehensive travel information on over 1500 exciting destinations throughout the United States, including 14 in Kansas City, Missouri and the surrounding area. Located at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in western Missouri, Kansas City is the largest city in the state. Kansas City is known for its excellent food, jazz and blues music, and its 200 fountains. Exciting tourists attractions in the city include the 18th and Vine Heritage District, the American Jazz Museum, the City Market, Country Club Plaza, the Crossroads District, the Hallmark Visitors Center, the Kansas City Museum, the Liberty Memorial, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Union Station, and Westport. The nearby town of Independence is also a fun place to visit.

Music afficionados will love the American Jazz Museum, located in the historic 18th and Vine Heritage District. This museum houses some superb exhibits on some of the legends of jazz, such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Louis Armstrong. The museum also includes the Blue Room, a popular jazz club which features some of the best in local jazz four nights a week. The Gem Theater, another excellent jazz venue, is located just across the street.

Union Station is another exciting locale in Kansas City. This beautiful old train station is housed in an impressive building with a large, sprawling fountain outside. In addition to the station, the building houses an interactive science center with over 50 hands-on exhibits as well as the Reginer Extreme Screen, a 5-story high 3D movie theater, the H&R Block City Stage Theater, the Gottlieb Planetarium, the Irish Museum and Cultural Center, and plenty of shops and restaurants.

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