Change without Direction: A Guide to Downtown Kansas City

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Change without Direction: A Guide to Downtown Kansas City

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Kansas City, Missouri audio tour: Change without Direction: A Guide to Downtown Kansas City
This is a 1mi walking tour
It takes an average of 40 mins to complete.
Kansas City, Missouri
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About the Tour

Starting in front of the downtown branch of the Kansas City Public Library, this walking tour takes you through three historic city districts: the Library District, the Garment District, and Quality Hill.

Along the way, you’ll learn about Kansas City’s gradual growth from a river outpost into the regional hub it is today, and how its various stops and starts, its conflicts and resolutions, shaped its character and charted its history.

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Local Legends Neighbourhoods Colonial History

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Jackson County Historical Society

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The Jackson County (Missouri) Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the written, oral, and physical legacy of this county. We do this by maintaining physical collections and promoting the study, appreciation, and interpretation of local and regional history.

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Introduction

MAYOR: Hello. I’m Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. This walking tour of the Library District and Quality Hill, and the others created by the Jackson County Historical Society, are designed to take you on journeys of discovery, learning about some of the people, n... Read More
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Major Landmarks

  • Kansas City Library’s Central Branch

  • New York Life Building

  • Old New England Building

  • The Savoy

  • Mark Twain Statue

  • The Coates Hotel

  • Historic Garment District

  • Jim Pendergast Statue

  • Lewis & Clarke Statue & Vista

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Getting There

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  1. Start location
    1111 Main St Suite 180, Kansas City, MO 64106, USA
  2. Total distance
    2km
  3. Final location
    611 W 8th St, Kansas City, MO 64105, USA
  4. Distance back to start location
    820.88m

Directions to Starting Point

From the Street Car’s Library Stop near 9th & Main, walk south to, and cross, 10th Street. If you were on the northbound street car, you’ll need to cross Main Street. You’ll need to be standing next to a large circle fountain at the southwest corner of 10th & Main.

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Places to stop along the way

The Central Branch of the KC Library has a coffee shop you can visit - it’s right at the start of the tour. The tour also takes you right by a popular steakhouse and jazz club - The Majestic. You can also check out the Savoy Grill. If it’s Saturday, you can pop in to the Historic Garment District Museum between 10 AM and 4 PM.

Best time of day

Anytime during daylight hours.

Precautions

The tour itself takes about 40 minutes, plus a 15 minute walk back to your starting point. Have something to drink and plenty of battery life for your phone. The tour takes you up a set of stairs at one point. For those unable to ascend stairs, you may choose to take an alternate route south on Washington Street, then west (right) on 9th street to rejoin the route.

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