Hi all,

Hubby will be in KC this week for work and will have some spare time in the evenings and on Friday. Neither of us have been there before so we don't know anything about what to do/see/eat.

I already checked online...the Royals are out of town and I saw some good things about the National WWI Museum, but other than that...

Any other suggestions for things to do and restaurants?

Thanks!

Power & Light district- McFaddens is a great bar to go to

Plaza has great shops and eateries. I think its 820 zone which is a great sports bar

Westport is a good district as well. I'd recommend Harpos

KC is without question one of my favorite cities. Power & Light is a really nice area of town as is the plaza

What are the top area BBQ places in KC?

Jack Stack is a pretty good chain BBQ

I recommend WWI museum highly, though I don't know how late it is open. Same goes for Truman home and Presidential library in nearby Independence, MO.

Record Bar in Westport is a cool place to see live music

No joke, but the AMC Theater in the P&L District is supposedly the bees knees. Speakers in the seats that vibrate, may be worth checking out for you.

The college hoops experience next to the Sprint Center is cool.

Best restaurant (IMO) is Le Fou Frog.

Check out the Plaza, really cool outdoor shopping area with great architecture.

[This message has been edited by The Padz (edited 6/26/2011 10:28p).]

I second Jack Stack but also enjoy Oklahoma joes. It is in a gas station but is regarded as the best bbq in town from most of my friends that live there. Jack stack is in the plaza I believe

Numerous trips to KC back during 2000-2004 when I lived in Denver. Here are the things I enjoyed:

1. Baseball - KC Royals used to be cheap but I think they have a new stadium now.
2. Football - A&M Maroon Out is NOTHING compared to Red Friday in KC. Trust me on this. You've got to see it to believe it.
3. BBQ - There's a lot of good BBQ in KC but there's a lot of overrated and bad BBQ in KC. Kind of like how there's a lot of live music in Austin. That doesn't mean that you're going to like every band you hear.
4. The Plaza - lots of good restaurants around here. Pay close attention to the parking restrictions because they will ticket you.
5. Harry S. Truman Museum and Library in Independence, MO. I liked it. I've been to about 6 of the Presidential Libraries so I go in for this kind of stuff. A lot of people don't realize that he was the one who gave the order to drop the bombs on Japan. And he was the one who was President when Korea started. Worth a look.
6. The "Riverboat" Casinos - worth a look. Kind of entertaining. I'm a Poker player and it's funny to play in different places and see what kinds of odd local rules there are. When I played at Ameristar, you could only buy $250 worth of chips every few hours. That was your "Missouri Loss Limit".
7. Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame - I ran out of time on my last trip to KC so I didn't get to do this. I'm a baseball guy so I think this would have been very interesting.
8. There is a Ford Truck Plant there, I don't know if they give tours. That might be interesting.

Other food, there are a few good restaurants around town. Some local chains are well known. One of the favorites for pizza was called Minsky's (or something like that). You can Google them - assuming they're still around.

One last thing, safety. There are parts of KC that you'll want to avoid. East out Raytown Road was a good area to avoid as I recall.

EDIT: Sorry, just re-read your post and see that it's this week so no Royals and no Chiefs.

[This message has been edited by HollywoodBQ (edited 6/28/2011 5:05a).]