Travel doesn’t have to require months of planning and lots of time off of work.
Last weekend I hopped in the car and headed to Kansas City. The drive from St. Louis takes about 4 hours so it’s easy enough to do for a weekend or even just a day.
I’ve been to KC a few times, but never really took any time to experience the city. I had a great time. We stayed in a historic hotel in the vibrant Power & Light District, enjoyed a BBQ dinner and saw the lights at the Plaza the night before they shut them down. On Saturday, we enjoyed some great coffee houses, explored the local farmer’s market, toured the new Performing Arts Center and the Contemporary Art Museum.
We crammed a lot into less than 24 hours. It was fun. And it definitely inspired me to take more weekend getaways.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the Kansas City visit. Click on the pictures to get a bigger version.
Plaza in lights
Bridge at the Plaza
City Market entrance
One of several spice vendors
Kaufman Center for Performing Arts
Me inside this cool building!
The back of the building
Our mid-morning coffee break at Mildred’s
Contemporary Art Museum
Outside art at the Contemporary Art Museum
I've only been to KC once, and that was in junior high for a choir performance at World's of Fun – and we didn't even get to run around the park. Drove out there on bus, sang, drove home. Ugh.
Love the Kaufman Center building and hugely adore the giant shuttlecock!