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Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City

Your tour of the Kansas City Fed will begin with a walk-through of the Mezzanine Exhibit that gives an overview of the Fed's responsibilities, including its role in monetary policy, financial services, and supervision and regulation.  After the Mezzanine, you will tour two of the Bank's operating areas:  Cash Services and Retail Payments (check processing).  You may end your visit to the Fed by taking a self-guided tour of our Money Museum located in the Northwest corner of our lobby and/or revisit the Mezzanine area.

Money Museum
After the tour, you can experience our Money Museum. The museum tells the story of money - from U.S. currency's humble beginnings during George Washington's presidential administration to the future--where more and more business is being conducted electronically. 

Mezzanine Exhibits
From the moment you enter the Mezzanine Exhibit, you'll be transported to the inner workings of the Federal Reserve System, the Tenth District, and the Kansas City Office of the Federal Reserve.  You will find information about the creation of the Federal Reserve System, challenges that have faced the Federal Reserve, how the Federal Reserve works, monetary policy, and current events. 

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925 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City MO, 64198
(816) 881-2000
(800) 333-1010

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Starlight Theatre

  Starlight Theatre has steadily remained a staple of Kansas City’s performing arts community and a favorite for those looking for summer-time family-oriented entertainment.  And while there were once 38 other self-producing outdoor theatres in the U.S., today only three remain, making Starlight a landmark not just for Kansas City, but also the whole country.

You can start your evening by dining in the Applause Club, which is catered by Kansas City’s own Fiorella’s Jack Stack Catering.  After dinner, you can take a free tour of Starlight and learn about our history in Kansas City, catch one of our pre-show performances at Spotlight Square, or simply stroll down the walkways of the gardens and fountains as you take in the sights and sounds of Starlight.

Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64132
Ticket Office - (816) 363-7827
Toll Free - (800) 776-1730

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Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City

The Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City is the embodiment of childhood fantasies for children of all ages. The collection includes antiques, toys and fine scale miniatures that amaze and delight the young at heart. 19th and 20th century toys allow visitors to explore the evolution of childhood through form, function and production.  Dolls, dollhouses, trains, cars and more than one million marbles serve as touchstones to connect generations.

Fine scale miniatures provide an escape into the gilded Palace of Versailles or the simpler American Plains Indian teepee.  Perfect in scale, miniatures are working reproductions of actual pieces.  Created by highly skilled artists, these pieces tell a rich story of historical research and unparalleled craftsmanship.

5235 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
816.333.9328

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Kansas City Facts

Mickey Mouse

While residing in Kansas City, Walt Disney created his most famous and most beloved cartoon character, Mickey Mouse.

Kansas City Symphony

The Kansas City Symphony (KCS) was founded by R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., in 1982, just months after the dissolution of the Kansas City Philharmonic. Under Kemper's leadership, the founding trustees of the Symphony created a sound structure for the board and established the initial endowment. Today, the KCS is a major force in the cultural life of Kansas City and the region. With the mission to "advance and advocate the art of classical music for the enrichment of the community," the Kansas City Symphony has experienced impressive artistic growth. 

The Kansas City Symphony serves a metropolitan population of 1.8 million people. The orchestra's 80 full-time musicians are area residents and vital contributors to the artistic life of Kansas City. During its forty-two week season, the Symphony performs a wide variety of subscription, educational, touring, and outreach concerts. In addition, the KCS performs for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Kansas City Ballet.

1020 Central Kansas City, Missouri 64105-1672
816-471-1100 - Tickets 816-471-0400

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a magical art studio where children can be creative and feel good about their own special ideas. Creating with bows, cardboard, jazzy junk, making puzzles and painting with melted crayons are just a few of the fun things to do. Independent art sessions for children ages 5-12 and family sessions for children of all ages! Kaleidoscope is free as a public service by Hallmark. Call for session times.

Millions of children across the United States have been creating ever since using melted crayons, polka dots of all sizes, zig and zags, shooting stars and lots of other jazzy junk that tickle the minds of young artists everywhere.

Kaleidoscope's imaginative worlds inspire each child's creativity. Children explore exciting environments as they discover the joy of creativity by making their own amazing art from Hallmark scrap materials.

2501 McGee St..   Kansas City, MO 64108
816.274-8300

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Chateau Avalon

For a romantic hotel stay there's nothing quite like  an elegant canopy bed next to a $6,000 fireplace. Or sleeping in a balcony atop a three-story castle. Or setting your drink on a 450-pound gold nightstand carved to look like an ancient Egyptian water carrier.
 
That's what you'll find at the 62-room Chateau Avalon, a luxury "theme" hotel for couples and business gatherings  near the Kansas Speedway. Its rooms feature not only a place to sleep, but also columns, drawbridges, secret passageways, yachts, frescos, stone rhinos, full-sized Pharaohs and custom-carved Easter Island heads, all inside a multimillion-dollar French-style country chateau on a 28-acre wooded estate.

Some of the theme rooms include:
Havana Suite
Egyptian Suite
Roman Dynasty
Hemingway Suites
Pirates Cove
Presidential
Casablanca
Castaway Suite
And many more. . . .

701 Village West Pkwy
(I-435 & State Avenue)
Kansas City, Kansas 66111
913-596-6000

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Kansas City Facts

  City of Fountains

With more than 200 aquatic displays, Kansas City boasts more fountains than any other city in the world, with the exception of Rome. Many of the city's fountains are found at Country Club Plaza.

Science City at Union Station

Welcome to Science City, where play and education go hand-in-hand. Let curiosity be your guide through more than 50 interactive areas, providing some real hands-on fun. Science City is located in Kansas City's Union Station.

At Science City, science fact is more fascinating than science fiction. This thoroughly modern science center in Kansas City's restored Union Station features interactive exhibits and offers a hands-on experience that's so much fun you won't realize how much you're learning.

Science City is also home to the Dino Lab, a real laboratory with real scientists working on real dinosaur fossils. It's real cool!

Also in Science City...
Train to be an astronaut. Stroll through a human blood vessel. Land a space shuttle. Solve a crime. Take the dizziness challenge. Ride a bicycle 30 feet off the ground. Drive a Mars rover. Dig up fossils. There's a whole world of discovery waiting to be explored in Science City!

30 W. Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816.460.2020

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Prospero’s Books

Step Away From the Box!

Prospero’s Books first opened its doors on November 19, 1997. The date coincided with the 78th anniversary of Sylvia Beach opening Shakespeare and Company in the Paris Left Bank. In the first five years since its founding, Prospero’s Books had grown its selection from 5,600 books squeezed into 1000 square feet of retail space to over 45,000 titles filling two floors.

“The quality of the collection has vastly improved since the early days,” notes long-time customer and collector. “Today, nearly everyone who visits the store, be they causal reader or antiquarian collector, can come away with a gem.”

From one KC Insider to another, there is no better way to spend a cold winters day, than to scan the shelves of this book seller!

1800 West 39th Street — Kansas City, Missouri 64111
PHONE: 816.531.WORD

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