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Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC

Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC

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Created by Kansas City • Updated On: January 5, 2014

Lonely Planet highlighted #KC on their 2014 Top U.S. Cities to visit! This list makes contains the highlights the Lonely Planet editors felt were must-see's in KC.

American Royal Complex is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

1. American Royal Complex

6.7
1701 American Royal Ct, Kansas City, MO
Arts and Entertainment · 4 tips and reviews
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

2. Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que

9.3
3002 W 47th Ave (at Mission Rd.), Kansas City, KS
BBQ Joint · Rosedale · 359 tips and reviews
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

3. Arthur Bryant's Barbeque

8.2
1727 Brooklyn Ave (at E 18th St), Kansas City, MO
BBQ Joint · 145 tips and reviews

4. LC's Bar-B-Q

8.1
5800 Blue Pkwy (at Sni-A-Bar Rd), Kansas City, MO
BBQ Joint · 49 tips and reviews
American Jazz Museum is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

5. American Jazz Museum

7.3
1616 E 18th St (btwn Vine St & Highland Ave), Kansas City, MO
Museum · 14 tips and reviews
Blue Room is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

6. Blue Room

8.5
1616 E 18th St (at Vine St), Kansas City, MO
Jazz and Blues Venue · 14 tips and reviews
Mutual Musicians Foundation is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

7. Mutual Musicians Foundation

6.9
1823 Highland Ave (at 18th St), Kansas City, MO
Jazz and Blues Venue · 14 tips and reviews
National World War I Museum and Memorial is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

8. National World War I Museum and Memorial

9.3
100 W 26th St (at Liberty Memorial Mall), Kansas City, MO
History Museum · 64 tips and reviews
Liberty Memorial is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

9. Liberty Memorial

9.3
2 Memorial Dr (at Liberty Memorial Mall), Kansas City, MO
Monument · 44 tips and reviews
Boulevard Brewing Company is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

10. Boulevard Brewing Company

9.3
2501 Southwest Blvd (at W 25th St), Kansas City, MO
Brewery · 102 tips and reviews
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

11. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

9.5
4525 Oak St (at E 45th St), Kansas City, MO
Art Museum · 133 tips and reviews
Country Club Plaza is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

12. Country Club Plaza

9.1
235 Ward Pkwy (at 47th St), Kansas City, MO
Shopping Plaza · 64 tips and reviews
Crossroads Art District is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

13. Crossroads Art District

Kansas City, MO
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
West 39th Street is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

14. West 39th Street

Kansas City, MO
Neighborhood · 2 tips and reviews
Prospero's Books is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

15. Prospero's Books

8.3
1800 W 39th St (at Bell St), Kansas City, MO
Bookstore · 12 tips and reviews
Westport is one of Lonely Planet's Must Hit List in #KC.

16. Westport

Kansas City, MO
Neighborhood · 10 tips and reviews