As a Kansas City native, I gotta say great video. It's hard to showcase everything about the city, but you hit a lot of nails right on the head. Good job!
Got to love KC. I grew up in Belton and having the city within arms reach was a blessing. I’m glad with artists and celebrities we are finally getting recognition. The heart of the US is here to stay. With a little help from Mahomes.
I moved to KC from Saint Louis fifteen years ago and I've been very happy here. GREAT highlights. Union Station and the city's relationship to it deserves its own video - the story of its restoration is incredible!
You must be more of a driver than user of active transportation huh? K.C. is better than the Lou for drivers and driving only. Other than that it’s pretty boring I.m.o.
@@StLouis-yu9iz St. Louis is a dump. North St. Louis and Washington Park resemble 3rd world countries. Sure, KC has its share of bad areas too, but nowhere near as bad as St. Louis has. You can't get a decent pizza in StL, StL style pizza is puke on a cracker. All thin crust with provel cheese. The Arch is literally the ONLY thing StL has going for it. I lived there for 10 years, and was thoroughly unimpressed, but the delusion that it's somehow a great eastern city like Chicago was impressively hilarious.
Born and raised in KC. I used to visit the small museum in the northeast. It was a dime entry. The art gallery on the plaza is fantastic. We used to go to Volker park with our baby. That was over 50 yrs ago. Went to several rock concerts at arrowhead.
I'll never forget seeing The Band-Ruby Starr-Black Oak Arkansas, and Todd Rundgren at Arrowhead circa 1975. (The Band stole the show and Rundgren was rather uninspiring.)
@@HawklordLI And what was called for a while "Freedom Palace" near 31st and Main that hosted some big name groups like The Grateful Dead, etc. was built originally as "The Pla-Mor Ballroom", a dance hall that had a floor built on spring shock absorbers so dancers wouldn't tire as quickly. Afterwards Cowtown Ballroom became the venue for regional, and 2nd tier bands trying to advance their careers. That's where Brewer and Shipley often played. They had the best chilled apples. A lot of bigger name groups during that era often played at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, the last place Patsy Cline performed before she died tragically in a plane crash. Hendrix played in Kansas City just once, at the Vanguard Coffee House in the area that was the old town of Westport. And I worked with an old-timer who went to high school with Charley Parker. Yeah, there's a lot of history here.
My wife is from KCMO and I’m from the Bay Area. I thought KC was going to be some boring country city in the middle of the US. But it’s actually pretty cool. I enjoy it when we take trips out there in the weatherby lake area
@@stevendefeo8424 I mean for Missouri standards people are totally assholes.... But by California standards that place is like heaven on earth. So I guess it depends. I've seen much more assholes in st Louis and Springfield than in Kansas city though.
Not one thing about the Plaza? That's where all the fountains are, and the architecture around the retail center is a reflection of Seville Spain. Really unique place.
@@toericabaker It's undeniable that architecturally it's really unique, and they have some specialty restaurants down there as well. Plus it contains the 2nd most fountains of any city in the world.
@@toericabaker Thats how it seems when you grow up with it, but Ive had people from metropolises like Atlanta visit me when I lived there and even they were really expressive about how impressed they were by it. The Plaza is one of the coolest looking districts in the US.
We lived for almost four years in Kansas City, 2009-2012. Top of Rockhill road, almost next to the Nelson Atkins museum. We had a wonderful time, lovely city. Lots of things to do and see. In those days still a very relaxed and easy going atmosphere.
Just moved back here after living in LA for 10 years! Man I love this city! Super affordable and always a breeze finding a job. Plus my rent is under $700! You can't beat that!
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 the guy in the video did say he likes to focus on the metro area population vs the city itself, and that's pretty damn close to kcmo. Kck is a suburb of kcmo.
Great video, very enjoyable & well done. I have lived in KC since 1986 and would not want to live anywhere else. If you ever update it, I would like to see a mention of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the 18th & Vine jazz district. The NLBM is a gem of the city, truly. The Negro Leagues were founded here, and Jackie Robinson played here for the KC Monarchs before breaking the MLB color barrier. Another of KC's claims to fame!
Wow! That skyline looks good. And that's from a New Yorker! And that Royals stadium looks good. I've only watched it, on TV, since the 70s (Yankees v Royals rivalry, back then!)
Kcmo is mostly detached single family homes and suburban sprawl with low density; more so than Overland Park and Lenexa. And over 50% of the metro areas office space is in Johnson county Kansas. Johnson county Kansas is the most densely populated and wealthiest county with over 613,000 people. Johnson county’s median household income is 96,059$ and kcmos is 60,042$. Theres more people living within 5 miles of downtown Overland Park than within 5 miles of downtown kcmo. Johnson county Kansas GDP is higher than Jackson County Missouri. There has been decades of white flight and urban decay from Kansas City Missouri. Kcmo has a big crime problem too
@@MustHaveWine they don’t come to this area to visit at all basically lol. Who tours kcmo? Anyways 29% of the tourism is in Johnson county for the metro area. But I wasn’t talking about tourism anyways
Loved the Royals rivalry in the 70s and 80s Some Great games Remember George Brett of course But Lou Pinella and Reggie Jackson gave us hell.Also pitcher Louisiana Lightning? Cactus remember his name.right now.We hated the Yankees but I do respect them.They stay clean cut.Also I like Judge too.🌝
Born, raised, and still live in Kansas City. I love it here and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else! Don’t sleep on us! We’re friendly, fun, and it’s super affordable compared to other cities!
I spent 30 years in CA and left it for Kansas City a year and a half ago. The people are really friendly, the food is great, cost of living is amazing.
Swope Park could have been listed, believe it's one of the largest city parks in the country . Starlight theater, the zoo, and golf course all are great attractions there
Great video! I do feel the need to mention the lack of the KC streetcar, a totally free electric rail system that takes you to some of the most sought after places in the city, like union station, power and light, and river and city market, all within a matter of minutes. You save gas and meter money, and it’s being expanded! Definitely a highlight of the city, recommend it to everyone!
@@CityGeek Also one neat thing is that KC is the first Major city to Offer Free Public Transportation from our buses to our Street cars. The street car is expanding as well and will go from downtown all the way to the University of Missouri- Kansas city
@@misosoupbowl once you can save money on gas by using fast and efficient public transport, it so will. I had to run to the post office from the Mexican consulate (by Kauffman) and wanted lunch. Took the street car, and was at the post office in union station faster than it would’ve taken me to get my car out on the street, then took the link to grab some food at Crown center, and don’t have to move my car or pay for parking. Streetcar and busing, once properly expanded, will save so much time and money, I’m super excited!
oh yeah, we have a deep history of jazz! Charlie "yardbird" Parker from here. Count basie became associated with kansas city after joining Bennie Moten's orchestra, ect. sorry my juco jazz listening class is kicking in lol. loved the vid, keep it up!
Very good description. I live very close to Kansas City, but another good place to visit is the country club plaza. It’s home to many beautiful fountains, stores, and plenty of cars and buildings that cost a pretty penny. There’s also tons of bad parts of kcmo. Like around the kcmo/independence border. Those boast some sketchy environments. But if you go around the country club plaza and don’t go around the neighborhoods in middle to western independence/eastern kcmo, you’ll be fine. 24 highway, and parts of 23rd street can get very bad later in the day or during the night. But the Kansas side is much safer and higher class. So if you were gonna get a hotel somewhere, go to leawood, or Olathe, or Shawnee. Those places are the best parts of kc to be in
Native of the Kansas side of the viaduct! Every time I go home, there’s something new to discover……amazing! And as a true native, my first stop is always to get BBQ, usually GATES, and as I head back to KCI, I stop again to get BBQ to take back with me. Love my city and thanks for the video! ❤❤
There is a Kansas City Kansas that borders Kansas City Missouri.. with little difference in structures you can’t tell one from the other also if you don’t realize you’ve crossed the state line you would not know you’ve left Kansas to Missouri one road divides the two states one side of the road your in Kansas the other side of the road your in Missouri
@@georgevangordon9728 its literally named State Line Road. lol... something else cool about the area nobody ever talks about, Shawnee Mission East is one of the top rated public schools in the whole US and I always thought of KC as America's crossroads, RT 35 & 70 intersect, 70 runs coast to coast and 35 runs Mexico to Canada
Kauffman performing arts center is where i graduated high school at. It was so amazing to walk the stage! I wish you brought up more about art, as we have an art district, graffiti style art everywhere, and its not just your typical tags people do, its actual art! The art alley in the west of kcmo is an all time favorite area, bars everywhere, along with tons of street art that changes all the time. I have pictures of old art that will never be seen again. Jazz is big here, but so is art!
That's really cool! And thanks for the feedback! KC does have more amazing art than I covered in this video, but I try to keep these city overviews short and to the point. Maybe I'll do more in-depth videos in the future so I can dive into more of KC's art scene.
@@CityGeek that would be awesome! You made an amazing video of my home city and I thank you for that! Granted a city is endless, you cant cover everything in 5 minutes!!!
you did a fine job covering the highights. Art Institute Haskell Indian Institute, Lawrence, Kansas Fort Leavenworth, oldest Fort Lenexa has the Repository for Treaties with Indigenous American nations. Swope Park Zoo. the people!!!
I’m going to visit Kansas City around the last week of next month. I heard that the downtown area has been rejuvenated and renovated over the past two decades.
I live in the KC area and have to give you props for the great highlight video. The only things I would have added would be the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Steamboat Arabia.. GREAT JOB!
Kansas City And the surrounding area have so much history! There’s fur traders, pioneers, gangsters. The three trails came through here, the Civil War basically started here and there is a ton of Native American history! Kansas City is a gem when it comes to history.
Number streets go east and west. If on KS side, numbers go up as you go south, if on MO side numbers go up going north. 435 is a loop around the entire city, 35 cuts down the middle north/south. 70 cuts down the middle east/west. 70 and 35 intersect downtown. It's like a large grid.
@@CityGeek I've been watching this since my last road trip, and now I am on another, and you have made videos about several of the cities I will be driving through, so this has been really helpful.
You missed a few major things famous about the city... One, there is an active city UNDER KC with massive cave complexes, it has the 2nd largest rail yard in the US, Applebee's corporate office is in KC, the metro is in 2 states and is in 7 counties, Harry S. Truman born and raised, the Happy Meal was invented here, Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse here, and the only Negro League museum. Oh we can't forget Cerner corporate is here too. Plus many, many more things that can be listed.
A hidden gem in Kc is a place called The Majestic. You got to plan ahead but once you rsvp if you pick the cellar package you get nice jazz music candles on your table steak house date kinda thing. 😉
Fun fact: In St Louis they are not allowed to build any downtown structure taller that the Gateway Arch to prevent the Arch from being dwarfed by taller buildings. Kansas City obviously does not have any height restrictions on downtown buildings. In St Louis, the Gateway Arch was always intended to stand out as the tallest building on the Mississippi River front.
Actually I think it might be Missouri law because KC one was supposed to be 10 stories taller than it is they didn't want anyone in Kansas City to build something bigger than the arch basically
Not only bbq, but we have a ton of good places, there is a pretty good Greek restaurant called Tasso's, across the street is a great burger+gyro place called Max's.
I’m 44, and for some reason when I’m thinking of big cities in the U.S., Kansas City has always completely slipped my mind, and I know practically nothing about it. Sure I know the Royals and the Chiefs as pro sports go, but it always has confused me as to why they are there, thinking the city is tiny and not mentioned much in general conversation. For instance, you don’t really hear of someone taking a vacation there, or a movie being set there. Nor do you hear of some iconic monument or place like the Empire State Building or the St. Louis Arch. It’s too bad too, because it really looks like a nice place. I like seeing videos like this. It actually gives me some information and makes me want to go there.
KC is city of history. One of the suburbs, Independence is home to the National Frontier Trails Center, the jail where Frank James the outlaw was captured, and is where President Truman's home and presidential library are located. The library is significant due to Truman being the president that called for the first nuclear bombs being dropped during WWII. Come tour the town in a covered wagon! Or travel north to Liberty MO and check out even more history. Book a stay at one of many beautiful bed and breakfasts in the area or stay at the Elms Hotel for a visit back to the days of healing mineral waters. Lots of bike trails and hiking as well as water fun and Worlds of Fun theme park is also nearby.
Mom, deceased at 93, came to KC in 1943, coming from a shack farm with no running water or inside toilet. They, as a family, came in on a covered wagon from Marshfield, Mo, or Northview, Mo. ?? Evidently, went to Grand Central at one point. Mom was 17 yrs old then. She had never seen such a crowded, trashy place, so she said. They moved to an apartment. Mom wanted to see the neighborhood so was so proud when made it around the block without getting lost. Ha! She got a job downtown in one of the stores, now gone I'm sure. I think it was Kreskes. Not sure. Anyway, it was in 1943. Joan Crawford had worked there too, I believe, same yr.
The origin of the three trails was not Westport, it was Independence MO which, prior to Kansas City's cattle boom in the early 1900s, was the biggest town in the area.
Many of the covered wagons purchased by settlers heading west, after taking a steamboat trip to Independence before the Civil War were built by a business owned by a free black man who employed people of all races. Independence with a population of over 100,000 itself is still the official county seat of Jackson County. It wasn't just the stockyards though that led to Kansas City's growth, but that it was built right on the river bank whereas Westport; and Independence are on the high ridges more than two miles overland from the rivers.
Great video! It would be great to aLao include general climate information about the city and also population statistics compared to other cities like age distribution. Thanks!
From early September till Halloween KC is known as the Haunted House capital. In the west bottoms there are several buildings the host this entertainment, worth a look.
As a Kansas City native, I gotta say great video. It's hard to showcase everything about the city, but you hit a lot of nails right on the head. Good job!
Thank you!!
As another native there is alot of drugs and murder here
@@YouknowIliveforever What city doesn't?
Got to love KC. I grew up in Belton and having the city within arms reach was a blessing. I’m glad with artists and celebrities we are finally getting recognition. The heart of the US is here to stay. With a little help from Mahomes.
@@jhandle4196 Crime matters regardless of how many cities have to much of it.
I moved to KC from Saint Louis fifteen years ago and I've been very happy here. GREAT highlights. Union Station and the city's relationship to it deserves its own video - the story of its restoration is incredible!
Thanks for that recommendation!
You must be more of a driver than user of active transportation huh? K.C. is better than the Lou for drivers and driving only. Other than that it’s pretty boring I.m.o.
Big giant suburb KC is.... gray and parking lots everywhere, quite an eyesore most of KC is
@@StLouis-yu9iz St. Louis is a dump. North St. Louis and Washington Park resemble 3rd world countries. Sure, KC has its share of bad areas too, but nowhere near as bad as St. Louis has. You can't get a decent pizza in StL, StL style pizza is puke on a cracker. All thin crust with provel cheese. The Arch is literally the ONLY thing StL has going for it. I lived there for 10 years, and was thoroughly unimpressed, but the delusion that it's somehow a great eastern city like Chicago was impressively hilarious.
@@Electrodexify What shithole do you call home? I'm curious because it's pretty obvious you've never been to KC.
Born and raised in KC. I used to visit the small museum in the northeast. It was a dime entry. The art gallery on the plaza is fantastic. We used to go to Volker park with our baby. That was over 50 yrs ago. Went to several rock concerts at arrowhead.
I'll never forget seeing The Band-Ruby Starr-Black Oak Arkansas, and Todd Rundgren at Arrowhead circa 1975. (The Band stole the show and Rundgren was rather uninspiring.)
@@HawklordLI And what was called for a while "Freedom Palace" near 31st and Main that hosted some big name groups like The Grateful Dead, etc. was built originally as "The Pla-Mor Ballroom", a dance hall that had a floor built on spring shock absorbers so dancers wouldn't tire as quickly.
Afterwards Cowtown Ballroom became the venue for regional, and 2nd tier bands trying to advance their careers. That's where Brewer and Shipley often played. They had the best chilled apples.
A lot of bigger name groups during that era often played at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, the last place Patsy Cline performed before she died tragically in a plane crash.
Hendrix played in Kansas City just once, at the Vanguard Coffee House in the area that was the old town of Westport.
And I worked with an old-timer who went to high school with Charley Parker.
Yeah, there's a lot of history here.
My wife is from KCMO and I’m from the Bay Area. I thought KC was going to be some boring country city in the middle of the US. But it’s actually pretty cool. I enjoy it when we take trips out there in the weatherby lake area
It’s terrible. I’ve lived here for 34 years and people are assholes
@@stevendefeo8424
Aaaaaa BooHoo
@@stevendefeo8424 Cry about it
@@stevendefeo8424 I mean for Missouri standards people are totally assholes.... But by California standards that place is like heaven on earth. So I guess it depends. I've seen much more assholes in st Louis and Springfield than in Kansas city though.
@@stevendefeo8424 you're free to leave, you know
Not one thing about the Plaza? That's where all the fountains are, and the architecture around the retail center is a reflection of Seville Spain. Really unique place.
Yeah I’m retrospect I probably should have included that. Thanks for the feedback!
It's just a strip mall. Lol.
@@toericabaker It's undeniable that architecturally it's really unique, and they have some specialty restaurants down there as well. Plus it contains the 2nd most fountains of any city in the world.
@@toericabaker Thats how it seems when you grow up with it, but Ive had people from metropolises like Atlanta visit me when I lived there and even they were really expressive about how impressed they were by it. The Plaza is one of the coolest looking districts in the US.
@@toericabaker it's not just a strip mall. There's a lot of history down there
Congrats to KC getting World Cup games will definitely bring some desired tourism for the city
there is nothing here worth tourists lmfaooo
@@Popoyyy909 Ditto
@@vaughn28oz wow real proud citizens of this city. So you live here why then?
And KC is hosting the 2023 NFL Draft
Zach D is correct. There is nothing that is an attractant for tourism. Unless of course you think crime is an attractant.
We lived for almost four years in Kansas City, 2009-2012. Top of Rockhill road, almost next to the Nelson Atkins museum. We had a wonderful time, lovely city. Lots of things to do and see. In those days still a very relaxed and easy going atmosphere.
KC definitely a city full of character!
And many shootings in kcmo!
An overrated dump of a city for sure.
Just moved back here after living in LA for 10 years! Man I love this city! Super affordable and always a breeze finding a job. Plus my rent is under $700! You can't beat that!
where in kc is that?
@@ghost4660 Likely outside of the city proper. KC is VERY spread out.. which makes it more of a big-little city.
@@ghost4660 I live on the Kansas side. Near the Legends Outlet.
@@07icemik that is not KCMO. Though that is the better place to be, the video was on the MO side…
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 the guy in the video did say he likes to focus on the metro area population vs the city itself, and that's pretty damn close to kcmo. Kck is a suburb of kcmo.
Great video, very enjoyable & well done. I have lived in KC since 1986 and would not want to live anywhere else. If you ever update it, I would like to see a mention of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the 18th & Vine jazz district. The NLBM is a gem of the city, truly. The Negro Leagues were founded here, and Jackie Robinson played here for the KC Monarchs before breaking the MLB color barrier. Another of KC's claims to fame!
Thank you so much! And thanks for providing that information. That’s really interesting!
Yes, but what do you do after that hour and half?
Also the country club plaza
Wow! That skyline looks good. And that's from a New Yorker! And that Royals stadium looks good. I've only watched it, on TV, since the 70s (Yankees v Royals rivalry, back then!)
Kcmo is mostly detached single family homes and suburban sprawl with low density; more so than Overland Park and Lenexa. And over 50% of the metro areas office space is in Johnson county Kansas. Johnson county Kansas is the most densely populated and wealthiest county with over 613,000 people. Johnson county’s median household income is 96,059$ and kcmos is 60,042$. Theres more people living within 5 miles of downtown Overland Park than within 5 miles of downtown kcmo. Johnson county Kansas GDP is higher than Jackson County Missouri. There has been decades of white flight and urban decay from Kansas City Missouri. Kcmo has a big crime problem too
@@iknowdeweybrudda6564 I hate to break it to you bro, but people from out-of-state don't come to this area to visit JOCO.
@@MustHaveWine they don’t come to this area to visit at all basically lol. Who tours kcmo? Anyways 29% of the tourism is in Johnson county for the metro area. But I wasn’t talking about tourism anyways
Loved the Royals rivalry in the 70s and 80s Some Great games Remember George Brett of course But Lou Pinella and Reggie Jackson gave us hell.Also pitcher Louisiana Lightning? Cactus remember his name.right now.We hated the Yankees but I do respect them.They stay clean cut.Also I like Judge too.🌝
Thanks for the very complimentary review of my hometown, you picked some of our best features and showcased them beautifully. So well done!
Thank you!!
I’m from Kansas City! Definitely love my hometown! I also wanted to say good job and keep these great videos up!
Thank you! I’m glad to get some hometown approval on this one 😊
The Nelson is beautiful. Love it!
Thank you for this video! KC is so underrated
KC is an overrated dump.
@KS5040 Thanks for the love
@ KC is a bypassed city with 0 Fortune 500 companies. Enjoy the mediocrity, high taxes, and horrible weather most of the year :)
Great video! I've been here in Kansas City since 1984, and I can't imagine living anywhere else.
Thank you!! It’s a great city.
Born, raised, and still live in Kansas City. I love it here and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else! Don’t sleep on us! We’re friendly, fun, and it’s super affordable compared to other cities!
What would you recommend doing out there I’m planning a weekend trip
Lol obviously you don’t travel.
@@joshwash9977 drugs.
@@joshwash9977 check out the jazz district. Also, Westport can be fun as long as you don't go too late. The plaza has very interesting artwork.
@@CaydenFirestone thanks guy with 3 subscribers and 29 views 😂
Thank you...I lived in KC for 40yrs then had to move yr ago miss them so much!!!!!
Great video. I'm from KC, learned how much I take little things for granted sometimes.
Thank you!
Used to live in Kansas city, beautiful video and great shots
Thank you!!
Really well done. I could have watch more!
Thank you!!
I have to check out Kansas City! Beautiful city!
Yeah it really has a lot going for it!
I spent 30 years in CA and left it for Kansas City a year and a half ago. The people are really friendly, the food is great, cost of living is amazing.
welcome richard!
Beautiful Kansas City
Great job! Beautiful footage of KCMO - woohoo!
Thank you!
Swope Park could have been listed, believe it's one of the largest city parks in the country . Starlight theater, the zoo, and golf course all are great attractions there
Larger than even Central Park in NYC.
@@cc1k435Wow!! that's impressive. I'm from nyc and love central Park so i gotta check this out.
Great video! I do feel the need to mention the lack of the KC streetcar, a totally free electric rail system that takes you to some of the most sought after places in the city, like union station, power and light, and river and city market, all within a matter of minutes. You save gas and meter money, and it’s being expanded! Definitely a highlight of the city, recommend it to everyone!
Thank you! And thanks for mentioning the streetcar! That is a really cool aspect of the city that I probably should have touched on.
@@CityGeek Also one neat thing is that KC is the first Major city to Offer Free Public Transportation from our buses to our Street cars. The street car is expanding as well and will go from downtown all the way to the University of Missouri- Kansas city
Yeah I hit road work everywhere I go because of this street car so it better be worth it in like 5 years when it’s finally finished
@@misosoupbowl once you can save money on gas by using fast and efficient public transport, it so will. I had to run to the post office from the Mexican consulate (by Kauffman) and wanted lunch. Took the street car, and was at the post office in union station faster than it would’ve taken me to get my car out on the street, then took the link to grab some food at Crown center, and don’t have to move my car or pay for parking. Streetcar and busing, once properly expanded, will save so much time and money, I’m super excited!
The bus service in Kansas City, Missouri is now completely free.
Very well done.
Thank you!!
what a cool city so clean!!
He didn't show the inner city, it's hideous to say the least.
Lmao it is far from it. We aren't any cleaner than NYC.
it's not. I'm honestly amazed at how much cleaner other cities are than here
@@phatike84 sure i lived in NYC and st paul KC is clean as it gets
KC is a very dirty city with bad air quality and highways everywhere are huge eyesores.
This is a nice presentation. I am planning to visit soon.
Thank you!
my top fav cities, nice job
Thanks!
oh yeah, we have a deep history of jazz! Charlie "yardbird" Parker from here. Count basie became associated with kansas city after joining Bennie Moten's orchestra, ect. sorry my juco jazz listening class is kicking in lol. loved the vid, keep it up!
great comment!
The skyline at night is truly beautiful. I realize this was a five minute sample but a lot of good stuff was missed.
Very good description. I live very close to Kansas City, but another good place to visit is the country club plaza. It’s home to many beautiful fountains, stores, and plenty of cars and buildings that cost a pretty penny. There’s also tons of bad parts of kcmo. Like around the kcmo/independence border. Those boast some sketchy environments. But if you go around the country club plaza and don’t go around the neighborhoods in middle to western independence/eastern kcmo, you’ll be fine. 24 highway, and parts of 23rd street can get very bad later in the day or during the night. But the Kansas side is much safer and higher class. So if you were gonna get a hotel somewhere, go to leawood, or Olathe, or Shawnee. Those places are the best parts of kc to be in
Thank you!!
Dont go to Shawnee it's ghettoization
Native of the Kansas side of the viaduct! Every time I go home, there’s something new to discover……amazing! And as a true native, my first stop is always to get BBQ, usually GATES, and as I head back to KCI, I stop again to get BBQ to take back with me. Love my city and thanks for the video! ❤❤
thers a new ferris wheel west of union station now...
@@davehughesfarm7983 WOW! 😯
Great video, I love it when TH-camrs make videos on my city but a lot of people thing Kansas City is in Kansas
Thank you!! 🙏
There is a Kansas City Kansas that borders Kansas City Missouri.. with little difference in structures you can’t tell one from the other also if you don’t realize you’ve crossed the state line you would not know you’ve left Kansas to Missouri one road divides the two states one side of the road your in Kansas the other side of the road your in Missouri
dumbest comment i have seen in 3 months
@@georgevangordon9728 its literally named State Line Road. lol... something else cool about the area nobody ever talks about, Shawnee Mission East is one of the top rated public schools in the whole US and I always thought of KC as America's crossroads, RT 35 & 70 intersect, 70 runs coast to coast and 35 runs Mexico to Canada
Half of It is in Kansas. Most people using the airport are from Kansas
Me living in K.C born and raised me living here is awesome so I'm glad to learn the history of my home land.
Kauffman performing arts center is where i graduated high school at. It was so amazing to walk the stage! I wish you brought up more about art, as we have an art district, graffiti style art everywhere, and its not just your typical tags people do, its actual art! The art alley in the west of kcmo is an all time favorite area, bars everywhere, along with tons of street art that changes all the time. I have pictures of old art that will never be seen again. Jazz is big here, but so is art!
You will have a chance of hearing jazz in the kci airport, as there are musicians who play everywhere
That's really cool! And thanks for the feedback! KC does have more amazing art than I covered in this video, but I try to keep these city overviews short and to the point. Maybe I'll do more in-depth videos in the future so I can dive into more of KC's art scene.
@@CityGeek that would be awesome! You made an amazing video of my home city and I thank you for that! Granted a city is endless, you cant cover everything in 5 minutes!!!
you did a fine job covering the highights.
Art Institute
Haskell Indian Institute, Lawrence, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth, oldest Fort
Lenexa has the Repository for Treaties with Indigenous American nations.
Swope Park Zoo.
the people!!!
Thank you for this I just moved here a few months ago and haven’t explored yet
You bet! Enjoy exploring the city!
Welcome fellow Mexican. KC is very Mexican American friendly. Make sure you get involved in the Hispanic community and vote Republican
@@dante5622 lol just cuz my last name Lopez don't mean I'm Mexican there's other Hispanic races not only Mexicans
@@Lolobeautyglam Majority of Hispanics in KC are Mexican, I just assumed. I have family with the last name Lopez too
Love my home town ❤️
I loved KC, I lived there during the Mob wars of the late 70's I remember the night River Quay blew up.
lol but silent
I live in Missouri a little north of kc but I am moving down by the plaza and a little past the Nelson Atkins museum can’t wait
cant wait for the world cup to come to KC
I’m going to visit Kansas City around the last week of next month. I heard that the downtown area has been rejuvenated and renovated over the past two decades.
Love you KC!!
Great information - thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
I live in the KC area and have to give you props for the great highlight video. The only things I would have added would be the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Steamboat Arabia..
GREAT JOB!
Thank you! And thanks for that feedback!
I love your content so much!
Thank you!!
Kansas City will host World Cup in 2026! Native Kansas Citian here!
Kansas City And the surrounding area have so much history! There’s fur traders, pioneers, gangsters. The three trails came through here, the Civil War basically started here and there is a ton of Native American history! Kansas City is a gem when it comes to history.
Very cool!
Just moved to KC a couple of weeks ago and I'm looking forward to exploring the city. If I can get used to the road layout that is.
Number streets go east and west. If on KS side, numbers go up as you go south, if on MO side numbers go up going north.
435 is a loop around the entire city, 35 cuts down the middle north/south. 70 cuts down the middle east/west. 70 and 35 intersect downtown. It's like a large grid.
@@TheDarkness1 35 is more NE to SW
3k subscribers! Keep up the good work!
Its crazy! Thank you so much!! 🙏
@@CityGeek I've been watching this since my last road trip, and now I am on another, and you have made videos about several of the cities I will be driving through, so this has been really helpful.
You missed a few major things famous about the city... One, there is an active city UNDER KC with massive cave complexes, it has the 2nd largest rail yard in the US, Applebee's corporate office is in KC, the metro is in 2 states and is in 7 counties, Harry S. Truman born and raised, the Happy Meal was invented here, Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse here, and the only Negro League museum. Oh we can't forget Cerner corporate is here too. Plus many, many more things that can be listed.
KC has more rail tonnage per day than anywhere in the world...
Great video! (Joe’s is in Kansas City, KANSAS
Thank you! And good catch 😊
Nice city.
I'd love to live there on the KS side.
Cool video dude. Gonna play it for my buddy. 👍
Thank you!!
A hidden gem in Kc is a place called The Majestic.
You got to plan ahead but once you rsvp if you pick the cellar package you get nice jazz music candles on your table steak house date kinda thing. 😉
Kansas city is and will forever be my home
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Kansas City, Vancouver, Seattle and Las Vegas all deserve NBA teams for expansion
had visit Cole Camp/mo thank you for all warm love
Since we are in the KC area, we just wanted to put our stamp of approval on this great video!
Nice city I hope to stop in sometime
LOL, it's a joke of a city, the worst of the North and South without any of the advantages of either region.
@@KS5040 what city do you suggest to check out I want the best inland city you got.
@@lewisgee6456 I prefer smaller cities, so I like Appleton, WI, Rochester, MN, Traverse City, MI, etc.
Those are some pretty cool facts about a city that I would wager few of us ever think about.
Except when it's playoff time in the NFL
that was very good
Thank you!! 🙏
Killa City 🤙
Yes, I have grown up here my whole life and am still here! Great place that a lot of people should visit!
As a native of Kansas City, I can say that Kansas City barbecue is the best
i can wait se you do Houston
Fun fact: In St Louis they are not allowed to build any downtown structure taller that the Gateway Arch to prevent the Arch from being dwarfed by taller buildings. Kansas City obviously does not have any height restrictions on downtown buildings. In St Louis, the Gateway Arch was always intended to stand out as the tallest building on the Mississippi River front.
Same thing in Ottawa Canada but with our peace tower!
Actually I think it might be Missouri law because KC one was supposed to be 10 stories taller than it is they didn't want anyone in Kansas City to build something bigger than the arch basically
this big shuttlecock🤩🤩
Why does this video make the city so much more beautiful than it actually is? However great video!
Thank you!!
Not only bbq, but we have a ton of good places, there is a pretty good Greek restaurant called Tasso's, across the street is a great burger+gyro place called Max's.
kansas city has a great music scene in general from pop to rap to rock and metal and of course jazz come check our city out!!!!!! CHEERS!
I’m 44, and for some reason when I’m thinking of big cities in the U.S., Kansas City has always completely slipped my mind, and I know practically nothing about it. Sure I know the Royals and the Chiefs as pro sports go, but it always has confused me as to why they are there, thinking the city is tiny and not mentioned much in general conversation. For instance, you don’t really hear of someone taking a vacation there, or a movie being set there. Nor do you hear of some iconic monument or place like the Empire State Building or the St. Louis Arch. It’s too bad too, because it really looks like a nice place. I like seeing videos like this. It actually gives me some information and makes me want to go there.
2:38 Joel & Henry plotting
Beautiful City!
Kcmo is full of nightly shootings and has more homicides than St. Louis. Most of the areas office space is actually in the state of Kansas.
Welcome to KCMO
Kansas City born and raised. I love it here.
best youtuber
Lol thanks!
KC may have its bad neighborhoods but it’s a beautiful city
All cities have their rough neighborhoods. Even most small towns.
Yes all cities with large urban ghettos have the violent, robbing and killing fellas. Doin what they do.
He forgot to mention The Country Club Plaza, an outdoor mall with a replica of Seville's Giralda tower and Moorish revival buildings.
Have you done Kansas City , Kansas? That museum is amazing.
KC is city of history. One of the suburbs, Independence is home to the National Frontier Trails Center, the jail where Frank James the outlaw was captured, and is where President Truman's home and presidential library are located. The library is significant due to Truman being the president that called for the first nuclear bombs being dropped during WWII. Come tour the town in a covered wagon! Or travel north to Liberty MO and check out even more history. Book a stay at one of many beautiful bed and breakfasts in the area or stay at the Elms Hotel for a visit back to the days of healing mineral waters. Lots of bike trails and hiking as well as water fun and Worlds of Fun theme park is also nearby.
Mom, deceased at 93, came to KC in 1943, coming from a shack farm with no running water or inside toilet. They, as a family, came in on a covered wagon from Marshfield, Mo, or Northview, Mo. ?? Evidently, went to Grand Central at one point. Mom was 17 yrs old then. She had never seen such a crowded, trashy place, so she said. They moved to an apartment. Mom wanted to see the neighborhood so was so proud when made it around the block without getting lost. Ha! She got a job downtown in one of the stores, now gone I'm sure. I think it was Kreskes. Not sure. Anyway, it was in 1943. Joan Crawford had worked there too, I believe, same yr.
Kansas City is a great city in my opinion.
The origin of the three trails was not Westport, it was Independence MO which, prior to Kansas City's cattle boom in the early 1900s, was the biggest town in the area.
Many of the covered wagons purchased by settlers heading west, after taking a steamboat trip to Independence before the Civil War were built by a business owned by a free black man who employed people of all races.
Independence with a population of over 100,000 itself is still the official county seat of Jackson County. It wasn't just the stockyards though that led to Kansas City's growth, but that it was built right on the river bank whereas Westport; and Independence are on the high ridges more than two miles overland from the rivers.
Well done!
Thank you!
Your video keeps showing places in Missouri, yet U called them Kansas!! Those are fighting words. Jk
@@ameriggs1123 lol sorry!
2:00 The mid sized oval building in the upper right is the H & R Block Headquarters.
Thanks for pointing that out!
Hey City Geek, I just spent a few hours in Pittsburgh PA and was blown away 🤩 can you please do a city overview on it??????
Absolutely! Thanks for the recommendation
just wanna know where the open mics and recording studios are 🧛🏻♀️🔪
That’s where I’m living 🖤
I love badminton 😍😍😍😍 so I'd like to look around Badminton Museum
your videos are so informative and well edited! Thank you and Keep up the good work! How long does it take you to make an entire video??
Thank you!! I’d say it usually takes around 10-12 hours
Love kansas city from pakistan kashmir
City market is the best
Great video! It would be great to aLao include general climate information about the city and also population statistics compared to other cities like age distribution. Thanks!
Thanks! And thanks for that suggestion! That would be interesting to look into
Finally another upload 👏🏼🙌🏼
Sorry for the delay!
Moved here 3 yrs ago and love it !!!
From early September till Halloween KC is known as the Haunted House capital. In the west bottoms there are several buildings the host this entertainment, worth a look.
Makes me homesick
LOL, I left in 2008 along with many people I know. The people that left KC are far more successful than the ones that never left.