America’s Next Hot Destination Is This Midwestern City
Where do I begin to convince you of this city’s wonders?
Shall I take you inside the Nelson-Atkins, inarguably one of the best art museums in the country? Or should we start with the food? Or the magnificent homes, or the friendly people? Or, perhaps, I can persuade you to take a closer look at Kansas City by pointing out that my job allows me to go to my favorite cities every year—Paris, Mexico City, São Paulo, Los Angeles, and so on—and, yes, Kansas City is one I always visit.
Now, I usually only stay overnight as Kansas City’s my preferred final stop en route to Colorado. A night in Kansas City checking out a new restaurant, another section of the Nelson-Atkins or some other attraction followed by the nine-hour drive to Boulder is preferable to spending the night somewhere in between. I have my spot, the beloved Crossroads Hotel, which allows pets since the drive is due to our dog. And in the morning I load up on bread and baked goods across the border at the mouth-wateringly good 1900 Barker in Lawrence, Kansas, and hit the road.