Kansas City - Oct 18 and 19

KC is a beautiful city and I spent quite a bit of time exploring it.  There are over 200 public fountains in KC and I set out to find some of them.  I got back from Independence about 5:00 pm and spent some time driving around the downtown area and found my first fountain (Muse of the Missouri) in a business district.  As I was roaming around, I kept seeing young girls and their parents headed toward the Sprint Center so I decided to park and take a walk to see who was in town - it was Miley Cyrus.  The sun appeared and it warmed up a little from earlier in the day, so I kept walking.  Across from the Sprint Center is an area called the Power & Light district which encompasses lots of restaurants.  One area within this district is Kansas City Live! - it was pretty cool.  It is made up of various restaurants and bars surrounding a multi-level outdoor seating area.  There was a very large outdoor monitor on which a college football game was being shown.   There a large canopy with heaters over the area.  From there I continued walking through the P&L district toward the Convention Center.  There was some interesting looking towers looming above and one guy I asked thought they were weights for a bridge.  I don't know if they're decorative or have a purpose but they're on top of the convention center. I walked around more then headed back to my hotel on the Kansas side. 

I spent most of the next day in KC exploring the Country Club Plaza area and searching for some of the many fountains, then getting on the road about 3:00 pm.

The Country Club area is a historic area that is now a shopping area.  The architecture is primarily Moorish and Spanish - very beautiful.  I found more fountains and lots of artwork.  It seemed like every corner I turned, I found something new and intriguing.  I walked along Brush Creek Parkway which is bordered by large hotels and old apartment buildings.

My fountain search took me along Ward Expressway toward Meyer Circle and into a very upscale residential area - think Sacramento's Fab 40s on steroids.  The most beautiful part of this area is that the houses are not hidden behind fences - they are on display for all to enjoy.  I don't know what this area is known as, but how would you like to live in the house behind this fountain - look to the left.  It's directly across the street and I can only imagine how wonderful it would be to enjoy the beauty of the fountain every day.  Next I headed to Loose Park to find the Rose Garden fountain.  What I found was a fabulous park in the middle of the city and, of course, the target fountain.  It was a glorious day and there was lots of professional photography going on in the park of families, an engaged couple and a group of 6 guys and a gal that I guess is probably a band - or brothers and sister.  As I headed back toward the freeway, I stumbled onto more fountains and stopped to snap a few photos.  Check out my Kansas City and KC Fountains & Statues albums.