Kansas City One-Day Itinerary 🚗✨

Spent two days in Kansas City during the Christmas break, but one day is enough if you're short on time! Here’s a quick guide to the highlights: 🕜 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM 🎨 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 📍 8906 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114 Allow around 3 hours to explore. Don’t miss the Thinker sculpture and the iconic giant shuttlecocks for photos! The Buddhist statues & Chinese art on the second floor are truly mesmerizing. 🕔 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 🚉 Union Station Kansas City 📍 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108 A historic landmark with grand architecture—perfect for golden hour photos! 🏨 Hotel Recommendation Sheraton Kansas City Hotel 📍 2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108 Connected via skywalk to Crown Center Shopping Mall (with a LEGO乐园 & aquarium 🐠—great for kids!). Walking distance to WWI Museum & Union Station—super convenient! 🍽️ Food Stops 🦆 Princess Garden 📍 8906 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114 Try the roast duck (not traditional but tasty!). Add $15 to turn the duck bones into peppery salt crisps or tofu soup. Dry-fried rice noodles were just okay. 🍜 Top Soup Rice Noodle 📍 7948 W 151st St, Overland Park, KS 66223 A bit far from downtown, but worth the trip! Golden soup with fatty beef & spicy brisket broths were delicious. Snacks like takoyaki & beef rolls were surprisingly good! 🛒 Supermarket Options 🛍️ 888 INT‘L Market & Cafe 📍 10118 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213 Well-stocked Asian supermarket. 🥬 Hung Vuong Market 📍 303 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106 Vietnamese market with fresh veggies. 🍬 Chinatown Food Market 📍 202 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106 Smaller but handy Chinese grocery. #KansasCity #DayTrip #TravelGuide #ArtAndFood #ExploreKC #FamilyTravel #MuseumHop #KCFoodie