Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance.
Tour prices range from $6 to $11 and include admission fees. In addition to a tour of Kansas City and its environs, there are excursions to nearby Independence and the Truman Library: to Weston, a historic river town 30 miles to the northwest, and to Worlds of Fun, an amusement park. The tours are conducted every day from June through August in double‐decker buses. For visitors, probably the best overview of the cityand outlying attractions is provided by Grey Line Tours (816‐471‐1242). on the city's two main east‐west, north south arteries. The bus fare is 40 cents but there's a special downtown shuttle bus that's called the Dime‐A‐Time (it costs 10 cents) and operates weekdays from 7 A.M. Public transportation is adequate in the city itself but spotty in the suburban areas. GETTING AROUND-A car is a necessity for extensive sightseeing in Kansas City. It's about six blocks south of Westport and four miles from downtown in an area graced by trees and fountains and some of the smartest shops and restaurants in the Kansas City area and covers 14 blocks. The Country Club Plaza is one of the oldest shopping centers in the country. Several blocks to the south is Westport, which was restored recently and has a flavor akin to San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square, with an array of pubs, restaurants and interesting shops facing on a brick courtyard. An 85‐acre city within a city created by Hallmark Cards, it contains a luxury hotel, restaurants, shops, high‐rent apartments and a huge square with fountains and brightly colored umbrellas. Some 15 blocks to the south is Crown Center, the most ambitious of the recent development projects. Roe Bartle Exposition Hall, has successfully slowed the exodus of businesses to the suburbs and stimulated the city's convention trade. The revitalization program, which inchides the construction of several office buildings and the H. Downtown, which for many years seemed destined to become the world's largest urban parking lot, is undergoing a major facelift. Of particular interest in the corridor are the downtown area itself: Crown Center, Westport Square and the Country Club Plaza. Numbered east‐west streets make the area easy to negotiate. GETTING ORIENTED - Most of the action in Kansas City, Mo., is in an eight‐mile‐wide corridor extending 50 blocks south from the center of downtown. The population of Greater Kansas City, including both cities and their suburbs, was put at 1,298,849. The 1973 estimated census put its population at 487,799 and that of Kansas City, Kan., at 172,994.
Of the two Kansas Citys, Missouri's has the most pizzazz and clout. It is separated from Kansas City, Kan., only by the Kansas and Missouri Rivers which form the state line at this point. It lies on the western border of Missouri, almost in the exact geographical center of the United States, which has made it one of the marketing and transportation hubs of the nation.
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Built on a series of gently rolling hills and steep bluffs, it has numerous parks and fountains and miles of pleasant tree‐shaded boulevards. THE LAY OF THE LAND-Probably most surprising to first‐time visitors is the city's beauty. (2) as the birthplace of the influential Kansas City jazz style and (3) as the starting point of Harry Truman's political career. It is also a town of historical import, having served (1) as a river outpost for trappers, explorers and settlers heading west on the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails. Currently embarked on an ambitious $5.3‐billion revitalization program, it is becoming a bustling place with new entertainment and sports facilities, retail complexes, new restaurants and recreation areas. After all, why would anyone voluntarily visit a place once called “the capital of cowtowns”? The exposure that Kansas City will receive during the 1976 Republican National Convention - August 15‐19 - should dispel any myths about its being corn‐fed and one‐horse. DISPELLING THE MYTH-Until recently few people have been anxious to acquaint themselves with Kansas City.
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