Stonehenge exhibit union station, kansas city traveller. The station was heavily used when it was built in 1914, but fell into disrepair after world word ii until it was closed in 1985. Restaurants near the irish center at union station. Long, the kansas city museum became a public museum in 1940. In north kansas city, the rabbit hole will bring to life iconic childrens books.
The centers programming and events have grown over the years to the point that a new, permanent home was needed. Book now at pierponts at union station in kansas city, mo. Visit union station on your trip to kansas city or united states. The tall green and gold clock perched so elegantly outside kansas citys union station landed there in its middle age the clock first appeared in kansas city in the mid1880s, where it was. Kansas citys notable new exhibits in 2018 visit kc. Fully restored 1914 landmark and kansas city s most prominent destination for civic. The kansas city museum is a museum located in kansas city, missouri, united states.
Six reasons to visit kansas citys union station union. Its dancing jets showcase a synchronized water display every hour on the hour. Kansas city union station today is the pride of the city. No one could have predicted it would balloon to 2,000 by 1890. From highprofile traveling shows to inventive displays created at some of the citys finest institutions, the exhibitions coming to kansas city in 2018 are sure to dazzle, impress and inspire. Travel back in time to meet the pterosaurs and the ancestors of modernday birds.
During the heyday of passenger rail travel the terminal was used by several classic railroads with many notable streamliners calling there. Union station kansas city museum, exhibits, science city. There is so much to do and see, it is just plain fantastic. The exhibition will make its kansas city debut in the bank of america gallery at union station on june 20. Any child would love to explore the walls of the union stat.
View all hotels near the irish center at union station on. Its true that kansas citys union station doesnt have a unique name. Choose from 39 hotels within a mile of kansas city union station. Jason roe is a digital history specialist at the kansas city public library, content manager and editor for the civil war on the western border website, and the author of the librarys popular this. The bank of america gallery is home to union stations large, traveling exhibits. Union station officials today announced that nationally recognized mummies of the world. Ancient egypt, mongolia on exhibit at kansas city museum. With more than 300 interactive and static exhibits both inside and out, education and play go handinhand at union stations internationally. It is somewhat expensive but can you put a price on learning while having an amazing time. Union station served a peak annual traffic of more than 670,000 passengers in 1945 at the end of world war ii, quickly declined in the 1950s, and was closed in 1985.
Experience the lives of the city s doomed residents and how they lived, loved, worked, and played. Kcy is a union station opened in 1914, serving kansas city, missouri, and the surrounding metropolitan area. From school groups to groups of retirees, museum of illusions welcomes and entertains all age groups. Check out the following books, articles, and films about the union station massacre held by the kansas city public library.
Visit union station on your trip to kansas city or united. First time to kansas city, didnt know what to do on christmas day, so we went to union station. The union station massacre the gangster was frank nash, a robber of trains and banks who had been serving time in the leavenworth penitentiary but who escaped in 1930 and spent three years on the run. The 100 year old union station is a hub of culture, education, and entertainment. Union station kansas city in the th century, genghis kahn, with an army of over 100,000 nomadic soldiers, conquered a over half the known world.
Union station is now home to science city opened in 1999, a familyfriendly interactive science center with more than 50 handson exhibits. Amtrak train station kansas city, mo is served by southwest chief and missouri river runner trains, with an enclosed waiting area, parking, accessible platform and wheelchair available. Atchison, topeka, and santa fe railway company date. After almost 20 years of neglect, the station reopened in 1999, after. After falling into disuse and decay, it was restored and reopened in 1999 in all its original beauxarts splendor as home to theaters, museum exhibits, and such permanent attractions as science city. The irish center at union station kansas city tripadvisor. Noon years eve bash join us for the 7th annual noon years eve, noon to 7pm. Our server dalton was professional, knowledgeable and seemed to enjoy his job. Union station kansas city a 501c3 nonprofit organization is a 104yearold historical landmark and celebrated civic asset renovated and reopened to the public in 1999. Events calendar union station union station kansas city. Fully restored 1914 landmark and kansas citys most prominent destination for civic.
The 3acre 12,000 m 2 estate consists of corinthian hall. Now 20 years later, science city has earned the distinction of kansas citys favorite attraction and favorite familyfriendly attraction, while union station as a whole is recognized as kcs favorite. Restoring historic union station in kansas city the new. Union station has teamed up with the westin hotel kansas city at crown center to offer the ultimate body worlds experience. Pierponts at union station restaurant kansas city, mo. Visit a science museum and catch a train, all in one building at the lovingly restored union station. Union station kansas city hardcover november 1, 1999 by kansas city star author 4. It is known as the union station massacre or the kansas city massacre. Reflections after 100 years photography by roy inman, editorial by kevin murphy kansas city star books, 1729 grand blvd. Were truly trying to create a city for the visitor to explore. Warner nefertaris tomb was looted in ancient times with only the broken granite sarcophagus lid and a few artifacts remaining when archaeologists excavated the site e. Named one of 16 cities to visit before all your friends catch on by conde nast. There is no place in kansas city or any city quite like union station. Museum staff and civic leaders looked to the newly empty union station as a potential site for a new science museum.
On june 17, 1933, one of the most significant shootouts in american law enforcement history took place. The art of the brick is a union station experience thats full of wonder. Union station to close science city, other exhibits for. Union station in kansas city, missouri kidfriendly. View all restaurants near the irish center at union station on tripadvisor. Book your tickets online for union station, kansas city. Found it on here when i forgot to pick it up before we left. And just like in 1914, you can catch the train at union stations amtrak stop.
Enjoy a fun and efficient way to explore kansas citys mustsee attractions when you book a segway tour of the city. Genghis khan union station union station kansas city. Complaints about the crowds, filth, and closeness to west bottoms saloons, cheap hotels, brothels, and the stench of the stockyards soon began to pour into the newspapers. You may want to consider one of these options that are popular with our travelers. Visit traveling national exhibits, 3d movies on the extreme screen, or explore our world in science city, or enjoy a cup of coffee or a special meal in this beautiful, historic building. Four law enforcement officers were killed, along with the prisoner they were transporting. Theres something about kansas city union station that seems to cast a spell over people. Kansas citys union station opened 100 years ago next month, a grand, 850,000squarefoot edifice that saw as many as 678,000plus rail passengers pass through its doors in 1945. Restoring historic union station in kansas city the new york times. Union station lamp post clock kansas city, missouri atlas. Open at 10am daily, closes mon friday 6pm, sat 7pm, sun 5pm. Union station kansas city 2020 all you need to know before.
Union station, kansas city, missouri view at kansas memory. Union station lamp post clock kansas city, missouri. Buy kansas city union station by kansas city star manufactured by online at alibris. Todays union station is filled with fine restaurants and unique shops. Housed in a historic 1910 beauxarts style mansion and private estate of lumber baron and civic leader robert a. My 5 year old granddaughter had her party at science city in union station. Friday october 11, 2019 through friday december 31, 2021. The depressionera shootout, while important in understanding kansas citys lawlessness in those days, was only a backdrop, not the focus of the film festival. Union stations latest powerhouse exhibit takes guests back in time to learn. History buffs who want to see a detailed exhibit on the union station massacre including the mob, outlaws, and law enforcement. Through the eyes of picasso the nelsonatkins museum of art. As jeffrey spivak details in his book, union station. Do you have an event youd like to see on the event calendar.
The union station massacre exhibit confidence initiative. Union station is home to one of kansas citys most unique water fountains, the bloch fountain. Book a hotel great prices with trusted hotel brands. Union stations centennial jeffrey spivak kansas city. Overview featuring nearly 200 artifacts some never before seen in the united statesincluding vibrant frescoes, detailed mosaics, lifelike statues and precious personal objects, pompeii. The prisoner, frank jelly nash, captured in hot springs, arkansas, also was killed at union station in what became known as the kansas city massacre. The kansas city terminal railway, a company formed by the twelve railroads serving the city, built the limestone and granite kansas city union station that we see today. The refurbished station boasts theaters, ongoing museum exhibits, and attractions such as the. Visit traveling national exhibits, 3d movies on the extreme screen, or explore our world in science city, or enjoy a cup of coffee or a.
Interactive exhibits include science on a sphere, a huge, domeshaped. The top question union station gets about a new exhibit of preserved human bodies is how it differs from the controversial one shown here eight. The american jazz museum and union station will close their doors or shut down exhibits in march as concerns over coronavirus mount. Come with a group of at least ten people and find out why your eyes see things that your brain cant understand. Union station kansas city 2020 all you need to know. The exhibition tells the story of a city hidden from. May 19, 2016 the top question union station gets about a new exhibit of preserved human bodies is how it differs from the controversial one shown here eight years ago the answer, according to the curator and. Pick between morning and evening tour times, meet your guide in the city center, and enjoy a brief training and introduction. However, from the 1970s through the mid1990s this was not the case as the station, once the second largest in the country, was a mere eyesore. From 2005 until december 20 the museum was managed by union station kansas city, inc. Text 360kc to 48421 to receive updates on events, specials, contests, and the latest happenings in kansas city.
Within the building there are restaurants, gift shops, the science museum which we visited a few days later. In fact, i found a similar question had been addressed by the smithsonian magazine in november 2017. Union station, kansas city, missouri state archives. There will also be an exhibit tracing the evolution of trains from the 1860s to the present. This fully restored landmark is kansas citys most prominent destination for cultural and entertainment activities. Seventyfive years later, the museum is under extensive renovation. The location was in front of union station in kansas city, missouri. Kansas city, union depot was originally constructed to accommodate the citys then population of 60,000. Discover how legends are made in the exhibition that explores the culture, conquests and heritage of the.
The author explains that the term union station was used in the 19th and 20th centuries to indicate a hub in which multiple railroad companies operated. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Discover genghis khan at union station kansas city. On september 1st, 2016 the kansas city irish center purchased the historic drexel hall building at the corner of linwood and baltimore.
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