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In March 1886, "new" Kansas City, Kansas was formed through the consolidation of five municipalities: "old" Kansas City, Armstrong, Armourdale, Riverview, Wyandotte. [1]: 370, 384, 388 [2] The district was devastated by the 1903 Kansas City flood, and again in the flood of 1951, with damage adding up to about 50 million dollars that year.
The Money Museum of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, with exhibits and tours of the multi-story cash vault. Irish Museum and Cultural Center located in Kansas City's Union Station. Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall, local area history and natural sciences museum in a Beaux-Arts mansion.
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The Savoy Hotel and Grill was a historic hotel and restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.The Savoy Hotel was the oldest continuously operating hotel in the United States west of the Mississippi River until it closed in 2016 to undergo extensive renovation by 21c Museum Hotels and reopened in 2018. [2]
This list of museums in Kansas City, Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
City workhouse castle (Vine Street workhouse castle, Brant Castle [3]) is a city historical register site located at 2001 Vine Street in Kansas City, Missouri.The castle was constructed by contractors in 1897 for US$25,700 (equivalent to $941,000 in 2023) next to the natural deposit of yellow limestone which had been quarried by inmates of the preceding city workhouse jail across Vine Street.
Swope Park is a city park in Kansas City, Missouri. At 1,805 acres (7.30 km 2 ), it is the 51st-largest municipal park in the United States, and the largest park in Kansas City. [ 1 ] It is named in honor of Colonel Thomas H. Swope , a philanthropist who donated the land to the city in 1896.
Worlds of Fun, is a 235-acre (95 ha) theme park located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it was founded by American businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman under the ownership of Hunt's company, MId-America Enterprises in 1973.