City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
62. Crestwood
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Description: One of the city’s first suburban shopping districts, Crestwood is in an area marked by its lovely homes and gardens. Naturally the block is filled with some of Kansas City’s most stylish shops, including the Pear Tree, filled with must-have treasures for home and garden; and George Turbovich Designs (816-523-3974), an endlessly fascinating grouping of leather goods, accessories, and antiques hand-selected by its renowned interior-designer owner. Plan to spend a day as you peruse each antiques shop and boutique. To tide you over, there are cafes, including Aixois and Café Europa, where you can relax over lunch or dinner.
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Address: 1843 Village West Pkwy.
65. Prairie Village Shops
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (913) 652-3306
Description: Oh, to live in a cute ranch house in Prairie Village where you can walk to everything your heart desires. In this open air collection of shops, services, and boutiques you’ll find one-of-a-kind treasures such as Curious Sofa, a gift and home decor emporium as clever as its name. Stop by The Better Cheddar to taste your way through an incredible selection of imported and domestic gourmet goods and then choose a table at Cafe Provence, tout de suite.
66. Zona Rosa
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (816) 587-8180
Description: This exciting mixed-use district in the booming area north of the river hearkens back to the time of town squares where neighbors would gather to catch up with their weeks or listen to the local band. That’s the theme behind this collection of more than 80 unique shops, including national chains and a few local boutiques, along with restaurants and services galore. It’s all set in a pretty mix of architectural styles with plenty of green spaces, wide sidewalks, old-fashioned phone booths, and fountains (kids are welcome to splash around), encouraging you to park your car and actually stroll as you shop for the latest fashion at Ann Taylor or outfit your entire home at Ethan Allen.
67. The Best Of Kansas City
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (816) 303-7330, (800) 366-8780
Address: 1532 Grand Blvd.
Description: One taste of our food and you’ll want to take it all back with you. Now you can, with a gift basket from the Best of Kansas City. For years they’ve been putting together big, gorgeous gift baskets bursting with hometown products like Laura Little’s Fudge, Andre’s Chocolates, Strawberry Hill nut loaves, Fritz’s smoked meats, Hereford House Steak Sauce, and Wolferman’s muffins. Nonfood items include CDs and books from local talent, coffee mugs, and caps.
68. Kansas Sampler
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (913) 383-2920
Address: 9548 Antioch Rd.
Description: When you realize, Dorothy, that you’re not in Kansas anymore, you’ll wish you had some fun souvenir to remember your trip. Here’s just the place to find it. Peg and Tim Liebert have put together a wonderful collection of Sunflower State–themed goodies such as T-shirts, sampler boxes filled with locally made gourmet food and goodies, books about the region, CDs from local artists, and Kansas magnets to add to your refrigerator collection. Favorites are the Pet Tornado and delicious sunflower-seed cookies.
69. The Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (816) 561-3737
Address: 4420 Warwick Blvd.
Description: This dynamic art space features a dazzling core collection that includes work by Georgia O’Keeffe, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, and Frank Stella. The museum also presents exhibits taken from its permanent collection as well as several shows a year starring internationally known artists such as Dale Chihuly and Herb Ritts. It’s easy to find the place; just look for a gigantic spider sculpture on the front lawn. Yikes! The museum is open Tues through Sun. Call for the times. Admission is free.
70. The Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (816) 561-4000
Address: 4525 Oak St.
Description: This magnificent neoclassic building put Kansas City on the art map, not just in the country but also in the world. Along with pieces by Rembrandt, Renoir, and Caravaggio, the Nelson boasts one of the world’s finest Oriental collections and more Henry Moore sculptures than anywhere outside the artist’s hometown. Thanks to the extraordinary Bloch Building expansion, there’s 70 percent more to love. The museum is open Tues through Sun.
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Address: 12345 College Blvd.
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Address: 1601 Broadway Blvd.
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Address: 218 Delaware, Suite 101
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Address: 2100 Walnut St.
75. H&R Block Artspace
City: Kansas City, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (816) 561-5563
Address: 16 E. 43rd St.
Description: When the Kansas City Art Institute got a grant from a Missouri cultural trust program, it was able to renovate a small warehouse near its campus into a gallery and arts education space. That cash infusion begot more, this time from benefactor Henry Bloch, and voilà: a home-away-from-school for art students. The gallery hosts several exhibits a year that bring this concrete shell to life with ideas and vitality. Granted, a few exhibits have guests whispering, “Am I missing something, Edna?” but most are insightful works by very talented and as yet undiscovered artists.