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As Kansas City owns over 200 fountains, it has been officially nicknamed as "The City of Fountains". For a Kansas City travel, you can enjoy endless outdoor water fun and they also offer more than that. Through our collected travel articles at Kansas City Travel, you can make your vacation there even more successful. Bookmark Us!

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Welcome to one of the cradles of Jazz and contemporary music movements in North America. Several battles were also fought here during the civil war and its famous for its public fountains rivaling the city of Rome.

Tip 1 - People looking for some wholesome entertainment can go to the Worlds of Fun Park in Kansas City. It is spread over 175 acres and offers a host of rides, shows, thrill events that will keep you and your family engaged and entertained for hours together. You have thrill rides with special effects, 200 foot falls from towers, rip cords and thunder walks.

Tip 2 - Starting out in the late 70s Coterie Theater in Kansas City has come a long way in entertaining local populations and visiting tourists. It has become a hub of live entertainment and has given close to 7000 performances since its inception. Coterie theater is a must visit.

Tip 3 - Jazz and music lovers in general can head to the Kansas City Jazz Museum to get a taste of the formative years of the vibrant jazz movement. Visitors can get a glimpse of jazz musicians and the artifacts and instruments used by contemporary jazz musicians of the time.

Tip 4 - Spread over 200 acres and housing over a 1000 animals the Kansas City Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the country. Its divided into region specific sections with indoor rainforests, tropics, African plains and many more.

Tip 5 - Water thrill seekers can check out the Oceans of Fun with slides and rides suitable for kids and adults of all ages. Kayak, canoe, twist and turn in slides or enjoy lazy streams that simulate Caribbean tropical climate.
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Airports

The regular passenger air traffic to and from Kansas City is handled by the Kansas City International Airport. Charter flights and smaller aircrafts operate out of the Charles B.Wheeler Downtown Airport.

Kansas City International Airport ranks among the largest airports in America and caters to about ten million passengers annually. The KCI also acts as a major hub for 4 states in the neighborhood i.e., Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The KCI is also unique for the easy terminal accessibility, the least flight delays and minimal congestion. The airport provides convenient parking for about 23,000 vehicles.

Official website of the Kansas City airport

http://www.flykci.com/

Flight schedules at the Kansas City airport

http://www.flykci.com/FlightInformation/FlightSearch/Index.htm

Among the unique features at the Kansas City International airport, passengers will take the shortest walk to fly. All the three terminals at the airport are ring shaped. At the center of the ring, users are provided short term parking.

This means that a passenger can park his car and just walk to his gate without the hassle of moving through one or more corridors. Similar is the case with alighting passengers who have their cars ready at the short term parking. This feature is so far not replicated in any other airport around the world.

Downtown Kansas is just about 20 minutes from the KCI airport and passengers arriving at the airport have different options on surface transport, such as shuttles, taxis and car rentals to reach their hotels/destinations during their Kansas City travel.

Connectivity is provided by different carriers to most U.S. destinations while most international routes are serviced via Chicago and depending on routes, passengers should expect a lay over of time of about 2 hours at the Chicago airport.

We have provided a number of useful web links on this page for a quick understanding of flight schedules, parking facilities and other information relating to the KCI airport. Web pages on Kansas City travel deals also carry related details.

Non stop flights from Kansas City

http://www.flykci.com/FlightInformation/NonStopDestination2/Index.htm

Parking at the Kansas City airport

http://flykci.com/Parking/Parking.asp?Task=ParkingNoFlash

Map resources to the Kansas City airport

http://www.flymkc.com/

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Kansas City Fountains
Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame
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