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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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History of movie production in Kansas can be traced back to 1931 when the Calvin Company started producing educational and industrial films. This one-room small business grew up to be the largest producer of Industrial films in the world during the 1950s. Throughout its history Calvin remained a technical innovator and a creative force albeit in the non theatrical film scene.

Calvin had produced over 3000 films most of it of the shorter version during its existence up to 1980. Calvin was also recipient of a number of film festival awards, in fact several hundreds of them.

During its existence Calvin also made significant contributions towards developing the film industry in the Kansas region. Several actors and actresses, film makers, film students, and support staff such as editors, sound operators, and camera men were actively encouraged and employed by Calvin.

Robert Atman is among the first beneficiaries of the Calvin initiative. For current listing of movies in Kansas City you can refer to web pages on Kansas City travel packages or use the web links on this page.

List of movie theaters in Kansas City

http://kansascity.about.com/od/entertainmentattractions/a/KCMovieTheaters.htm

Kansas Movies

http://www.mrmovietimes.com/kansas-movie-theaters.php

Throughout the 1960s, production of feature films took a down hill path as far as the Kansas film industry was concerned. But, Herk Harvey in Kansas neighborhood, Lawrence, Kansas directed and produced 'Carnival Souls' a horror film. Harvey himself was the director for the Lawrence based educational and Industrial film company Centron Corporation. 1967 brought Richard Brooks to Kansas directing "In Cold Blood" depicting the murder of Kansas Clutter family.

Most part of the film was shot in Kansas surroundings and provided plenty of opportunities to local talent. In 1976, Lamar Card shot the film "The Student Body" depicting a "wild youth" using local Kansas talent and the city streets.

Fred Williamson, Linda Lovelace, Warren Stevens are among the Hollywood actors are among the Hollywood directors/actors who were involved in the film production industry in Kansas City during the 1970s.

More recent times have seen the birth of Greater Kansas City film Commission, Film Fest Kansas City and other initiatives to encourage film/movie making in Kansas and its neighborhoods. "United States of Tara" was shot in Overland Park, Kansas and so was "Married to the Kellys".

This history of Kansas movie industry will help you appreciate the modern day movies in Kansas during your Kansas City travel from a different perspective.

Free summer movies in Kansas City

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Top movies filmed in Kansas

http://movies.toptenreviews.com/list-kansas.htm

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