things to do in MO

[O'Rattlecan]

Let me know when and we'll get some BBQ.

Ryan

 

[slmann]

Let me know when and we'll get some BBQ.

Ryan

June 28 - July 1

 

[slmann]

I'm ready to do some fishing. If I wasn't working all weekend I would've headed to Table Rock.

 

[slmann]

off this Friday and was going to stain the deck but finding somewhere to do a couple hours of fishing sounds like a better idea.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Watching the Royals on tv, but we've had a weird stretch of rain.

Ryan

 

[slmann]

next weekend I'll be on the bad side of the state.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Let me know if you get some free time and we'll get some grub.

Ryan

 

[slmann]

we are staying at the Westin at Crown Center

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Are you guys down here on business or pleasure?

Ryan

 

[slmann]

pleasure. We are going to visit legoland and sea life aquarium.

 

[slmann]

do you know of anything else around where we are staying that is worth seeing or any good places to eat?

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Well since you're in town you have to do at least 1 or two BBQ joints. If I had to send you anywhere for BBQ, it would probably be Arthur Bryant's. That's the place where celebs or presidents go when they're in town. The atmosphere is old school, so don't expect a white table cloth, but you'll love it.

You'll also be near Fiorella's Jackstack BBQ in the warehouse district. Now that is going to be your white table cloth bbq joint. The prices aren't outrageous but it feels way more upscale. They have $6-8 sandwiches and $15-29 platters.

Lydia's is a great Italian joint, very upscale. There are Mexican joints ALL up and down Southwest Boulevard, one as good as the next, they all have their own unique selling points. Best pizza joints are probably Waldo Pizza & Minsky's Pizza. Best bar food... Maybe the Peanut. Best home cooking, probably Stroud's.

Your wife would probably really enjoy shopping at the Plaza. It's a really high end shopping area in the middle of a pretty crummy area, so you have a mixed crowd there. Having said that, there are some very high end steakhouses there (Plaza 51, Ruth's Chris, etc), if you wanted to splurge for 1 big fancy meal.

As for activities, it's hard for locals to tell out of towners what's fun, because we don't do the stuff they are interested in. I remember when I went to Nashville I told Chris we were going to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and he replied "Oh, we've never been."

There's some stuff to do at Union Station. Science City is a permanent fixture, but right now they have this huge Pirate Exhibit.

It's too bad the Royals are out of town next weekend. I know you're not big Royals fans, but the stadium is really something to behold. They fixed that place up NICELY for the 2012 All Star week, and now we all get to enjoy it.

There's always World's of Fun & Oceans of fun, but Jacob will end up keeping you there ALL DAY. It's fun but probably not how you want to spend your weekend to Kansas City.

There's a WWI museum at Liberty Memorial, but I've never been. I hear it's awesome, but it's one of those things a local never gets around to doing. There's the Boulevard Brewery, but I think it's tough to get in a tour on short notice (it's always booked). It might be worth a call to see if anyone cancelled. I hear the tour is great, samples included.

We'll keep thinking.

Ryan

 

[slmann]

thanks for the suggestions, we will have to try and check some out.

thin or thick crust pizza for the places you mentioned?

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Waldo's thin crust is their best for sure. Minsky's is good whichever way you go.

Ryan

 

[O'Rattlecan]

And Scott, just to be clear, when they put an exhibit in Union Station, they do it right. It's a pirate exhibit, but I bet it's legit.

http://www.unionstation.org/realpirates/

Ryan

 

[slmann]

looks good. we should have plenty to do.

 

[slmann]

Waldo's thin crust is their best for sure. Minsky's is good whichever way you go.

Ryan

We should get into KC Friday afternoon and will be leaving Monday morning. If you want to get together for dinner let us know. BBQ or Pizza works for us.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Great, I'll keep my weekend open, just let us know when you're free.

Ryan

 

[slmann]

any day work better for you?

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Saturday is usually freer than Sunday for me, but seriously I'm flexible.

Ryan