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collected from past employees. Visitors
can view TWA uniforms, first-class
China dinnerware, tiki glasses, playing
cards, and even cigarettes that were
offered to passengers. The museum also
features flight simulators, aircraft models,
and some historic TWA airliners.
BARBECUE
It's worth a landing at Charles B.
Wheeler just to pick up some Kansas
City barbecue, a style characterized by
slowly smoked meat seasoned with a
dry spice rub, and slathered with thick,
sweet sauce made of brown sugar,
molasses, and tomatoes. KC barbecue
uses a variety of meats, including
pork, beef, chicken, turkey, and sausage,
and restaurants offer their own
unique sauces with varying balances of
sweet and spicy.
Kansas City is home to more than
100 barbecue joints, several which are
nationally known. Each year, the city
hosts major barbecue cooking contests,
including the American Royal World
Series of Barbecue, the world's largest
barbecue competition. For serious
meat heads, you should join the Kansas
City Barbeque Society.
SIGHTS TO SEE IN KC
Kansas City's National World War I
Museum and Memorial is the nation's
official World War I memorial and
museum. The museum's collection is
one of the world's largest, with more
than 75,000 artifacts, including a
French Renault tank, weapons, uniforms,
and personal objects that were
carried into battle. Climb to the top of
the 217-foot Liberty Tower for a view
of the city.
The Frontier Army Museum is an
Army-operated museum, located on
Fort Leavenworth, and tells the story
of the Frontier Army's role in the
Western expansion of America and the
fort's history. The collection includes
a " prairie schooner " that carried settlers
across the frontier and a Curtiss
" Jenny " aircraft flown in Mexico during
the hunt for Pancho Villa.
The Shoal Creek Living History
Museum is an 80-acre museum that
GET THE
Airline History Museum
Charles B. Wheeler
Downtown Airport, Hangar 9
201 NW Lou Holland Drive,
Kansas City, Missouri
Open Wednesday to Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
airlinehistory.org
TWA Museum
Charles B. Wheeler
Downtown Airport
10 Richards Road #110,
Kansas City, Missouri
Open Wednesday to Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
twamuseum.com
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recreates a typical nineteenth-century
village with 13 authentic buildings, dating
from 1807 to 1885, relocated from
the surrounding area. The museum
really comes to life during special
events when historic reenactors populate
the village. The grounds are open
daily, but the buildings are only open
during special events.
GETTING THERE
Kansas City makes a good stop on
a cross-country flight, being along
a direct route from Houston to
Minneapolis or between Washington,
D.C., and Denver. Wheeler Downtown
Airport has two runways: 1/19 is 6,827
by 150 feet and 3/21 is 5,050 by 100
feet. Atlantic Aviation and Signature
Flight Support can provide all the
aircraft services you may need and
self-serve 100LL is available 24/7.
Numerous businesses offer aircraft
maintenance and servicing, aircraft
sales, charters, and flight instruction.
Dennis K. Johnson is an aviation writer
and frequent contributor to AOPA media.
flymkc.com
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