welcome to Kansas City this city sits on Missouri's western edge straddling the
border with Kansas it's known for its barbecue jazz heritage and fountains
it's also known for being the childhood home for many famous people including
Walt Disney Paul Rudd John Sudeikis Janelle Monae and President Harry Truman
today we're gonna explore the city's top sites for food history and culture
starting with Union Station Union Station is where Kansas City connects in
this 100-year old historic building Union Station offers many
family-friendly activities including the Science Center or you can come inside to
take a look at the Grand Hall with the beautiful large hanging chandeliers
is vintage Amtrak traffic lane
welcome to Kansas City we're at Kansas City Union Station model train exhibit
it's really think about this seven inside Union Station you'll find
the model train exhibit which is fun for the whole family
and includes real-life details Kansas City is known as the city of fountains
and outside Union Station you'll see one of the tallest ones across the street
you'll notice a 20 story tall tower this is the World War One Museum
here you'll find quite possibly the best view of the city
now we head inside the exhibit which explains why World War one wasn't the
last war one lasted for four years and dramatically changed to the world this
museum showcases the chain reaction of events that led to the war and shows how
the war was fought including a recreation of the trenches we sprang
into action firing short bursts at random the museum
is highly educational and interactive and shows the tough decisions leading up
to the war in the u.s. is involvement
most americans are preoccupied with their own destinies and the majority
sees no reason the museum also showcases how Americans became recruited to the
war including Harry Truman who will see you later in this video
outside of the museum is the tower and it's time to go to the top for a
bird's-eye view of Kansas City and if you like this view hit the thumbs up
button down below city is a jazz city so we have Oliver jazz musicians here now
you can't come to Kansas City without trying the mouth-watering barbecue here
we have more barbecue per capita than anywhere else in the u.s. it smells so
good right now it smells like barbecue barbecue sauce
smoked
Arthur Bryant is a legendary barbecue joint established in 1908 it serves
casual cuisine and considered by some to be the most famous barbecue restaurant
in America
the restaurant is notable for its vinegar-based barbecue sauce and it's
burnt ends the restaurant is frequented by many famous visitors including Barack
Obama now it's time to get our history on at the Truman Presidential Library
Library in Missouri
the first floor goes through Truman's presidency and it starts with him taking
office after Roosevelt dies and then we go all the way through at the time of
the Japan and the atomic bomb
this is what the homes look like in the late 40s early 50s the museum shows how
the situation in Europe looked much different so we're at the Truman library
and they're discussing the Marshall Plan that was implemented during President
Truman's tenure he recently went to Hamburg which is a beautiful city on the
North Sea it was wrecked and ruined during World War 2 largely because of
the UK bombing and then the same street seven years later rebuilt with the
United States Marshall Plan money the street looks about the same today
according to the Marshall Plan they gave about 9% of the federal budget
to rebuild after the war so I feel like Truman kind of we're following in his
footsteps a little bit because our last few videos were on Germany in Berlin and
he did a lot to shape the current outcome of Germany so here we see huge
human signature on the document recognizing Israel a new nation
the museum has an interactive representation showcasing the tough
decisions Truman how to make during his presidency including the u.s.
involvement with Korea and Japan Truman was a Missouri native and the bottom
floor of the museum traces his early life living on the farm to enlisting in
World War one serving in France to becoming the 33rd president of the US
and even his travels including the Key West where we just were a few weeks ago
now we drive through town to get to one of the best art museums in the city the
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art which features nearly 40,000 works of art from
ancient to contemporary collections across the street from the museum is the
historic urban village of RockHill neighborhood which features some of the
most beautiful houses. Look at all these beautiful mansions
outside of the museum is the sculpture park which includes the larger-than-life
shuttlecocks which caused quite a stir when they were installed in 1994
nelson-atkins Museum of Art justice super spectacular that coming here alone
is worth the prices the price of the place so much was it
here oh that's right beginning
inside the Nelson museum of art nelson-atkins look at this beautiful
perfect
and Claude Monet!
and that's all we have time for on this weekend trip to Kansas City as we cross
the Missouri River back to the airport we hope you enjoyed this video and if
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