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Kansas City Essential Info
Overview
See also Kansas City (Kansas)
Kansas City is a large, major midwestern city on the border of Missouri and Kansas. It is the largest city in Missouri with a population around 450,000 people, and more than 2 million in its metropolitan area (2005 estimate).
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Oct-May
Current Time
Current Weather
21 °F
Cloudy
Fun Facts
- Kansas City is home to Temple Slug, the world's oldest waterbed store.
- Ernest Hemingway wrote the ending to “A Farewell to Arms” while living in Kansas City.
- Mickey Mouse was actually created, not by Walt Disney, but by his friend and sometime partner, Ub Iwerks, a Kansas City native.
- Before Harry S. Truman went into politics, he owned a Kansas City haberdashery.
- Kansas City has more barbecue restaurants per capita than any other city in the U.S.
Popular Foods
- Kansas City Style Barbecue
- Chia Seed Pudding