Kansas City & St Louis

This Kansas City and St Louis eight-night break begins with a flight from London Heathrow via Philadelphia to Kansas City. Spend the first four nights exploring Kansas City’s iconic attractions like the National WWI Museum and Memorial, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Union Station, Kansas City Zoo, and the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District. On day five you’ll catch the train to St Louis for the final four nights. Here you’ll have time to experience Gateway Arch National Park, City Museum, Forest Park, National Blues Museum, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and Missouri Botanical Garden.

This luxury hotel is found on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza with its 150+ shops and restaurants and near Kauffman Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, and the famed Power & Light District. You’ll also have easy access to viewing paintings by Monet at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the modern and contemporary works of art at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Watch amazing Lego creations come to life at Legoland Discovery Center, get hands-on at Union Station’s Science City, and step back in time at National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial.

Seek out the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District with its Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Black Archives of Mid-America, American Jazz Museum’s Gem Theater and Blue Room, and the technicolour taproom at Vine Street Brewing. Escape to the idyllic Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden, immerse yourself in interactive exhibits based on children’s literature at The Rabbit hOle, and savour Kansas City-style BBQ. Delve into the history of the greetings card industry at the Hallmark Visitors Center and experience the flight simulators at The Airline History Museum.

On day five, catch the 08:40 train from Kansas City arriving at 14:20 in St Louis, where you’ll check into this luxury Downtown hotel. You’ll have easy access to watching the St Louis Blues play ice hockey at St Louis Enterprise Center and St Louis Cardinals playing Major League Baseball at Busch Stadium. Connect with your inner child at City Museum and meet wolves and foxes at Eureka’s Endangered Wolf Center. Geek out over science at Saint Louis Science Center and take an interactive history lesson of the evolution of travel at the National Museum of Transportation.

Learn about the pivotal role St Louis played in the Civil Rights Movement at the Old Courthouse. Visit Gateway Arch National Park and take a tram to the top of the 192-meter monument, tour the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and stroll through Missouri Botanical Garden. Experience Forest Park’s Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri History Museum, and The Muny. Stop by National Blues Museum and see local and national artists perform at the city’s blues clubs or why not rock out at The Honky Tonk?