Kansas City, Missouri

===Cityscape===
{{further|List of neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri}}
Kansas City comprises more than 240<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcmo.org/planning/pdf/focus/Neighborhood_Assessment_Reports/neighborhoodtypes.pdf |title=Neighborhood Types|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325133934/http://www.kcmo.org/planning/pdf/focus/Neighborhood_Assessment_Reports/neighborhoodtypes.pdf|archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> neighborhoods, some with histories as independent cities or as the sites of major events.

====Architecture====
[[File:Community Christian Church KCMO.jpg|thumb|[[Community Christian Church (Kansas City, Missouri)|Community Christian Church]] was designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] and is next to the [[Country Club Plaza]].]]
{{main|Architecture of Kansas City}}
{{further|List of fountains in the Kansas City metropolitan area|List of tallest buildings in Kansas City, Missouri}}

The [[Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art]] opened its Euro-Style Bloch addition in 2007, and the Safdie-designed [[Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts]] opened in 2011. The [[Kansas City Power and Light Building|Power and Light Building]] is influenced by the [[Art Deco]] style and sports a glowing sky beacon. The new world headquarters of [[H&R Block]] is a 20-story all-glass oval bathed in a soft green light. The four industrial artworks atop the support towers of the Kansas City Convention Center ([[Bartle Hall Convention Center|Bartle Hall]]) were once the subject of ridicule, but now define the night skyline near the [[T-Mobile Center]] along with [[One Kansas City Place]] (Missouri's tallest office tower), the [[KCTV-Tower]] (Missouri's tallest freestanding structure) and the [[Liberty Memorial]], a World War I memorial and museum that flaunts simulated flames and smoke billowing into the night skyline. It was designated as the [[National World War I Museum and Memorial]] in 2004 by the United States Congress. Kansas City is home to significant national and international architecture firms including ACI Boland, [[BNIM]], [[360 Architecture]], [[HNTB]], [[Populous (architects)|Populous]]. [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] designed two private residences and [[Community Christian Church (Kansas City, Missouri)|Community Christian Church]] there.

Kansas City hosts more than 200 working fountains, especially on the Country Club Plaza. Designs range from French-inspired traditional to modern. Highlights include the Black Marble H&R Block fountain in front of Union Station, which features synchronized water jets; the Nichols Bronze Horses at the corner of Main and J.C. Nichols Parkway at the entrance to the Plaza Shopping District; and the fountain at [[Hallmark Cards]] World Headquarters in [[Crown Center]].

====City Market====
[[File:BridgeTownofKansas.jpg|thumb|The Town of Kansas Bridge connects pedestrian traffic from the Riverfront Heritage Trail (starting at Berkley Riverfront Park) to River Market.]]
Since its inception in 1857, [[River Market, Kansas City|City Market]] has been one of the largest and most enduring public farmers' markets in the American Midwest, linking growers and small businesses to the community. More than 30 full-time merchants operate year-round and offer specialty foods, fresh meats and seafood, restaurants and cafes, floral, home accessories and more.<ref name="Thecitymarket.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitymarket.org|title=Historic City Market :: City Market Kansas City|work=thecitymarket.org|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110711094146/http%3A//www.thecitymarket.org/|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The City Market is also home to the [[Arabia Steamboat Museum]], which houses artifacts from a steamboat that sank near Kansas City in 1856.<ref name="Thecitymarket.org" />

====Downtown====
{{Main|Downtown Kansas City}}

[[Downtown Kansas City]] is an area of {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}} bounded by the Missouri River to the north, 31st Street to the south, [[Troost Avenue]] to the East, and State Line Road to the west. Areas near Downtown Kansas City include the [[39th Street (Kansas City)|39th Street District]], which is known as Restaurant Row,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://restaurants.pitch.com/search/restaurants.php |title=Kansas City – Restaurants – Restaurant Guide |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509084947/http://restaurants.pitch.com/search/restaurants.php |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> and features one of Kansas City's largest selections of independently owned restaurants and boutique shops. It is a center of literary and visual arts, and [[bohemian culture]]. [[Crown Center]] is the headquarters of [[Hallmark Cards]] and a major downtown shopping and entertainment complex. It is connected to Union Station by a series of covered walkways. The [[Country Club Plaza]], or simply "the Plaza", is an upscale, outdoor shopping and entertainment district. It was the first suburban shopping district in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryclubplaza.com/plaza.aspx?pgID=893 |title=A walk through Kansas City history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220142025/http://www.countryclubplaza.com/plaza.aspx?pgID=893 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 }}</ref> designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by automobile,<ref>{{Cite book|title=The American city : what works, what doesn't|last=Garvin, Alexander.|date=2014|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=9780071801621|oclc=892561635|pages=119–125 }}</ref> and is surrounded by apartments and condominiums, including a number of high rise buildings. The associated [[Country Club District]] to the south includes the Sunset Hill and [[Brookside (Kansas City)|Brookside]] neighborhoods, and is traversed by [[Ward Parkway]], a landscaped boulevard known for its statuary, fountains and large, historic homes. Kansas City's [[Union Station (Kansas City)|Union Station]] is home to [[Science City at Union Station|Science City]], restaurants, shopping, theaters, and the city's [[Amtrak]] facility.[[File:Alphamap.gif|thumb|The city's tallest buildings and characteristic skyline are roughly contained inside the [[downtown freeway loop (Kansas City)|downtown freeway loop]] (shaded in red). Downtown Kansas City itself is established by city [[Local ordinance|ordinance]] to stretch from the Missouri River south to 31st Street (beyond the bottom of this map), and from State Line Rd. to Troost Ave.]]After years of neglect and seas of parking lots, Downtown Kansas City is undergoing a period of change with over $6 billion in development since 2000. Many residential properties recently have been or are under redevelopment in three surrounding warehouse loft districts and the Central Business District. The [[Power & Light District]], a new, nine-block entertainment district comprising numerous restaurants, bars, and retail shops, was developed by the [[Cordish Company]] of [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. Its first tenant opened on November 9, 2007. It is anchored by the [[T-Mobile Center]], a 19,000-seat sports and entertainment complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sprintcenter.com/news/detail/sprint_center_announces_grand_opening_week_festivities|title=Sprint Center Announces Grand Opening Week Festivities|publisher=Sprint Center|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306131822/http://www.sprintcenter.com/news/detail/sprint_center_announces_grand_opening_week_festivities|archive-date=March 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>