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Overland Park / Kansas City Sports Tour
Sample Itinerary
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| Day 1 |
| 8:00am |
Breakfast
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| 9:30am-11:00am |
Negro League Baseball Museum and the Kansas City Jazz Museum
1616 E. 18th Street (18th & Vine)
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 474-8463
www.nlbm.com and www.americanjazzmuseum.com
The Negro League Baseball Museum is dedicated to preserving and highlighting the history of the Negro League’s greatest players including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson and many more. At the Kansas City Jazz Museum, music fills the air as you follow the history of Jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker.
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| 11:30am-1:00pm |
Lunch at 810 Zone on Country Club Plaza
4686 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 268-ZONEM
www.810zone.com
The 810 Zone is Kansas City’s only interactive sports bar & grill featuring 76 TV’s (4 HD Big Screens) and interactive televisions with sports, games and more. There are also live radio broadcasts featuring 810 Sports Radio and a massive collection of local sports memorabilia.
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| 1:15pm-2:45pm |
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame & College Basketball Experience
Sprint Center
14th Street & Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 949-7000
www.collegebasketballexperience.com
The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame enshrines great coaches, players and teams who deserve recognition but may be omitted from the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. The College Basketball Experience is a hands-on, high-energy facility that places visitors in electrifying game-like situations, from sinking the game-winning shot to announcing the play-by-play action from the ESPNU broadcast desk. Call (816) 949-7515 to inquire about group rates for groups of 25 or more.
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| 3:00-4:30pm |
Tour the Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 474-7095
www.blvdbeer.com
Tour includes the history of Boulevard Brewing Company, a video detailing how beer is made, a walking tour of Boulevard’s plant and time to sample Boulevard’s different products. Tours are free, however reservations are required.
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| 5:00pm |
Return to Overland Park hotel |
| 6:30pm-10:30pm |
The Woodlands Race Park for dinner and racing
9700 Leavenworth Road
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 299-9797
www.woodlandskc.com
The Woodlands Race Park includes a dining room, a fully enclosed and air-conditioned 3-story greyhound grandstand overlooking the track, a 3-story horse grandstand overlooking the track, and an air-conditioned simulcast floor in the grandstand. Greyhound racing offered year-round. Thoroughbred and quarter horse racing in the fall.
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| Day 2 |
| 8:00am |
Breakfast
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| 9:30am-10:30am |
Tour the Kansas Speedway
400 Speedway Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 328-3300
www.kansasspeedway.com
You can be a part of the behind-the-scenes world of NASCAR, the IndyCar Series and Kansas Speedway during a regular or group tour. The tour includes a view from the President’s Suite or primary Grandstand Seats, a brief history of the Kansas Speedway and stories about the fastest finishes in racing. Group tours must be requested in writing at least two weeks in advance at
grouptours@kansasspeedway.com or via regular mail. |
| 10:45am-11:45am |
Cabela’s
10300 Cabela Drive
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 328-0322
www.cabelas.com
Cabela’s offers quality outdoor merchandise in its 180,000 sq. ft. showroom, which also includes educational and entertainment attractions such as a décor of museum-quality animal displays, huge aquariums and trophy animals interacting in realistic recreations of their natural habitats.
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| Noon-4:00pm |
Lunch and shopping at the Legends at Village West
1843 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 788-3700
www.legendsshopping.com
Large group benefits (over 20 guests) include: Free Bus Parking, Free Lunch for Group Leader, Free wheelchairs, Free strollers, and Free Legends Coupon Book, For more information or to make tour reservations, call or email akraft@legendsshopping.com.
Welcome to The Legends at Village West. With 90 stores and restaurants, The Legends has a diverse and exciting tenant line-up, satisfying every style, every age and every price range. Some of the nation’s hottest retailers call The Legends home, including Gap Outlet, Banana Republic Factory Store, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger, BCBG Max Azria and many more.
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| 4:30pm |
Relax at Overland Park hotel |
| 5:15pm |
Dinner
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| 6:30pm |
Depart to KC Chiefs, KC Royals, or KC Wizards professional sports game
www.kcchiefs.com
www.kcroyals.com
www.kcwizards.com
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| 10:30pm |
Return to Overland Park hotel
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