This week’s Flashback Friday continues our journey through beautiful Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO). We have already gained a wealth of history and knowledge at the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial, took a swing at learning about Negro League Baseball at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM), and finally bebopped our way over to The American Jazz Museum. For the second leg of our adventure, we will explore some of the other unique experiences in KCMO.
Let’s start this ride right where we left off, in the arts. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art was voted the Best U.S. Museum in 2015 based on Yelp reviews. Admission to the 
museum is free. The museum features art from both American and international artists, ranging from classic styles to modern art. One of the favorite places to visit on the grounds is the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park. The park stretches out over 22 acres.
ousing more than 80 sculptures, the park is highlighted by American artist Robert Morris’s Glass Labyrinth. Within the walls of the museum, you will find a wide variety of collections. The crown jewel of the entire collection may be Caravaggio’s “Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness.” The Nelson-Atkins Museum is one stop where we recommend making a return trip!
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e second stop on this leg is not really a stop at all. Wandering around the city, you can take time to appreciate all of the stun ning fountains that KCMO has to offer. More than 30 fountains dot the city, and many are within close walking distance of one another. The City of Fountains Foundation is a non-profit corporation that is responsible for the preservation and restoration of the fountains. There are local tour groups that offer walking tours of all of the sites. Follow in the steps of people who have enjoyed fountains in the city since 1899, and take in the sights!
After our long two-part journey through KCMO, everyone is going to be a little hungry, so our final destination will satisfy those cravings. Kansas City barbeque is an integral part of local food culture. 
Primarily attributed to Henry Perry, who was the proprietor of an eatery that was located in a trolley barn in the legendary 18th & Vine district, Kansas City barbeque is distinguished by the very liberal use of sauces and a wide variety of meats. Kansas City now plays host to nearly one hundred barbeque restaurants, two of the largest barbeque competitions, and the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). The KCBS is the sanctioning body for more than three hundred barbeque competitions nationwide and boasts more than 10 thousand members.
If all of our stops have not instigated your cravings for KCMO, gather more information on things to do around the City at www.visitkc.com.
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