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Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

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Overview

Discover Kansas City's rich culture with this self-guided walking tour! This city isn’t just home to good barbecue and Taylor Swift’s sweetheart—it’s actually bursting with classic architecture, colorful characters, and more history than you can shake a stick at. Check out the soaring courthouse as you learn about a racketeer in league with a US president. Discover the stranger-than-fiction story of the firefighting Olympics. Explore the remnants of industrial glory in the Garment District. And so much more! Experience America’s heartland like never before.

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.

What's Included

  • Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
  • Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
  • Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
  • Foods And Drinks
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106, USA

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

Locust Street
Kansas City, MO 64106, USA

This tour will end at "1000 Locust St, Kansas City, MO 64106, USA"

What To Expect

Folly Theater

This is the Folly Theater, another of Kansas City’s historic theaters. But unlike the Newman and Gayety, this one is still standing!NOTE: This 1.7-mile-long tour covers the essentials of Kansas City in 1-1.5 hours.Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jackson County Courthouse

This is the Jackson County Courthouse, built in 1934. Notice any resemblance between the courthouse and City Hall? You might, given that the same architecture firm designed both structures!
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio Collection by Hilton

In the early 1900s, the Glennon Hotel sat on this same corner. Inside the Glennon, you could shop at a small haberdashery. You might be asking, “Wait, what’s a haberdashery?” Basically, it’s a fancy word for a men’s clothing store. But today, we remember the Glennon Hotel haberdashery for its famous owner… Harry Truman!
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Barney Allis Plaza

When Allis took over the Gayety to expand his hotel, Kansas City lost one of its premier jazz clubs. And jazz was very important to the residents of Kansas City!
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Folly Theater

In the early 1900s, Kansas City residents could take a stroll down 12th Street and visit all three theaters! They could catch a movie at the Newman, see a jazz show at the Gayety, and enjoy a dramatic production at the Folly. You might recognize some of the actors and performers who graced the stage at the Folly: Shirley Booth, Humphrey Bogart, and even the Marx Brothers!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mark Twain Statue

The statue honors one of Missouri’s most famous writers. Twain grew up in the small city of Hannibal, Missouri. Although Twain’s family remained fairly poor, he looked back on his childhood with a great deal of nostalgia.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Majestic

The bar first opened in 1911, when James Fitzpatrick decided that the Quality Hill neighborhood needed a quality place to have a drink. You’ll recognize the name of Fitzpatrick’s most important business ally… our old friend, Tom Pendergast!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Garment District

Kansas City’s Garment District was one of the largest in the country, second only to NIn the 1930s, ew York. Dedicated workers bustled through the streets, rushing to various factories where they would sew all manner of shirts, pants, and dresses. During this time, nearly a quarter of all clothing in the United States came from Kansas City. Pretty cool!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

21c Museum Hotel Kansas City

In the early 1900s, the Savoy became one of the city’s fanciest steakhouses. Remember the Glennon Hotel, where Harry Truman owned a haberdashery? Well, when Truman got hungry after selling hats and ties, he would walk the few blocks to the Savoy Hotel for lunch. He always sat in Booth No. 4, where he liked to order a well-done steak with light vegetables.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

New England Building

The beautiful brownstone apartment building on our left is the New England Building. It might be hard to believe, but the New England Building was once the tallest building in the whole city! How times have changed!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

New York Life Building

This stately brick-and-brownstone building is the New York Life Building. When construction finished in 1890, the New York Life Building became Kansas City’s first skyscraper! If you’d like more about the construction of this skyscraper, click Learn More.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Muse of The Missouri Fountain

That’s the Muse of the Missouri. Kansas City banker James Kemper commissioned this statue in 1962 in honor of his son, who was killed in action while fighting the Nazis during World War II. The statue depicts one of the Greek Muses carrying a fishing net. And, like so many of Kansas City’s statues, it’s also a fountain!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Commerce Trust Building

As you admire Kansas City’s second-oldest skyscraper, let me tell you a little more about one of the most famous Confederate bushwhackers in Missouri history: William Anderson, also known as “Bloody Bill.”
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ilus W. Davis Park

Mayor Davis first won election in 1963, in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. One of Davis’ most significant challenges came on April 9th, 1968. Just five days earlier, Martin Luther King Jr. had been murdered in Memphis, Tennessee.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
  • Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
  • Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CDT). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

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  • Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
  • Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
  • Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
  • Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
  • Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
  • Learn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
  • Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
  • Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
  • Foods And Drinks

Additional Info

American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
  • How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
  • Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
  • Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
  • Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones
  • Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
  • For the best experience, bring headphones/earbuds for your walking tour.

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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

Free Cancellation

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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CDT).

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