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Kansas City Tours
Kansas City Tours
Important: Advance orders must be received by Sept 18. Tour tickets on advance orders will be mailed directly to the individuals from Guides n ’ Gals, Inc. (ADA official tour agent in Kansas City). All requests for tours received at the ADA Headquarters Building after the Sept 18 deadline should be picked up at the ticket booth, which w ill be located at Bartle Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center. All tours w ill depart from and return to Bartle Hall. Any inquiries on tickets after the initial orders have been placed should be directed to: Guides n ’ Gals, Inc., 6112 Arlington, PO Box 1662, Kansas City, Mo 64133, or call (816) 358-4114.
City of Fountains Tour (A) Enjoy a guided tour of beautiful Kansas City, “the city of foun tains.” View the largest remaining renaissance train station in the United States; pause before the inspiring Liberty Memorial; see the Scout, Pioneer Mother, and other statues in Penn Valley Park; drive through Old Westport, the largest outfitting post for wagon trains along the Santa Fe trail in the 1800s; enjoy touring M ission Hills, one of the wealthiest residential areas in the United States. See The Country Club Plaza—where the impressive fountains and statuary make this an outdoor art gallery. $9.00. Time: 2V2 hours. Tour: A1 Saturday, Oct 24, 9:00 am A2 Sunday, Oct 25, 9:00 am A3 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am A4 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am Historic Kansas City Tour (B) Step back to the early 1800s to the Town of Kansas. The guide will tell stories of this old riverfront beginning of Kansas City. As you tour the River Quay district, Quality Hill, Lewis and Clark Point, and Hereford Drive in the downtown area, you will see how the Missouri River helped build Kansas City into the city it is today. You will see the stockyards, grain elevators, and other industrial areas near the river and railroads. Kansas City’s history is traced from the Missouri River on the north to the southern sections of the city. $9.75. Time: 3 hours. Tour: B1 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm B2 Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm B3 Monday, Oct 26, 1:30 pm Homes Tour Day (C) This is an impressive tour of Kansas City’s finest homes and estates. Trace the development of Kansas City as you view homes in Hyde Park, Janssen Place, the Valentine area, and Mission Hills, the third wealthiest residential area in the United States. $14.00. Time: 3 hours. Tour: Cl Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm C2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 1:30 pm Masterpiece Day (D) Your group will delight in touring Kansas City’s world-renowned Nelson Gallery of Art. The Nelson Gallery is the largest museum between Chicago and Tokyo, is ranked among the nation’s top ten fine arts institutions, and is one of the top three in Oriental collec tions. You will ride to the nearby Helen Spencer Performing Arts Center, one of the country’s most modern theatres, for an “inside” look at theatre production. Punch and refreshments— and beautiful chamber music— will be enjoyed in the foyer. $14.70. Time: 3 hours. Tour: D1 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm D2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 1:30 pm
wrote much of In Cold Blood in the Muehlebach lounge; Harry Truman awoke here in 1948 to find that he had beaten Tom Dewey and had been reelected President of the United States. In the lobby lounge, surrounded by the famous Maxfield Parrish murals, you will see slides of old Kansas City from the collections of the Historic Kansas City Foundation. $2.00. Time: 45 minutes. Tour: E l Sunday, Oct 25, 1:30 pm E2 Sunday, Oct 25, 2:30 pm E3 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am E4 Tuesday, Oct 27, 10:00 am Tour of the Folly Theatre (F) Let us entertain you with an enlightening tour of the old Folly Theatre building on the streets made famous by the 12th Street Rag. See how this beautiful facility has been lovingly restored and brought back to life in the past decade. A jazz pianist, with a narration, will review Kansas City’s rich jazz history for you . . . from Sco tt Joplin to Count B asie to C harlie “ B ird ” Parker. $2.50. Time: 45 minutes. Tour F I Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm F2 Saturday, Oct 24, 2:30 pm F3 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am F4 Monday, Oct 26, 10:00 am Truman Library and Museum Tour (G) One of six presidential libraries in the United States, the Harry S Truman Presidential Library is located within a few minutes of the Kansas City area, in Independence. The Truman Library is a perpetual museum housing hundreds of gifts given to the Trumans during their W hite House years. The hostess will give you an interesting, personally guided tour of every room in the library. Then take a guided historic tour of the town of Independence and see the Truman home, the church where the Trumans were married, the Court House, the Old Jail, the Marshal’s home, and much more. $9.75. Time: 3 hours. Tour: G1 Saturday, Oct 24, 9:00 am G2 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm G3 Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm G4 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am G5 Monday, Oct 26, 1:30 pm G6 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am Independence Tour with Lunch (H) This tour has all that is included on the Truman Library and Museum Tour and more. You will also see rare and beautiful homes. You will hear an organ recital on one of the largest pipe organs in the United States. Lunch will be served at Stephenson’s Apple Farm restaurant, where you will enjoy Missouri-style cook ing, browse through the many primitive antique-filled rooms, and shop at the old-time country store. $20.00. Time: 5 hours. Tour: HI Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am H2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am
Tour of the Historic Radisson-Muehlebach Hotel (E) Many famous people, including all of the past 14 US Presidents, have stayed at the Radisson-Muehlebach Hotel. Truman Capote PRELIMINARY PROGRAM ■ 171
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TO PLACE YOUR ORDER: Please complete and include check in full amount, payable to:
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Accounting Department, Suite 2141,
Name -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
211 E Chicago Ave,
Address -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chicago, 60611
City and State _______________________________ Zip Code
Shopper Special (I)
Historic Weston Tour and Country Lunch (L)
One of Kansas City’s unique shopping areas is the old Westport area, the largest outfitting post for wagon trains along the Santa Fe trail in the m id-1800s, w hich contains Kansas City’s oldest build ing, along with other structures of that period. Next, on to the famous Country Club Plaza— the w orld’s first totally planned shopping center, which contains more than 150 prestigious shops. $4.00. Time: 5 hours. Tour: 11 Saturday, Oct 24, 10:00 am 12 Saturday, Oct 24, 11:00 am 13 Monday, Oct 26, 10:00 am 14 Monday, Oct 26, 11:00 am 15 Tuesday, Oct 27, 10:00 am 16 Tuesday, Oct 27, 11:00 am
Step back in time to Weston, a town listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, DC. Weston was founded in 1837, grew to prominence in the 1850s, and then settled into a quiet e x iste n ce . E arly se ttle rs in clu d e d B en ja m in H ollad ay, the Stagecoach King, and young W illiam (Buffalo Bill) Cody. You will visit W eston’s Historical Museum and two antebellum homes. You w ill enjoy the tour of the McCormick Distillery, built in 1856 by Ben Holladay. A country lunch w ill be served with a glass of Missouri wine. $22.50. Time: 6 hours. Tour: L I Sunday, Oct 25, 11:00 am L2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am
Antiquer’s Tour (J) You w ill visit an impressive array of more than 12 antique shops, in two areas, featuring both formal and primitive pieces. You may visit all of them or select one or two of your favorites. Coffee and snacks will be offered. $5.00. Time: 3 Vi hours. Tour: J1 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:00 pm J2 Monday, Oct 26, 1:00 pm J3 Tuesday, Oct 27, 1:00 pm Monday Night Pub Crawl (K) Take this opportunity to accompany your guide to the most popu lar Kansas City nightspots, with country swing to the latest in popular entertainment. Your evening will include a complimen tary drink ticket for each of the three lounges. $12.00. Time: 4 hours. Tour: K l Monday, Oct 26, 8:30 pm
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Tour of Truman Library, Old Jail, and M arshal’s Home (M) See Harry S Trum an’s unusual museum. See the Oval Office and hear Mr. Truman’s voice telling you all about the library and museum. Tour the Old Jail and M arshal’s Home, where an oldfashioned “shoot-out” will take place. Drive through the Harry S Truman Sports Complex. See where the American League pennant winners, the Kansas City Royals, and the former Super Bowl win n ers, the K ansas C ity C h iefs, play b all. A ges 8 and over. $16.00. Tim e: 3 hours. Tour: M l Saturday, Oct 24, 9:00 am M2 Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm M3 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am Children’s Day at the Art Gallery (N) Something to delight all ages! Join us for a dragon hunt through the Art Gallery and then make your own dragon to take home, or fashion a mask for yourself. Journey to the Middle Ages on a trip through the gallery and select your own art project to create. $12.00. Time: 3 hours. Tour: N1 Tuesday, Oct 27, 10:00 am
Important: Advance orders must be received by Sept 18. Tour tickets on advance orders will be mailed directly to the individuals from Guides n ’ Gals, Inc. (ADA official tour agent in Kansas City). All requests for tours received at the ADA Headquarters Building after the Sept 18 deadline should be picked up at the ticket booth, which w ill be located at Bartle Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center. All tours w ill depart from and return to Bartle Hall. Any inquiries on tickets after the initial orders have been placed should be directed to: Guides n ’ Gals, Inc., 6112 Arlington, PO Box 1662, Kansas City, Mo 64133, or call (816) 358-4114.
City of Fountains Tour (A) Enjoy a guided tour of beautiful Kansas City, “the city of foun tains.” View the largest remaining renaissance train station in the United States; pause before the inspiring Liberty Memorial; see the Scout, Pioneer Mother, and other statues in Penn Valley Park; drive through Old Westport, the largest outfitting post for wagon trains along the Santa Fe trail in the 1800s; enjoy touring M ission Hills, one of the wealthiest residential areas in the United States. See The Country Club Plaza—where the impressive fountains and statuary make this an outdoor art gallery. $9.00. Time: 2V2 hours. Tour: A1 Saturday, Oct 24, 9:00 am A2 Sunday, Oct 25, 9:00 am A3 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am A4 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am Historic Kansas City Tour (B) Step back to the early 1800s to the Town of Kansas. The guide will tell stories of this old riverfront beginning of Kansas City. As you tour the River Quay district, Quality Hill, Lewis and Clark Point, and Hereford Drive in the downtown area, you will see how the Missouri River helped build Kansas City into the city it is today. You will see the stockyards, grain elevators, and other industrial areas near the river and railroads. Kansas City’s history is traced from the Missouri River on the north to the southern sections of the city. $9.75. Time: 3 hours. Tour: B1 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm B2 Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm B3 Monday, Oct 26, 1:30 pm Homes Tour Day (C) This is an impressive tour of Kansas City’s finest homes and estates. Trace the development of Kansas City as you view homes in Hyde Park, Janssen Place, the Valentine area, and Mission Hills, the third wealthiest residential area in the United States. $14.00. Time: 3 hours. Tour: Cl Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm C2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 1:30 pm Masterpiece Day (D) Your group will delight in touring Kansas City’s world-renowned Nelson Gallery of Art. The Nelson Gallery is the largest museum between Chicago and Tokyo, is ranked among the nation’s top ten fine arts institutions, and is one of the top three in Oriental collec tions. You will ride to the nearby Helen Spencer Performing Arts Center, one of the country’s most modern theatres, for an “inside” look at theatre production. Punch and refreshments— and beautiful chamber music— will be enjoyed in the foyer. $14.70. Time: 3 hours. Tour: D1 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm D2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 1:30 pm
wrote much of In Cold Blood in the Muehlebach lounge; Harry Truman awoke here in 1948 to find that he had beaten Tom Dewey and had been reelected President of the United States. In the lobby lounge, surrounded by the famous Maxfield Parrish murals, you will see slides of old Kansas City from the collections of the Historic Kansas City Foundation. $2.00. Time: 45 minutes. Tour: E l Sunday, Oct 25, 1:30 pm E2 Sunday, Oct 25, 2:30 pm E3 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am E4 Tuesday, Oct 27, 10:00 am Tour of the Folly Theatre (F) Let us entertain you with an enlightening tour of the old Folly Theatre building on the streets made famous by the 12th Street Rag. See how this beautiful facility has been lovingly restored and brought back to life in the past decade. A jazz pianist, with a narration, will review Kansas City’s rich jazz history for you . . . from Sco tt Joplin to Count B asie to C harlie “ B ird ” Parker. $2.50. Time: 45 minutes. Tour F I Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm F2 Saturday, Oct 24, 2:30 pm F3 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am F4 Monday, Oct 26, 10:00 am Truman Library and Museum Tour (G) One of six presidential libraries in the United States, the Harry S Truman Presidential Library is located within a few minutes of the Kansas City area, in Independence. The Truman Library is a perpetual museum housing hundreds of gifts given to the Trumans during their W hite House years. The hostess will give you an interesting, personally guided tour of every room in the library. Then take a guided historic tour of the town of Independence and see the Truman home, the church where the Trumans were married, the Court House, the Old Jail, the Marshal’s home, and much more. $9.75. Time: 3 hours. Tour: G1 Saturday, Oct 24, 9:00 am G2 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 pm G3 Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm G4 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am G5 Monday, Oct 26, 1:30 pm G6 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am Independence Tour with Lunch (H) This tour has all that is included on the Truman Library and Museum Tour and more. You will also see rare and beautiful homes. You will hear an organ recital on one of the largest pipe organs in the United States. Lunch will be served at Stephenson’s Apple Farm restaurant, where you will enjoy Missouri-style cook ing, browse through the many primitive antique-filled rooms, and shop at the old-time country store. $20.00. Time: 5 hours. Tour: HI Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am H2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am
Tour of the Historic Radisson-Muehlebach Hotel (E) Many famous people, including all of the past 14 US Presidents, have stayed at the Radisson-Muehlebach Hotel. Truman Capote PRELIMINARY PROGRAM ■ 171
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TO PLACE YOUR ORDER: Please complete and include check in full amount, payable to:
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Ml M
M2 M3
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N1 Amount enclosed
American Dental
Handling charge
Association,
Total amount
$ _____ $
-50
$ _____
Accounting Department, Suite 2141,
Name -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
211 E Chicago Ave,
Address -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chicago, 60611
City and State _______________________________ Zip Code
Shopper Special (I)
Historic Weston Tour and Country Lunch (L)
One of Kansas City’s unique shopping areas is the old Westport area, the largest outfitting post for wagon trains along the Santa Fe trail in the m id-1800s, w hich contains Kansas City’s oldest build ing, along with other structures of that period. Next, on to the famous Country Club Plaza— the w orld’s first totally planned shopping center, which contains more than 150 prestigious shops. $4.00. Time: 5 hours. Tour: 11 Saturday, Oct 24, 10:00 am 12 Saturday, Oct 24, 11:00 am 13 Monday, Oct 26, 10:00 am 14 Monday, Oct 26, 11:00 am 15 Tuesday, Oct 27, 10:00 am 16 Tuesday, Oct 27, 11:00 am
Step back in time to Weston, a town listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, DC. Weston was founded in 1837, grew to prominence in the 1850s, and then settled into a quiet e x iste n ce . E arly se ttle rs in clu d e d B en ja m in H ollad ay, the Stagecoach King, and young W illiam (Buffalo Bill) Cody. You will visit W eston’s Historical Museum and two antebellum homes. You w ill enjoy the tour of the McCormick Distillery, built in 1856 by Ben Holladay. A country lunch w ill be served with a glass of Missouri wine. $22.50. Time: 6 hours. Tour: L I Sunday, Oct 25, 11:00 am L2 Tuesday, Oct 27, 9:00 am
Antiquer’s Tour (J) You w ill visit an impressive array of more than 12 antique shops, in two areas, featuring both formal and primitive pieces. You may visit all of them or select one or two of your favorites. Coffee and snacks will be offered. $5.00. Time: 3 Vi hours. Tour: J1 Saturday, Oct 24, 1:00 pm J2 Monday, Oct 26, 1:00 pm J3 Tuesday, Oct 27, 1:00 pm Monday Night Pub Crawl (K) Take this opportunity to accompany your guide to the most popu lar Kansas City nightspots, with country swing to the latest in popular entertainment. Your evening will include a complimen tary drink ticket for each of the three lounges. $12.00. Time: 4 hours. Tour: K l Monday, Oct 26, 8:30 pm
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Tour of Truman Library, Old Jail, and M arshal’s Home (M) See Harry S Trum an’s unusual museum. See the Oval Office and hear Mr. Truman’s voice telling you all about the library and museum. Tour the Old Jail and M arshal’s Home, where an oldfashioned “shoot-out” will take place. Drive through the Harry S Truman Sports Complex. See where the American League pennant winners, the Kansas City Royals, and the former Super Bowl win n ers, the K ansas C ity C h iefs, play b all. A ges 8 and over. $16.00. Tim e: 3 hours. Tour: M l Saturday, Oct 24, 9:00 am M2 Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 pm M3 Monday, Oct 26, 9:00 am Children’s Day at the Art Gallery (N) Something to delight all ages! Join us for a dragon hunt through the Art Gallery and then make your own dragon to take home, or fashion a mask for yourself. Journey to the Middle Ages on a trip through the gallery and select your own art project to create. $12.00. Time: 3 hours. Tour: N1 Tuesday, Oct 27, 10:00 am