Insiders' Guide to Kansas City (Insiders' Guide Series) [Paperback]

Katie Van Luchene (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"By far one of the best lines of guidebooks available anywhere. Even if you've lived in one of the Insiders' Guide locations for years, you can bet you'll learn new places to go, people to meet and things to do."
-Vapor Trails on-line travel magazine
(praise for the series)

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

Insiders' Guide to Kansas City offers travelers, newcomers, and locals the best, most comprehensive information on what's happening in the City of Surprises and its environs. The fast pace of the Kansas Speedway, the 18th and Vine Historic District, and four riverboat casinos are just a few of the area's many attractions. Whether you want to sample world-famous barbecue, listen to live jazz, attend a rodeo, or explore historic sites, you'll find limitless opportunities for fun, dining, and recreation in this friendly metroplex in Missouri and Kansas. (6 x 9, 416 pages, b&w photos)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Insiders' Guide; 1st edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762721944
• ISBN-13: 978-0762721948
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,784,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go to K.C. without it!!!, October 29, 2002

By	John M Flora "olioscourge.blogspot.com" (Brookland, AR United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Kansas City (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

I've seen several books in the Insider's Guide series and this is by far the best! Katie VanLuchene knows Kansas City inside and out and it shows. She brings a breezy style to what could have been just another book of lists and makes it a fun read as well as an essential tool for getting the most out of Kansas City. I travel west on I-70 from Indiana to Colorado several times a year and thought of Kansas City as an unavoidable complication to a generally tedious drive. Those days are over, now that I have this book in my luggage.
Katie, who is a regular contributor to Kansas City Magazine and a prolific travel writer, gives us the lowdown on what Kansas City barbecue is all about, where to find the really great shopping, a sparkling array of nightlife possibilities, lodging, history, museums, you name it. Besides being a huge help to visitors, the Insider's Guide to Kansas City is sure to be an eye-opener to folks who live there and take their hometown for granted. They ought to hand these out at the city limits to everyone coming into town.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The best, most comprehensive information" -- KC Magazine, December 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Kansas City (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

Kansas City Magazine's review from December 2002 issue: Stumped for something interesting to do around the metro? Get a copy of the "Insiders' Guide to Kansas City" and you'll be out of your house or hotel room in no time.

This comprehensive guide has something for everybody whether your interest is music, art, sports, restaurants or casinos.

"Insiders Guide to Kansas City" offers travelers, newcomers and locals the best, most comprehensive information on what's happening in the "City of Fountains" as well as the surrounding areas. Sample world-famous barbecue, dance the night away at a hot spot, or take the kids to Science City. Everything you ever wanted to know about Kansas City is at your fingertips.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A KC Household Must, December 18, 2002

By	Marty Spencer (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insiders' Guide to Kansas City (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback)

As a local, who takes the city for granted and continually revisits the old haunts, I am enormously grateful for this comprehensive insight into what MY city has to offer.
Katie has sparked the "adventurous" in me and now I am ready to hit the road. This is a book meant for every local's library not to mention all visitors to the city. Most of us are unaware of the myrid options that Kansas City offers. This guide gives us the opportunity to explore and enjoy everything that is available. We are also prepared when, when they come, to enlighten visitors as to everything that Kansas City is about.
Thank you Katie for making all of us who have the book "insiders." The book is a must.