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Agriculture Tour
Experience the wide-open prairie and learn about different aspects of the industry as your group tours these unique agricultural attractions.
Day 1
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast at your Overland Park hotel
9:00 a.m.
Arabia Steamboat Museum
400 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 471-1856
www.1856.com
Call for group pricing
Follow the shipwreck tale of the “Great White Arabia”. When the mighty steamboat sank on September 5, 1856, she carried 130 passengers and 200 tons of mystery cargo that captivated and challenged treasure hunters for more than a century.
10:30 a.m.
Board of Trade
4800 Main Street, Suite 303
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 753-7500
www.kcbt.com
Observe trading of value line stock index futures as well as the world's largest winter wheat futures market.
12:00 p.m. (Noon)
Lunch on the Country Club Plaza
4745 Central Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 753-0100
www.countryclubplaza.com
A true national treasure, The Plaza, developed in 1922, was the country's first suburban shopping center. Over 25 distinctive restaurants and outdoor cafes offer an extraordinary range of dining options. You'll be captivated by old world architecture, as you shop over 180 stores and boutiques.
1:45 p.m.
American Royal Museum and Visitors Center
1701 American Royal Court
Kansas City, MO 64102
(816) 221-9800
www.americanroyal.com
The American Royal first started in 1899 as the National Hereford Show. Since then, it has transformed into one of the largest livestock, horse shows, rodeos and barbecue competitions in the country. Visit the museum to learn the history of the Royal, gain insight into the vital role that agriculture played in Kansas City’s history, and observe memorabilia collected throughout the years.
2:45 p.m.
National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame
630 Hall of Fame Drive
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
(913) 721-1075
www.aghalloffame.com
The United States Senate and House of Representatives of the 86th Congress in 1960 enacted the Official Charter creating the National Agriculture Center, making the Hall the exclusive institution honoring farmers past and present. The Hall honors America’s most important industry…food production.
4:45
Relax at your Overland Park hotel
6:00 p.m.
Dinner at Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue
9520 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913) 385-7427
www.jackstackbbq.com
Call at least four weeks in advance to make arrangements.
7:30 p.m.
The Martin City Melodrama & Vaudeville Co.
Metcalf South Mall
95th Street & Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913) 642-7576
www.martincitymelodrama.org
Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.
The Martin City Melodrama & Vaudeville Company is a live, professional theater company that produces original adaptations of literary classics in the historical melodrama style and also recreates musical revues staged as historical vaudeville shows. The Company has produced only family entertainment since its inception in 1985 and now averages 35,000+ patrons per season.
Day 2
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast at your Overland Park Hotel
9:45 a.m.
Blossom Trail Bee Ranch
669 E. 2100 Road
Baldwin City, KS 66006
(785) 979-2649
Call or email rborisbee@yahoo.com to make tour arrangements.
See the process of extracting honey along with a live beehive exhibit. Also, learn how this farm integrates garden production and a laying flock of chickens.
11:30 a.m.
Lone Star Lake Bison Ranch & Meat Co.
588 N. 300 Road
Overbrook, KS 66524
(785) 594-2926
www.lonestarbison.com
Call to schedule a group tour.
A visit to this ranch provides the opportunity to see the majestic symbol of the State of Kansas: The American Buffalo. Program includes historical and cultural information about bison, health and nutritional information about the benefits of grass-fed animals as well as samples of our awesome bison products.
1:00 p.m.
Lunch at Free State Brewing Company
636 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 843-4555
www.freestatebrewing.com
Call at least four weeks in advance to make arrangements.
The Free State Brewing Co. opened in 1989 as the first legal brewery in Kansas in over 100 years.
2:15 p.m.
Pendleton’s Country Market
1446 E. 1850 Road
Lawrence, KS 66046
(785) 843-1409
www.pendletons.com
Call to schedule a group tour.
This farm is a diversified family farm growing vegetables, bedding plants, cut flowers and commodity crops.
3:15 p.m.
Davenport Orchard Vineyard & Winery
Vineyard & Winery
1394 E. 1900 Road
Eudora, KS 66025
(785) 542-2278
www.davenportwinery.com
Call to arrange a group tour.
Visit with Greg and Charlee, vintners of Davenport wines, tour the 15-acre vineyard and taste their award-winning wines. They’re confident you’ll discover something to please your palate. Davenport wines are made from 100% Kansas products; 99% of the fruit grown is on the farm in the Kaw Bottoms.
5:30 p.m.
Relax at your Overland Park hotel
6:15 p.m.
New Theatre Restaurant
9229 Foster Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913) 649-7469 (SHOW)
Celebrating 30 years of Dining and Entertainment. Experience 5-star American cuisine followed by a Broadway comedy or musical featuring stars from stage, film, and TV. Recognized in The Wall Street Journal as "the best dinner theatre in the country." Group rates (12 or more) include show, dinner, choice of coffee, tea, or soda, gratuity and tax.
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