This view shows Kansas City centre viewed from the Amtrak station. The station is the one I arrived in from Los Angeles on my last trip to the USA, and is quite impressive.
The following three pictures show union station from the outside, some of its internal decorations, and facade for the dead sea scrolls exhibition, which was going on while we were in town. It cost $20, and significant as they are, I couldn't see any reason to part with 3 hours of kitchen earned cash just to say I'd seen the them with my own eyes.
It's not as if I'd have been able to read them anyway, and thankfully there's a bunch of scholars who translated the writings and they're now published in many places, including online. Andrew was keen, but when he asked ab found they were sold out, so he's going to try to caout tickets hetch a peek at the scrolls in San Diego before he leaves the USA.
Opposite Union (Amtrak) Station is apparently the only world war one Museum in the United States. For a small fee, its possible to ride up to the top of the column pictured below and get a nice view of the city. We found that the view from the glass windowed lift on the 17th floor of a neighbouring hotel wasn't too bad either, and it was free.
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