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Things to do in Kansas City
 

• Ozarks State Park  
  Is a great place to bring the entire family when you are visiting Kansas City.  The Ozarks State Park is one of Kansas Cities most popular recreation areas.  When you visit the Ozarks Sate Park you will enjoy the solitude of an undeveloped cove, nestled along the shorelines of one of Missouri's largest lakes, Lakes of the Ozarks.   This large State Park covers over 17,626 acres offering visitors a variety of fun outdoor activities on the lake or on shore.  From the shore visitors can enjoy mountain biking, hiking, backpacking or horseback riding along one of twelve trails that wind through heavily, oak wooded forests and out onto the bluff-top for spectacular views of the lake.  Another popular event is a self-guided tour of the Ozark Caverns which are well known for a large formation of stalactites and waterfalls known as Angels showers.   So come and discover what lies beneath the surface and walk through the Ozark Caverns and see some of the largest, drained caves.  Visitors can witness deposited materials in the form of soda straws, stalagmites, helictites and a host of additional geologic wonders.   Along with the unusual cave phenomenon called Angel Showers which is part of the Ozark Caverns tour.  Angel Showers is a never ending shower of water that comes out from a solid ceiling of rock.  Angel Showers is truly amazing, visitors of all ages will enjoy seeing these unusual water showers.  Ozark Caverns is the protected home to a variety of wildlife such as four different species of salamanders & bats along with sixteen different species of invertebrates.  In fact, four of the sixteen invertebrates live exclusively in the caves never venturing out of their protected environment.  Ozark Caverns is home to several small, shy animals such as the blind grotto salamander, which can be see occasionally on cave tours.  The Ozark Caverns maintains a constant temperature of 56-degrees so be sure you bring along a light jacket on your cave tour. 

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• Arabia Steamboat Museum   
  Is a great place to begin discovering a piece of history while visiting  Kansas City.  The Arabia Steamboat Museum is located in Downtown Kansas City, and displays one of the greatest time capsules of frontier life during the 1800's.  The Arabia was headed up the Missouri River during the Fall of 1856 when the steamboat struck a tree snag and sank just north of Kansas City.  The Arabia cargo hold was full of more than 200 tons of supplies headed for general stores and several pioneers settlements.  As several years passed and the river changed it's course leaving the Arabia buried beneath a cornfield.   During 1988, modern adventurers discovered the sunken Arabia along with it's cargo.  They were amazed to discover dishware, clothing, and bottle food all preserved in remarkable condition.  So if you and your family are looking for an adventure head over to the Arabia Steamboat Museum and discover the many treasures of the Steamboat Arabia.  The Museum is open daily and visitors can take a guided tour which begins every thirty-minutes.  On your tour visitors will view a short film in the Paddlewheel Theater about the life and history of the Steamboat Arabia.  Visitors can also see the preservation lab which is always open for visitors to learn how the several tons of artifacts are cleaned & prepared for display.  Also on your tour you will pass the Arabia's engines & boilers located on the 171 foot long replicated deck of the Arabia.  

January 11, 2011