Looks like the guys baseball trip this year is Kansas City and St. Louis. Give me things to do around both ballparks. Looks like Kaufman is away from most things.
Kaufman Stadium and Busch Stadium
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Yeah, Kauffman is one of those down the freeway from downtown ballparks. But it’s better than downtown St. Louis (Plus, you don’t have to deal with Cardinals fans). Besides, Kauffman is the better ballpark. For the Royals, recommend eating at “Gates on East 40” or Dixon’s Famous Chili Parlor. Not far drives. For St. Louis, Broadway Oyster Bar.
There's nothing to do around Kaufman stadium.
Bogart's Smokehouse is about a mile away from from Busch for some great BBQ
WW1 Museum and Memorial in KC.
Ballpark Village outside Busch stadium is fantastic for pregrame and post game food and drinks. Fun atmosphere. Kauffman has nothing outside the ballpark, but Power and Light district downtown is a good atmosphere.
Ballpark Village is great but it gets pretty crowded if you're not there early. Check out Paddy O's on the South side of the stadium.
Get rooms at the Westin Inn St Louis before they fill up. You can walk to the village, courthouse and Arch from there. On your way out to KC, you could take a short Detour through Washington, a scenic Missouri river town with a good barbeque and brew pubs on the river. WWI museum and the Negro League museum and the plaza area...
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Only poors vacation in Missouri. I thought this was HROT!
P.S. Cardinals fans suck (even though James here is moderately tolerable).
P.S. Cardinals fans suck (even though James here is moderately tolerable).
This isn’t a vacation, but more of a winter trip. If I were a poor, I’d be hanging on a bridge with bison.
If you don't have a blast in KC, it is your own fault!
The ball park was built the way all ball parks should be built......away from everything with easy access and AMPLE parking! And the ball park is very nice!
The ball park was built the way all ball parks should be built......away from everything with easy access and AMPLE parking! And the ball park is very nice!
You can't polish a turd, such a shithole
As noted above, several good suggestions:
Broadway Oyster Bar - Best bar/restaurant near the park - my favorite place in downtown St. Louis
Bogart's BBQ - Soulard - Order ahead, skip the huge line, pick up and go - Ribs and beans are the gold standard
McGurk's Patio -- Soulard - Best patio scene (area near the brewery)
Tucker's (next to McGurk's) -- good steaks
Ballpark Village and Paddy O's are solid pre-game Cards options
The Westin for hotel (or the new Loew's right next door)
Rooster on Wash Ave - Breakfast and brunch
Rooftop bar - 360 St. Louis on the Hilton
Pizza - Pi downtown - call if open - Covid hours are hit or miss
Mexican - Mission Taco or Chava's - both in Soulard
Bump this thread if you have questions.
Thanks, I think...
I'll let independent opinions from MLB players do the talking though...
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Like Jack Trice stadium, zero atmosphere. I look forward to @runkpanole 's compare and contrast report on the two.
Spoken like a true POS Cub fan. Busch Stadium is by far the better of the two, and there are plenty of things to see near the stadium.
Been to Busch a handful of times and Kauffman at least a dozen time when the Cardinals were in town. I didn't care about the sites in KC because I was drunk after the games, and usually happy because the Cards kicked the Royal's asses more times than not.
I’m pissed that I forgot the National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. I actually preferred that to the WW1 Museum.
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If you wander like 6 blocks from Busch Stadium there are some super nice places to get stabbed.
Some of that related to the ball teams......Kaufman is very nice, especially since the remodel....Plus the fact remains that KC is an American League city, and the American League is the League where professional baseball is played.
It's a different place than when I lived there in the 80's. The biggest danger in CR at that time was getting run over by some dude with a mullet driving a Camaro.
They call the American league the Junior Circuit for a reason...
Cedar Rapids is not dangerous for 99.99% of people. James just prefers areas of white-on-black crime.
Plus you also get the jazz museum.
Hit up Busch on Friday, Kaufman yesterday.
Busch and the surrounding area were nice, though on just the ballpark, I give the edge to Kaufman.
Good BBQ at Sugarfire and enjoyed some blues show next door. The 360 bar at the top of the Hilton was
Slaps BBQ was great yesterday in KC.
Wish I could have spent more time in KC.
Busch and the surrounding area were nice, though on just the ballpark, I give the edge to Kaufman.
Good BBQ at Sugarfire and enjoyed some blues show next door. The 360 bar at the top of the Hilton was
Slaps BBQ was great yesterday in KC.
Wish I could have spent more time in KC.
Negative. With it being a mid afternoon game yesterday, we were limited. Will have to come back and do some.
