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Kansas City Streetcar Public Transportation
The streetcar is such a great thing for KC, and my husband and I use it quite often. It’s nice to be able to park once and then visit several places. We’ve done streetcar progressive dinners many times, which are always fun. We stop at one place for appetizers or drinks, another place for entrees and a third place for dessert. But now we’ve decided to take it up a notch and do progressive date nights, which include more than just food.
For our first one, we started out in the River Market, walked the Town of Kansas bridge and then took the stairs down to the riverfront to look at some public art. The bridge pays homage to the founding of our great city and is worth a visit all on its own. Back in 1850, our city was named Town of Kansas. In 1853, it was changed to the City of Kansas. Then in 1889, it became what we know it as today, Kansas City. The bridge provides nice views of the Missouri River and riverfront and—at the right time of day—a beautiful sunset.
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A view of The Power & Light District in Kansas City
From there, we took the streetcar to Modern Market Eatery, a new health-conscious, fast casual lunch and dinner place near the Power & Light District. They feature bowls, salads, soups, sandwiches and pizza. My husband enjoyed the blackened chicken mango bowl, while I gladly feasted on a build-your-own herb shrimp bowl with arugula salad and fire-roasted veggies. The food was fantastic, and we will definitely be going back to try the pizza, blueberry pesto sandwich and Nutella waffle.
Union Station
Our next stop was Union Station, which is always an enjoyable place to go. For free, you can check out the amazing model train gallery, interesting Union Station Stories exhibits and beautiful architecture. We also like looking at all of the pictures in the southeast hallway showing how Union Station was built. So much history in that place.
Our final stop was dessert at Charisse, which is an underrated gem of a restaurant in downtown. I opted for the Guinness chocolate cake with Irish cream and whiskey caramel, which was amazing. My husband had the blueberry bread pudding, which he happily polished off. In addition to several good dessert choices, Charisse also has tasty burgers, salads, salmon and truffle fries.
Hannah Berry is a freelance writer who lives in the Northland with her husband. They love to explore Kansas City and try new restaurants and activities. Check out her Facebook page, Out & About in KC.