The epicenter of America’s jazz music movement, local Kansas City clubs offer blues and ragtime – and some of the country’s best barbecued brisket burnt ends and fried chicken. Check out the Airline History Museum and the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, or take in a Kansas City Chiefs or Royals game. St. Louis is home to equally good barbecue food, Missouri’s Botanical Garden, the St. Louis Art Museum and the famed Gateway Arch.
