The facilities, programs, and recreational activities offered by Kansas City, Missouri Parks, and Recreation help to improve the community's quality of life and aesthetic appeal. The agency looks after 115 playgrounds, 160 miles of paths and bikeways, 29 lakes, hundreds of sports fields and tennis courts, 222 parks, 12,000+ acres of parkland, and five public golf courses. The city's miles of picturesque boulevards and parkways are home to 122 monuments and sculptures, 48 fountains, and 48 more surprises. Ten community centers and eight museums serve as the venue for community-driven and socially just programming.
1. After Britain's Imperial War Museum, the National WWI Museum and Memorial is home to the second-largest collection of World War I artifacts in the world. More than 83,000 donors contributed $2.5 million in just 10 days in 1919 to build the 217-foot-tall Liberty Memorial Tower that overlooks Downtown Kansas City. The building was finished in 1926, and the museum was formally recognized as the nation's Great War Memorial in 2014.
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2. The original Arthur Bryant's Barbeque has hosted at least four different American presidents for meals. Harry S. Truman, a native of Kansas City whose presidential library is in Independence, Mo., was regarded as a regular due to his frequent visits.
3. The Country Club Plaza, the country's first outdoor shopping zone, debuted in 1922 and was modeled after Seville, Spain. This distinctive architecture is still visible today, giving the Heart of America a touch of the past.
4. In the 1920s, Kansas City "ignored" Prohibition, which resulted in an overabundance of jazz clubs, brothels, and gambling establishments. Kansas City even got the nickname "The Paris of the Plains" because a journalist said, "If you want to see some sin, forget Paris and head to Kansas City." Nowadays, local jazz is still performed at venues including The Blue Room, the Mutual Musicians Foundation, the Green Lady Lounge, and others.
5. In the Negro National League, where they competed in baseball, the Kansas City Monarchs won a record 10 league championships as well as the Negro League World Series in 1924 and 1942. The Brooklyn Dodgers would go on to send more players from the Negro League to the MLB than any other team after Monarch Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. In the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum honors the history and character of the Monarchs and other Negro Leagues clubs.
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