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Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

By History with Action
Free cancellation available
Price is $15 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Discover Kansas City's rich culture with this self-guided walking tour! This city isn’t just home to good barbecue and Taylor Swift’s sweetheart—it’s actually bursting with classic architecture, colorful characters, and more history than you can shake a stick at. Check out the soaring courthouse as you learn about a racketeer in league with a US president. Discover the stranger-than-fiction story of the firefighting Olympics. Explore the remnants of industrial glory in the Garment District. And so much more! Experience America’s heartland like never before.

After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

New, extra validity — now, it’s yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips!

Activity location

  • Folly Theater
    • 300 W 12th St
    • 64105-1668, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • KC Area Credit Union
    • 601 East 12th Street
    • 64106, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Kansas City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • Opening hours: Wed 6:00am-6:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$14.99 x 1 Adult$14.99
Total
Price is $14.99

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEasy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
  • What's includedWhat's includedEngaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
  • What's includedWhat's includedPerfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
  • What's includedWhat's includedOffline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
  • What's includedWhat's includedComprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
  • What's includedWhat's includedGo at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
  • What's includedWhat's includedLearn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
  • What's includedWhat's includedHands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFolly Theater Parking fee is $10.

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and an instructions email. Follow the instructions right away: • Download the app • Enter the password • Download the tour • MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular
  • How to start the tour: Once onsite, open the Action's Tour Guide App: • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If there are multiple tour versions, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction. • Go to the starting point. (Note: no one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided). • The audio will begin automatically at the starting point. If you face audio issues, visit the FAQ. • Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
  • Amazing savings: Walking Tours: While each person typically needs their tour, couples or small groups can share one using split headphones.
  • Flexibility and Convenience: • Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. It's perfect for tailoring your exploration and revisiting your favorite spots on future trips. • Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace, free from the constraints of a group.
  • Comprehensive Tour Experience: • The app provides a full itinerary, travel tips, narrated audio stories, scripts, images, videos, and recommendations for additional activities. • Enjoy a private experience without the crowds, ideal for personalized stops and photo opportunities.
  • Ease of Use and Accessibility: • The app is hands-free and activates stories via GPS, offering support through call, chat, or email. • There is no need for a continuous cell or Wi-Fi connection as the GPS map works offline.
  • Memorable Keepsakes: • Utilize the app’s images to create a photo book or share on social media, ensuring you have high-quality, crowd-free memories from your trip.
  • Preparation: • After booking, download the app and the tour using a strong Wi-Fi connection. • Review the tour at home before your trip for a better experience.
  • Starting the Tour: • Open the app upon arrival at your destination. • Select the appropriate tour based on your starting point. • Head to the starting location; the audio will begin automatically. • Follow the suggested route and adhere to the speed limit for an optimal experience. • By following these instructions and taking advantage of the app's features, users can enjoy a personalized, flexible, and in-depth exploration of their destination at their own pace and convenience.

Activity itinerary

Folly Theater
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
This is the Folly Theater, another of Kansas City’s historic theaters. But unlike the Newman and Gayety, this one is still standing! NOTE: This 1.7-mile-long tour covers the essentials of Kansas City in 1-1.5 hours.
City hall
  • 10m
Curious about the history of this Art Deco landmark? Well, the story starts back in the 1920s. The improvisational sounds of bebop jazz filled Kansas City’s streets. Construction crews broke ground on new buildings almost every day.
Jackson County Courthouse
  • 10m
This is the Jackson County Courthouse, built in 1934. Notice any resemblance between the courthouse and City Hall? You might, given that the same architecture firm designed both structures!
City of Fountains CrossFit
  • 10m
In the decades after the Civil War, the population of Kansas City exploded. You’ll hear a lot more about the city’s role in the Civil War later on in the tour. As the population grew, more and more horses clopped through the dusty roads and broad avenues of Kansas City.
Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio Collection by Hilton
  • 10m
In the early 1900s, the Glennon Hotel sat on this same corner. Inside the Glennon, you could shop at a small haberdashery. You might be asking, “Wait, what’s a haberdashery?” Basically, it’s a fancy word for a men’s clothing store. But today, we remember the Glennon Hotel haberdashery for its famous owner… Harry Truman!
Barney Allis Plaza
  • 10m
When Allis took over the Gayety to expand his hotel, Kansas City lost one of its premier jazz clubs. And jazz was very important to the residents of Kansas City!
Folly Theater
  • 10m
In the early 1900s, Kansas City residents could take a stroll down 12th Street and visit all three theaters! They could catch a movie at the Newman, see a jazz show at the Gayety, and enjoy a dramatic production at the Folly. You might recognize some of the actors and performers who graced the stage at the Folly: Shirley Booth, Humphrey Bogart, and even the Marx Brothers!
KCK Fire Department Headquarters
  • 10m
When this station opened in 1906, it was considered one of the best fire stations in the whole country! This makes sense, because Kansas City actually has a long history of stellar firefighting.
Mark Twain Statue
  • 10m
The statue honors one of Missouri’s most famous writers. Twain grew up in the small city of Hannibal, Missouri. Although Twain’s family remained fairly poor, he looked back on his childhood with a great deal of nostalgia.
Majestic
  • 10m
The bar first opened in 1911, when James Fitzpatrick decided that the Quality Hill neighborhood needed a quality place to have a drink. You’ll recognize the name of Fitzpatrick’s most important business ally… our old friend, Tom Pendergast!
Garment District
  • 10m
Kansas City’s Garment District was one of the largest in the country, second only to NIn the 1930s, ew York. Dedicated workers bustled through the streets, rushing to various factories where they would sew all manner of shirts, pants, and dresses. During this time, nearly a quarter of all clothing in the United States came from Kansas City. Pretty cool!
21c Museum Hotel Kansas City
  • 10m
In the early 1900s, the Savoy became one of the city’s fanciest steakhouses. Remember the Glennon Hotel, where Harry Truman owned a haberdashery? Well, when Truman got hungry after selling hats and ties, he would walk the few blocks to the Savoy Hotel for lunch. He always sat in Booth No. 4, where he liked to order a well-done steak with light vegetables.
New England Building
  • 10m
The beautiful brownstone apartment building on our left is the New England Building. It might be hard to believe, but the New England Building was once the tallest building in the whole city! How times have changed!
New York Life Building
  • 10m
This stately brick-and-brownstone building is the New York Life Building. When construction finished in 1890, the New York Life Building became Kansas City’s first skyscraper! If you’d like more about the construction of this skyscraper, click Learn More.
Muse of The Missouri Fountain
  • 10m
That’s the Muse of the Missouri. Kansas City banker James Kemper commissioned this statue in 1962 in honor of his son, who was killed in action while fighting the Nazis during World War II. The statue depicts one of the Greek Muses carrying a fishing net. And, like so many of Kansas City’s statues, it’s also a fountain!
Commerce Trust Building
  • 10m
As you admire Kansas City’s second-oldest skyscraper, let me tell you a little more about one of the most famous Confederate bushwhackers in Missouri history: William Anderson, also known as “Bloody Bill.”
Ilus W. Davis Park
  • 10m
Mayor Davis first won election in 1963, in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. One of Davis’ most significant challenges came on April 9th, 1968. Just five days earlier, Martin Luther King Jr. had been murdered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESFolly Theater
    • 300 W 12th St
    • 64105-1668, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKC Area Credit Union
    • 601 East 12th Street
    • 64106, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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