ON SITE: * Our complimentary health club offers, steam, sauna, whirlpool, machine and free weights, treadmills, stairmasters, bicycles, two lighted tennis courts and an indoor/outdoor swimming pool. - * With two live theaters, ice skating, free outdoor concerts, a six-screen cinema and three floors bursting with more than 80 specialty shops and restaurants, Crown Center is the perfect place to stay and play. Connected by a glass enclosed walkway to the Hyatt, Crown Center offers you and your family all the fun right at your fingertips. Relive your childhood with the trains at Halls Station; listen to the sounds of the ocean or soothing rainstorm at The Nature of Things; or shop at Halls, one of the city's most exclusive department stores. - * Also connected to Crown Center is Kaleidoscope, Hallmark's creativity workshop filled with sights, sounds, colors and fun for children 5-12. The 55-minute sessions, sponsored by Hallmark, are free and offered Monday through Saturday. To make reservations, call (816) 274 8301. - * At Hallmark Visitors Center, connected to the Hyatt via the Link, is another part of the international headquarters complex of Hallmark cards Inc. You can see 85 years of Hallmark history, watch engravers at work, make a package bow, and find original works of art by Norman Rockwell and Grandma Moses. Open Monday through Saturday. To make reservations, call (816) 274 8301. - * The best way to tour Kansas City is from a comfortable seat on The Trolley. The Trolley takes you on a round trip through the historic downtown area, Westport, River Market and the Plaza and then returns you to Crown Center. The Trolley runs from March to December every day of the week.
NEARBY: * The City Market is a shopping experience for all ages. Unique shops, restaurants, museums and weekend Farmers market make it a hub of activity in the historic river area where Kansas City began. - * The newly opened Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is the first museum dedicated to contemporary art in Kansas City and the state of Missouri. Committed to the presentation, interpretation and care of significant works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the Kemper Museum provides the general public and Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) students, faculty and staff with direct access to significant works created by international contemporary artists and designers. 10 minutes from Hyatt. - * The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is one of the nation's top general art museums, featuring art from a variety of periods and cultures. Don't miss the giant shuttle cocks on the lawn of the Henry Moore Sculpture Garden. Admission is free on Saturdays. % minutes from Hyatt. - * Take the entire family and cheer on the Kansas City Royals at the "K" also known as Kauffman Stadium. Fireworks, special pre-game concerts and Slugger-r-r provide excitement, the Kansas City Chiefs fire up the crowds at Arrowhead Stadium. Top players and coaches provide winning seasons, exciting games and a sea of red every week. 15 minutes from Hyatt. - * Roll the dice and try your luck at one of Kansas City's five riverboat casinos - Sam's Town, Harrah's, Flamingo, The Station and Argosy. All offer free admission, thousands of slot machines, hot table games including craps, blackjack, roulette, Caribbean Stud, midi baccarat and multi-action blackjack. All casinos are within a 10-15 minute drive from the Hyatt. - * Launch a scientific probe into the tail of Halley's Comet or take command of the ship when you fly around the moon. It is one of the most realistic trips you ca take without actually taking the trip. The Kansas City Museum is just 10 minutes from the Hyatt. Reservations for the Challenger space station are required, call (816) 483 8300. - * Kansas City's New Zoo offers 170-acres of over 1,500 animals roaming freely in their natural habitats. Take a trip to Africa through the 10-acre grasslands with giraffes, antelopes, zebras, rhinos and ostriches roaming wild, and walk through the Australian outback where kangaroos hop across dirt paths. Visit the Zoo's new Spring IMAX Theater, the first in any zoo worldwide. The six-story screen and 6-channel digital sound bring things to life like never before. Located 10 minutes from the Hyatt. For more information call (816) 871 5700. - * The echoes of the cheers, the sounds and excitement of the intercollegiate athletics, its coaches and its participants. Located approximately 20 minutes from the Hyatt, more information is available by calling (913) 339 0000. - * Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun will show you an entire summer of fun with major rides, entertaining shows, and thrilling attractions! Worlds of Fun provides rides for all ages, toe-tapping shows, and taste-tempting treats. Next door at Oceans of Fun, the Midwest's largest tropically themed water park, find 60 acres of surf, sand and fun. Challenge the waves at the surf city wave pool, float lazily on a special raft or slide down one of four wicked water slides. Kids will love Crocodile Isle - a children's sprayground with water slides, tree slides and Captain Kidd's Pirate Ship. Located approximately 15 minutes from Hyatt, information on dates, time and admission is available at (816) 454 4545 or 800 877 4FUN.
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