Kaw Point, Kansas City

Name: Kaw Point
Address: 1 River City Drive, Kansas City, 66101, United States
Telephone: +1 913-596-7077

#55 among attractions in Kansas City

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park, View point

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Kaw Point is the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas. It is also where the Missouri River ceases its southerly course and turns to flow generally east through the state of Missouri to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. ()

Elevation: 735 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°6'58"N, 94°36'42"W

Address

1 River City DriveWest Kansas City (Fairfax)Kansas City 66101 United States

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+1 913-596-7077

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Kaw Point – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Airline History Museum, Buck O'Neil Bridge, Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center.

1.6 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City
42 min walk • The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Joseph it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
0.7 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Airline History Museum, Kansas City
17 min walk • The National Airline History Museum is located at the Kansas City Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
1.2 miE
Bridge, View point
Buck O'Neil Bridge, Kansas City
31 min walk • The Buck O'Neil Bridge is a triple arch bridge that spans the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. It first opened for traffic September 9, 1956 as the Broadway Bridge. It was built at a cost of $12 million. It was a toll bridge until 1991.
0.5 miSW
39°6'48"N • 94°37'10"W
Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, Kansas City
12 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
0.8 miW
Cemetery, Vernacular architecture
Huron Cemetery, Kansas City
20 min walk • The Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas, also known as Huron Park Cemetery, is now formally known as the Wyandot National Burying Ground. It was established circa 1843, soon after the Wyandot had arrived following removal from Ohio.
1 miSW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Kansas City
27 min walk • The Central Avenue Bridge is two level deck truss bridge over the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 1918, and rebuilt in 1984. It is just south of the Kansas City Southern Bridge, and north of the I-670 Viaduct over the Kansas River.
0.7 miW
Library
Public Library / Main Library, Kansas City
19 min walk • Kansas City, Kansas Public Library is the public library system of Kansas City, Kansas, headquartered in the Main Library. The Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Board of Education controls the library system.
~740 ftW
Bridge
Intercity Viaduct, Kansas City
4 min walk • The Intercity Viaduct is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River in the United States. Designed by Waddell and Hedrick, this four lane, two level deck truss bridge opened to the public on January 29, 1907. It rises above the West Bottoms, and several sets of railroad tracks.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Quality Hill, Kansas City
34 min walk • Quality Hill is a historic neighborhood near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on a 200-foot-high bluff which overlooks the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers in the West Bottoms below.
1.3 miE
Bridge
Second Hannibal Bridge, Kansas City
33 min walk • The Second Hannibal Bridge is a rail bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, connecting Jackson County, Missouri, with Clay County, Missouri.
0.9 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Memorial Hall, Kansas City
23 min walk • Memorial Hall, or Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, is a multi-purpose auditorium located in Kansas City, Kansas. The 3,500-seat auditorium, which has a permanent stage, is used for public assemblies, concerts and sporting events.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kaw Point?

Nearby attractions include Intercity Viaduct, Kansas City (4 min walk), Union Pacific Bridge, Kansas City (5 min walk), Port of Kansas City, Kansas City (7 min walk), James Street Bridge, Kansas City (11 min walk).

How to get to Kaw Point by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kaw Point:

Bus

12th at Liberty • Lines: 9 (31 min walk)
Wyoming at 12th • Lines: 9 (31 min walk)