A.R. Dykes Library, Kansas City

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A.R. Dykes Library (address: 2100 W 39th Ave) is a place located in Kansas City (Kansas state) and belongs to the category of library.

It is situated at an altitude of 938 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 39°3'28"N latitude and 94°36'36"W longitude.

Planning a visit to this place, one can easily and conveniently get there by public transportation. A.R. Dykes Library is a short distance from the following public transport stations: 39th at Rainbow (bus, 1 min walk).

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: H.W. Gates Funeral Home (neoclassical architecture, 7 min walk), Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District (neighbourhood, 10 min walk), Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch (view point, 13 min walk).

Coordinates: 39°3'28"N, 94°36'36"W

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2100 W 39th AveWest Kansas City (Rosedale)Kansas City United States

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A.R. Dykes Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westport, Harris-Kearney House, Penn Valley Park, Uptown Theater.

1.1 miE
Hiking trail, Hiking
Westport, Kansas City
28 min walk • Westport is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Originally an independent town, it was annexed by Kansas City in 1897. Today, it is one of Kansas City's main entertainment districts.
1.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Harris-Kearney House, Kansas City
31 min walk • The 1855 Harris-Kearney House is an historical site located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Westport neighborhood. Originally, the house was located at the intersection of modern-day Westport Road and Main Street The home is the oldest brick residence in the city.
1.6 miNE
Park
Penn Valley Park, Kansas City
42 min walk • Penn Valley Park is an urban park overlooking the Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The 176-acre park was developed in 1904 on land through which the Santa Fe Trail had passed.
1 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Uptown Theater, Kansas City
27 min walk • The Uptown Theater is a historic theater located in Kansas City, Missouri. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Uptown Building and Theatre.
1.5 miNE
Monuments and statues
The Scout, Kansas City
40 min walk • The Scout is a famous statue by Cyrus E. Dallin in Kansas City, Missouri. It is more than 10 feet tall, and depicts a Sioux Indian on horseback surveying the landscape. The Scout was conceived by Dallin in 1910, and exhibited at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, where it won a gold medal.
0.7 miNE
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site, Kansas City
19 min walk • The Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site is a state-owned property located at 3616 Belleview, Kansas City, Missouri, that preserves the house and studio of Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton.
0.5 miNW
View point, Memorial
Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch, Kansas City
13 min walk • The Rosedale Arch is dedicated to the men of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I. Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, the Arch was designed by John LeRoy Marshall, a Rosedale resident, and dedicated in 1924.
1.4 miNE
Park, Skate park
Penn Valley skatepark, Kansas City
36 min walk • Penn Valley Skatepark is one of the more recent additions to the park, and is also known as Kansas City Skate Plaza because of the similar appearance of a "plaza-type" Skatepark.
1.1 miNW
Bridge
Shawnee Street Overpass, Kansas City
30 min walk • The Shawnee Street Overpass is an overpass in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The bridge allows traffic Shawnee Road to go over South 7th Street, a section of U.S. Route 169. It was completed in 1932; the engineer of the bridge is unknown. It was added to the Register of Historic Kansas Places on August 27, 1983.
1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Vox Theatre, Kansas City
27 min walk • The Vox Theatre is an event space located in Rosedale, Kansas.
~1380 ftSE
Neoclassical architecture
H.W. Gates Funeral Home, Kansas City
7 min walk • The H.W. Gates Funeral Home is a historical landmark at 1901 Olathe Blvd in Kansas City, Kansas. Gates Funeral Home was established in the mid-1890s by Horatio W. and Mary Gates.

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Which popular attractions are close to A.R. Dykes Library?

Nearby attractions include H.W. Gates Funeral Home, Kansas City (7 min walk), Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District, Kansas City (10 min walk), Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch, Kansas City (13 min walk), Loretto Academy, Kansas City (14 min walk).

How to get to A.R. Dykes Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to A.R. Dykes Library:

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39th at Rainbow • Lines: 11, 39 (1 min walk)
Rainbow at 39th • Lines: 11 (3 min walk)