Fairfax District, Kansas City

#211 among attractions in Kansas City

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The Fairfax Industrial District is a manufacturing area of Kansas City, Kansas, on the Goose Island river bend of the Missouri River. The US 69 Missouri River Bridge provides access to the district from Missouri's Platte County and Riverside community. The district's General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant is a current facility in the district which has remnants of the runways used by the defunct Fairfax Municipal Airport and Fairfax Air Force Base. ()

Coordinates: 39°8'30"N, 94°36'45"W

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West Kansas City (Fairfax)Kansas City United States

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Fairfax District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kaw Point, Airline History Museum, Buck O'Neil Bridge, Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center.

1.8 miS
Park, View point
Kaw Point, Kansas City
45 min walk • 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.
1.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Airline History Museum, Kansas City
44 min walk • The National Airline History Museum is located at the Kansas City Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
2.3 miSE
Bridge, View point
Buck O'Neil Bridge, Kansas City
60 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.
2 miS
39°6'48"N • 94°37'10"W
Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, Kansas City
51 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
2.1 miNE
39°9'11"N • 94°34'35"W
Waggin' Trail Dog Park, Kansas City
54 min walk • Park
2 miS
Cemetery, Vernacular architecture
Huron Cemetery, Kansas City
51 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.
1.2 miNW
Bridge
Fairfax Bridge, Kansas City
30 min walk • The Fairfax Bridge was a truss bridge over the Missouri River that handled southbound U.S. Route 69, connecting Interstate 635 in Riverside, Missouri with the Seventh Street Trafficway in Fairfax, Kansas.
1.9 miS
Library
Public Library / Main Library, Kansas City
50 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.
1.8 miS
Bridge
Intercity Viaduct, Kansas City
46 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.
2.2 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Memorial Hall, Kansas City
56 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.
1.2 miNW
Bridge
US 69 Missouri River Bridge, Kansas City
31 min walk • The US 69 Missouri River Bridge is a girder bridge carrying U.S. Route 69 over the Missouri River. It connects Interstate 635 in Riverside, Missouri with the 7th Street Trafficway and Fairfax District in Kansas City, Kansas.