Washington-Wheatley, Kansas City

#60 among attractions in Kansas City

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Washington-Wheatley is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. The neighborhood is located between 18th Street and 27th Street and Prospect Avenue to I-70. ()

Coordinates: 39°5'3"N, 94°32'40"W

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Downtown Kansas City (Washington Weatley)Kansas City United States

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Washington-Wheatley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mutual Musicians Foundation, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Elmwood Cemetery, American Jazz Museum.

1 miNW
Dancing, Nightlife
Mutual Musicians Foundation, Kansas City
27 min walk • The Mutual Musicians' Foundation Building is a historic building at 1823 Highland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It is also known as the Mutual Musicians Association Building or the Musician's Union Local or the Local No. 627 of the American Federation of Musicians.
1.1 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City
28 min walk • The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a privately funded museum dedicated to preserving the history of Negro league baseball in America.
1.3 miNE
Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City
33 min walk • Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 4900 Truman Road at Van Brunt Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formally organized in 1872 and was landscaped by George Kessler. The first burial was infant Sallie Ayers on July 5, 1872.
1.1 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Historical place
American Jazz Museum, Kansas City
29 min walk • Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that developed in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1920s and 1930s, which marked the transition from the structured big band style to the much more improvisational style of bebop.
1.6 miSW
Temple
Scottish Rite Temple, Kansas City
42 min walk • The Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple is a monumental building in Kansas City, Missouri which was built during 1928-30. The building has a 102 by 112 feet 1,400-seat auditorium. It was built on the site of the group's previous building at Linwood and Paseo Boulevard.
1.3 miSW
Neoclassical architecture
Ivanhoe Masonic Temple, Kansas City
33 min walk • The Masonic Temple in Kansas City, Missouri, USA was a Masonic building from 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The building was in disrepair by 1999, when it was demolished.
1 miW
Forts and castles, Historical place
City workhouse castle, Kansas City
27 min walk • City workhouse castle is a city historical register site located at 2001 Vine Street in Kansas City, Missouri. This is within the 18th and Vine Jazz District, which has been referred to as America's third most recognized street after Broadway and Hollywood Boulevard due to the legacy of Kansas City jazz music.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
18th and Vine-Downtown East, Kansas City
29 min walk • 18th and Vine is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It is internationally recognized as a historical point of origin of jazz music and a historic hub of African-American businesses.

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How to get to Washington-Wheatley by public transport?

The nearest stations to Washington-Wheatley:

Bus

23rd at Indiana • Lines: 23 (2 min walk)