March Madness 2009

Hi all!

A group of mid to late twenties canadians (8 to be exact) try and hit the first round of march madness every year. This is a classic boys only weekend so we are interested in great food, great drinks and plenty to see and do during both the day and night.

I am pulling for Kansas City to be our 2009 location. I have done a bit of research on the city and I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a few questions.

1) Where would the best area (or even hotel) for us to stay? It would be nice to be in a spot with planty of restaurants (BBQ!), brewpubs and nightlife all relatiely close to the sprint center.

2) Will we need to rent a car for our stay or is getting around town easy enough?

3) I plan on checking out the art museum, jazz museum and possibly the world of fun in addition to the NCAA games. Are there any other attractions or lessor known spots that I simply shouldn%26#39;t miss?

4) Any suggestions for restaurants, pubs, jazz clubs etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot and hopefully see you in 2009!

March Madness 2009

Kansas City is an easy city to drive in, most places have plenty of free parking. and few people use mass transit. You will probably want a rental.

The area around the recently opened Sprint Center is developing quickly and may be tremendous in a few years, but next year I think a group like yours would still be happier in Westport. It will be more of the nightlife that you are looking for.

There is pretty good bus service between Westport and Sprint Center.

The two attractions that I think are the most unique may be less likely to interest your demographic but I will mention them: National World War One Museum %26amp; the Steam Boat Arabia.

Hope you have a great time!

March Madness 2009

BTW, when you are searching for these places online, they are in Missouri.

Although metro Kansas City is pretty evenly spread across both states, and the places we are talking about (including the arena) are within a mile of the state line - they are the Missouri side.