Once the eastern terminus for some of the West’s most famous trails, such as the Oregon, California and Santa Fe, Kansas City is now a major commercial and agricultural center for the Midwest. Kansas City is situated on the State line between Missouri to the east and Kansas to the west.
The Worlds of Fun entertainment complex has more than 120 rides, rollercoasters and live entertainment, with a Spinning Dragons rollercoaster. The Country Club Plaza, the nation’s oldest shopping center, was established in 1922. Other attractions include Oceans of Fun, a water theme park, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The Arabia Steamboat Museum displays artifacts recovered from a steamboat which sank in the Mississippi with 200 tons of cargo in 1856.