Day 62, Kansas City Here We Come

If it's Kansas City, that must mean barbeque.  LC Barbeque isn't fancy and isn't in a fancy neighborhood, but that doesn't keep it from showing up on lots of "best of" lists. 
LC's menu mostly consists of sandwiches of meats smoked right there. Turkey was not my first choice, but the pork wasn't ready yet and Denis was ordering the beef. I was not disappointed. The sandwiches are piled with so much meat, it has third slice of bread in the middle. It also serves to soak up some of the sauce. Unlike some bbq places, there are no bottles of sauce for you to douse your meat with. LC knows exactly how they think you should enjoy their meat.

This (minus the beer) is what went in the to-go box after we had lunch.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is closed on Wednesday, but they do have a Sculpture Park 😊 As you might know, we've gone to a few outdoor art parks over the course of this trip. There are 12 Henry Moore pieces, the largest number of any collection in the United States.
There were a few pieces Denis and I recognized as artists we've seen in other places, like this one, behind the Henry Moore, by Roxy Paine.
 
There is another of his pieces in Seattle at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
And this one by Rodin.

The Thinker got me wondering how many Thinkers there are. Turns out there are 25, but only 12 bronze cast in Rodin's lifetime. We were particularly interested to find out that the last bronze piece created under Rodin's supervision is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection. Sadly, in 1970, a radical group. perhaps in protest of America's involvement in Vietnam, used dynamite to attempt to destroy the statue. Irreparable damage was done but it still sits on display on the Museum's grounds.

There is a contemporary museum of art a few blocks away. We visited there as well before taking a car tour of Country Club Plaza. It is 15 blocks of mostly upscale stores and restaurants. The architecture of a lot of it left me feeling a little bit like I was in Las Vegas. So many of the buildings seem to try to recreate famous building mostly from Europe. This Cheesecake Factory, for instance, is a copy of a building in Seville.

Kansas City is also known for its fountains. They say they are the city with the second largest number of fountains. Rome is number one. We drove around and saw a few, some without water. Even here in the Midwest, they are beginning to feel the effects of a dry summer. 

Kansas City is also known for its music. We won't be seeking or music venues this trip. We couldn't help but wonder how our visit would be different if Covid was under control. A friend suggested The Phoenix Jazz Club. I'm including the recommendation here just in case we ever get back.😊
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA

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