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ITINERARY
23h 2m1,200 miles19 stops
1
Duke Island Park
2
Newtown Farmer's Market
3
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Teddy Roosevelt declared that this Italian Renaissance-style building was the handsomest building I ever saw. Indeed, the State Capitol, with its vaulted dome and grand staircase and the murals and painted floors inside, is thing to behold.
4
Carlisle Sports Emporium
The Carlisle Sports Emporium is Central PA's year-round indoor & outdoor entertainment complex. Known as "The Place to Play," we are the perfect destination for all ages & every occasion. Our interactive fun features indoor & outdoor go-karts, a 7,500 sq. ft. 2-tier LED LASERTRON laser tag arena, two 18-hole themed miniature golf courses, HOLOGATE virtual reality, batting cages, a roller-skating rink, Victory Lane Café, & the largest arcade in the area! We provide multiple venues for hosting team building events, business meetings, birthday parties & group outings. Due to this broad array of exciting activities & multiple meeting spaces, we specialize in parties, track rentals, & group outings of any size. The Carlisle Sports Emporium is easily accessible from all the major highways of South-Central PA. We're located just off Interstate 81 and the PA Turnpike, making us just minutes away from Camp Hill, Harrisburg, Hershey, York, Gettysburg & Lancaster.
5
Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center
6
Sideling Hill Overlook & Rest Area
7
Cathedral of Learning
8
Point State Park
Serving as a key strategic spot during the French and Indian War, this National Historic Landmark and park offer stunning views of the city and a variety of outdoor recreation.
9
The Troll Hole Museum
Guided, interactive, educational and funny tours of Guinness World record troll doll collection. Enjoy shopping bright colorful unique items and handcrafted coffee, teas and Belgian waffles. The 45 minute guided tour will fill your day with mystique and magic as you are taken through two floors, six rooms, and a troll cave complete with waterfalls and and a troll mountain. There is a DreamWorks Trolls exhibit and guest appearances by Poppy on select days.
10
Wisecracks Comedy Escape Room
A Virtual online game or real in person comedy escape room hosted by the local comedian the Wisecracker. The Wisecracker is at it again! These funny and challenging escape rooms will make you laugh your pants off! Take on 'Cookie the Bookie' who is running a secret business out of the local dry cleaners. Can you and your team of detectives find all of the 'laundered' money and identify her accomplices? Or outwit "Jack-in-the Box " where bad Brother Jack is taking revenge on The Wisecracker and YOU! Can you and your team free the Wisecracker and your toys before they're shipped to Timbuktu?
11
Escape Canton
Escape Canton is Northeast Ohio's premiere venue for escape game adventures! You and your team will be locked in a themed room. Your goal is to work together and use elements around you to find clues and solve puzzles in order to escape the room within a certain time limit. With 4 unique escape rooms to choose from, Escape Canton will provide you with the ultimate escape room experience! Conference center now available for your Corporate Team Building events Monday - Friday! Call to book your reservation or for more details! Book your adventure today!
12
Kelton House Museum & Garden
Experience urban life and the decorative arts, as they existed in the second half of the 19th century, through the collection of the Sophia and Fernando Cortez Kelton family. Learn about the Underground Railroad and the people that bring the history to life.
13
Ohio Stadium
14
Angel's Envy Distillery
Built in the heart of Louisville, the ANGEL’S ENVY Distillery is downtown’s first fully operational whiskey production facility. Co-founded in 2010 by the late Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson, ANGEL’S ENVY began as a passion project that combined their family’s deep-rooted passion for and knowledge of the industry with an innovative outlook on bourbon making and finishing. ANGEL’S ENVY opened the doors in 2016 and puts you in the center of our distilling process for a unique tour experience.
15
Constitution Trail
16
FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing
17
World Chess Hall of Fame
The mission of the World Chess Hall of Fame is to educate visitors, fans, players, and scholars by collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting the game of chess and its continuing cultural and artistic significance. The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) celebrates one of the world's oldest and best-loved games through vibrant, engaging exhibitions and creative programming. A not-for-profit, collecting institution situated in the heart of Saint Louis, the WCHOF houses both the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame, which honor the accomplishments of the game's finest players. The organization presents exhibitions that explore the history of the game, as well as its remarkable impact on arts and culture. These unique shows and programs are designed to appeal to both the chess novice and expert, defying expectations and enhancing knowledge of the game. Along with those of its sister organization, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the WCHOF's activities have distinguished Saint Louis as a national and international chess destination.
18
Missouri Town Living History Museum
See what a progressive farming community, spread across some 30 sloping acres, looked like in the mid-1800s. Missouri Town 1855 is composed of more than 25 buildings dating from 1820 - 1860. This living history museum uses original structures, furnishings and equipment. Also depicting the 19th Century lifestyles are interpreters in period attire, authentic field and garden crops, and rare livestock breeds. Visit Missouri Town 1855 with professional living history interpreters to help you along your self-guided tour.
19
Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum
Jail built in 1859, and operated as a county jail until 1933. The infamous Frank James was incarcerated here. Learn about the evolution of justice on the Missouri frontier.
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OVERVIEW
New York to Kansas City
1
Start:Duke Island Park
Bridgewater, New Jersey·
4.5
(99) review
Old York Road, Bridgewater, NJ
2
Start:Newtown Farmer's Market
Newtown, Pennsylvania·
4.5
(99) review
2150 S Eagle Rd, Newtown, PA 18940-1559
3
Start:Pennsylvania State Capitol
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania·
4.5
(977) review
Teddy Roosevelt declared that this Italian Renaissance-style building was the handsomest building I ever saw. Indeed, the State Capitol, with its vaulted dome and grand staircase and the murals and painted floors inside, is thing to behold.
4
Start:Carlisle Sports Emporium
Carlisle, Pennsylvania·
4.0
(90) review
The Carlisle Sports Emporium is Central PA's year-round indoor & outdoor entertainment complex. Known as "The Place to Play," we are the perfect destination for all ages & every occasion. Our interactive fun features indoor & outdoor go-karts, a 7,500 sq. ft. 2-tier LED LASERTRON laser tag arena, two 18-hole themed miniature golf courses, HOLOGATE virtual reality, batting cages, a roller-skating rink, Victory Lane Café, & the largest arcade in the area! We provide multiple venues for hosting team building events, business meetings, birthday parties & group outings. Due to this broad array of exciting activities & multiple meeting spaces, we specialize in parties, track rentals, & group outings of any size. The Carlisle Sports Emporium is easily accessible from all the major highways of South-Central PA. We're located just off Interstate 81 and the PA Turnpike, making us just minutes away from Camp Hill, Harrisburg, Hershey, York, Gettysburg & Lancaster.
5
Start:Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania·
4.5
(95) review
500 Kings Gap Rd, Carlisle, PA 17015-9306
6
Start:Sideling Hill Overlook & Rest Area
Cumberland, Maryland·
4.5
(99) review
I-68, Cumberland, MD
7
Start:Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·
4.5
(979) review
4200 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260
8
Start:Point State Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·
4.5
(951) review
Serving as a key strategic spot during the French and Indian War, this National Historic Landmark and park offer stunning views of the city and a variety of outdoor recreation.
9
Start:The Troll Hole Museum
Alliance, Ohio·
4.5
(86) review
Guided, interactive, educational and funny tours of Guinness World record troll doll collection. Enjoy shopping bright colorful unique items and handcrafted coffee, teas and Belgian waffles. The 45 minute guided tour will fill your day with mystique and magic as you are taken through two floors, six rooms, and a troll cave complete with waterfalls and and a troll mountain. There is a DreamWorks Trolls exhibit and guest appearances by Poppy on select days.
10
Start:Wisecracks Comedy Escape Room
Alliance, Ohio·
5.0
(9) review
A Virtual online game or real in person comedy escape room hosted by the local comedian the Wisecracker. The Wisecracker is at it again! These funny and challenging escape rooms will make you laugh your pants off! Take on 'Cookie the Bookie' who is running a secret business out of the local dry cleaners. Can you and your team of detectives find all of the 'laundered' money and identify her accomplices? Or outwit "Jack-in-the Box " where bad Brother Jack is taking revenge on The Wisecracker and YOU! Can you and your team free the Wisecracker and your toys before they're shipped to Timbuktu?
11
Start:Escape Canton
Canton, Ohio·
5.0
(9) review
Escape Canton is Northeast Ohio's premiere venue for escape game adventures! You and your team will be locked in a themed room. Your goal is to work together and use elements around you to find clues and solve puzzles in order to escape the room within a certain time limit. With 4 unique escape rooms to choose from, Escape Canton will provide you with the ultimate escape room experience! Conference center now available for your Corporate Team Building events Monday - Friday! Call to book your reservation or for more details! Book your adventure today!
12
Start:Kelton House Museum & Garden
Columbus, Ohio·
4.5
(96) review
Experience urban life and the decorative arts, as they existed in the second half of the 19th century, through the collection of the Sophia and Fernando Cortez Kelton family. Learn about the Underground Railroad and the people that bring the history to life.
13
Start:Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio·
4.5
(979) review
411 Woody Hayes Dr,, Columbus, OH 43210-1104
14
Start:Angel's Envy Distillery
Louisville, Kentucky·
4.5
(967) review
Built in the heart of Louisville, the ANGEL’S ENVY Distillery is downtown’s first fully operational whiskey production facility. Co-founded in 2010 by the late Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson, ANGEL’S ENVY began as a passion project that combined their family’s deep-rooted passion for and knowledge of the industry with an innovative outlook on bourbon making and finishing. ANGEL’S ENVY opened the doors in 2016 and puts you in the center of our distilling process for a unique tour experience.
15
Start:Constitution Trail
Bloomington, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois·
4.5
(95) review
Bloomington, Bloomington-Normal, IL
16
Start:FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing
Collinsville, Illinois·
3.5
(97) review
9301 Collinsville Rd, Collinsville, IL 62234-1799
17
Start:World Chess Hall of Fame
Saint Louis, Missouri·
4.0
(99) review
The mission of the World Chess Hall of Fame is to educate visitors, fans, players, and scholars by collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting the game of chess and its continuing cultural and artistic significance. The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) celebrates one of the world's oldest and best-loved games through vibrant, engaging exhibitions and creative programming. A not-for-profit, collecting institution situated in the heart of Saint Louis, the WCHOF houses both the U.S. and World Chess Halls of Fame, which honor the accomplishments of the game's finest players. The organization presents exhibitions that explore the history of the game, as well as its remarkable impact on arts and culture. These unique shows and programs are designed to appeal to both the chess novice and expert, defying expectations and enhancing knowledge of the game. Along with those of its sister organization, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the WCHOF's activities have distinguished Saint Louis as a national and international chess destination.
18
Start:Missouri Town Living History Museum
Lee's Summit, Missouri·
4.5
(99) review
See what a progressive farming community, spread across some 30 sloping acres, looked like in the mid-1800s. Missouri Town 1855 is composed of more than 25 buildings dating from 1820 - 1860. This living history museum uses original structures, furnishings and equipment. Also depicting the 19th Century lifestyles are interpreters in period attire, authentic field and garden crops, and rare livestock breeds. Visit Missouri Town 1855 with professional living history interpreters to help you along your self-guided tour.
19
Start:Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum
Independence, Missouri·
4.0
(97) review
Jail built in 1859, and operated as a county jail until 1933. The infamous Frank James was incarcerated here. Learn about the evolution of justice on the Missouri frontier.
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What's the driving distance between New York and Kansas City?
The distance is 1,200 miles
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The driving time can vary depending on traffic conditions, but it is typically 23h 2m mins in normal traffic
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