28 days in Kansas City & Houston Itinerary

Popular historic sites such as Union Station and Bingham Waggoner Mansion & Estate are in your itinerary. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Get out of town with these interesting Kansas City side-trips: Jesse James Birthplace Museum (in Kearney), Smithville Lake (in Smithville) and Lexington (Court House & Battle of Lexington State Historic Site). Next up on the itinerary: get engrossed in the history at National WWI Museum and Memorial, don't miss a visit to Squirrel Cage Jail, take in the history at Fort Scott National Historic Site, and wander the streets of Country Club Plaza.

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Dusseldorf, Germany to Kansas City is an approximately 15.5-hour combination of train and flight. The time zone changes from Central European Standard Time to Central Standard Time, which is usually a -7 hour difference. Plan for somewhat warmer temperatures traveling from Dusseldorf in September, with highs in Kansas City at 33°C and lows at 20°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 17th (Sun) early enough to catch the flight to Houston.

You'll enjoy a bit of beach vacationing at Quintana Beach and Surfside Beach. Get some cultural insight at The Seawall and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Get out of town with these interesting Houston side-trips: Galveston (Galveston Historic Seaport - Home of the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA, The Strand, &more), Pine Gully Park (in Seabrook) and Kemah Boardwalk (in Kemah). There's still lots to do: examine the collection at Space Center Houston, take an in-depth tour of Holocaust Museum Houston, test your problem-solving skills at popular escape rooms, and explore the different monuments and memorials at Glenwood Cemetery.

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You can fly from Kansas City to Houston in 3.5 hours. Other options are to drive; or take a bus. In September, Houston is a bit warmer than Kansas City - with highs of 38°C and lows of 28°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 30th (Sat) to allow time to travel back home.