Kansas City, MO Side Quests: Beyond the BBQ and Jazz

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Episode 146

Did you know there's an entire city humming along beneath the streets of Kansas City?

Kansas City has a well-earned reputation for barbecue, jazz, and the Chiefs. But scratch the surface, and you'll find a city full of stories that don't make the highlight reel. In this episode, we honor the classics and then go exploring, from a steamboat buried under a cornfield for over a hundred years to an underground business complex the size of a small city.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The extraordinary story of the Arabia Steamboat Museum, a nineteenth-century time capsule found twenty-five feet underground in a Missouri cornfield, perfectly preserved for over 130 years
• SubTropolis, the world's largest underground business complex, carved out of ancient limestone mines beneath Kansas City, and yes, you can actually drive through it
• The surprising Kansas City origin stories of two iconic American snacks you've almost certainly had but never knew came from here

Kansas City kept surprising me at every turn, and I have a feeling it's going to do the same to you.

You ready? Let’s roam.

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