Checkpoint: Country Club Plaza

18th & Vine jazz pose

The 18th and Vine district was the heart of Kansas City jazz from the 1920s. Find the Charlie Parker statue or a jazz mural and take a squad photo with the team in a sax-blowing pose.

Checkpoint: 18th & Vine

Rideshare east to the 18th and Vine Historic District and check in at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum / American Jazz Museum complex.

Checkpoint: Crossroads Arts District

Walk or rideshare to the Crossroads Arts District around 18th Street and Baltimore Avenue, and check in by any mural or gallery.

Checkpoint: Union Station

Rideshare north to Union Station and check in inside the Grand Hall under the chandeliers.

Crossroads mural pose

The Crossroads is covered in murals, painted alleys and indie gallery facades. Find a striking mural and take a squad photo where the team mirrors a colour, gesture or shape from the artwork.

Fountain hop

Kansas City has more than 200 public fountains. Find a second photogenic fountain on your route (the Children's Fountain on N. Oak, the Bartle Hall fountains, the Firefighters' Fountain) and take a group photo with the spray behind the team.

Kansas City finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful KC spot (a fountain at golden hour, the Plaza lights at dusk, a jazz venue at night) and take an amazing closing group photo. Cheers from the City of Fountains!

Kansas City kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a classic KC backdrop (a fountain, a smoky BBQ sign, the Power and Light building) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

KC BBQ working lunch

Kansas City is one of the four pillars of American BBQ. Order burnt ends, a Z-Man sandwich or a stack of ribs from any local joint and take a squad photo with everyone taking the first bite at the same time. Sauce on the chin is a bonus.

KC sport spirit

KC lives for the Chiefs and the Royals. Find someone in red Chiefs or blue Royals gear (or a flag, a mural, the Power and Light District screens) and take a squad photo with the team flying the colours.

Liberty Memorial backdrop

On the bluff south of Union Station rises the 217-foot Liberty Memorial, the only US memorial to World War I. Find a vantage point looking up at the tower and take a squad photo with the obelisk behind the team.

Local Kansas Citian tip

Convince a local Kansas City resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

Nelson-Atkins shuttlecock pose

In front of the Nelson-Atkins Museum stand four giant white shuttlecock sculptures by Claes Oldenburg. Find one of the shuttlecocks and take a squad photo with the team posed around it.

Plaza fountain pose

The Country Club Plaza is dotted with sculpted fountains and Spanish-tile towers. Find the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain (or any of the Plaza's photogenic fountains) and take a group photo with the spray behind the team.

Trivia: City of Fountains

Kansas City is nicknamed the City of Fountains because it has more public fountains than any city in the world except one. Which other city?

Trivia: KC BBQ specialty

Kansas City BBQ has one signature cut, the smoked crispy edges of brisket point. What are they called (two words)?

Trivia: Plaza opened

The Country Club Plaza is widely cited as the first shopping district designed for the automobile. In what year did it open?

Trivia: Union Station opened

Kansas City's Union Station opened to passengers in what year?

Union Station Grand Hall shot

Union Station's Grand Hall has 95-foot ceilings, three chandeliers and a six-foot clock. Take a group photo with the team in the centre of the hall, the clock or a chandelier framed above.