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 Kansas City, MO. – In commemoration of National Tourism Week, the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association (KCCVA) announced the inaugural winners of its KC Visitors’ Choice Awards at the organization’s Annual Tourism Celebration. The event was held Tuesday in the Kansas City Convention Center’s Grand Ballroom.
The KCCVA developed the awards program to give visitors the chance to recognize their favorite businesses and attractions in 19 different categories, from Favorite Barbecue Restaurant to Best Midwestern Hospitality.
This is the only awards program in Kansas City designed with the visitor in mind. The finalists for each category were chosen by an online survey of visitors during a two-week nomination period in January. From Feb. 5 to May 1, visitors voted for their favorites at VisitKC.com. To ensure that the winners were true visitor choices, only votes from outside the five-county metropolitan area were counted.
2007 Visitors’ Choice Winners
Favorite Restaurant | The Cheesecake Factory
Favorite Steakhouse | Hereford House
Favorite Barbecue Restaurant | Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue
Favorite Performing Arts Venue or Organization | Starlight Theatre
Favorite Jazz Venue | The Blue Room
Favorite Nightlife Spot | O’Dowd’s Little Dublin
Favorite Shopping Center or District | Country Club Plaza
Favorite Shop or Store | Cabela’s
Favorite Hotel or Bed & Breakfast | Westin Crown Center
Favorite Attraction | Worlds of Fun
Favorite Museum or Historical Site | Union Station
Favorite Art Museum or Gallery | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Favorite Professional Sports Team | Kansas City Chiefs
Favorite Kids Attraction | Kansas City Zoo
Favorite Festival or Special Event | Kansas City Irish Fest
Favorite Holiday Experience | Country Club Plaza Season of Lights
Favorite Day Trip from Kansas City | Weston, MO
Best Midwestern Hospitality | Gates Bar-B-Q
Best of Kansas City | Country Club Plaza
For a complete list of all the nominees, click here.
About the KCCVA
The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enhance economic growth and quality of life for the region and its residents through marketing, sales and service for the convention and tourism industries. For more information about all there is to see and do in Kansas City, visit the organization’s Web site at VisitKC.com.
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Blue Room, interior
Caption: The Blue Room in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District offers live jazz four nights a week. This image is not available for download.
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Country Club Plaza
Caption: The Moorish architecture of the 14-square-block Country Club Plaza is modeled after Seville, Spain.
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Gates Bar-B-Q
Caption: Opened in 1946, Gates Bar-B-Q offers five locations, each greeting customers with their signature, "Hi, may I help you?"
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Kansas City Chiefs, Arrowhead Stadium
Caption: Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, seats more than 79,000 on game day.
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Kansas City Zoo
Caption: Children can get upclose with lemurs in the Kansas City Zoo's Discovery Barn. This image is not available for download.
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, exterior (south)
Caption: The lawn of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art resembles a badminton court with 18-ft.-tall sculptures, titled "Shuttlecocks."
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Starlight Theatre
Caption: Starlight Theatre is the largest outdoor amphitheater of its kind in the nation.
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Union Station Kansas City, exterior
Caption: Union Station opened in 1914 as the nation's second largest train station, and today features a science center, theatre, exhibits and dining.
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Westin Crown Center
Caption: Overlooking Crown Center and Union Station, the Westin Crown Center offer 729 guest rooms and suites.
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Worlds of Fun, Detonator
Caption: Worlds of Fun offers more than 170 acres of wild rides, unique food and live entertainment.
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