This podcast is the first drive-by tour. I will be talk about the three bronze sculptures,  “Three figures/fifteen elements”, on the drive to and from the Kansas City International Airport. Although created by Joel Shapiro, a famous artist, there is no parking lot or side street for you to park the car and examine the […]

This podcast is over the reason the Ramada hotel in Downtown Topeka became a historic landmark. The hotel shares history with the first Kansas Governor’s Mansion. You will be inside for this entire tour. The hotel stands at 420 SE 6th Avenue. Looking at the building you may not understand how it is historic. Built […]

This podcast is about Coronado Heights, the history of the site and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. You will be outside for this tour. Coronado Heights stands a few miles northwest of Lindsborg, Kansas. For visiting Coronado Heights, you may want to pick up food in Lindsborg for a picnic. The park includes a restroom. The […]

This podcast is about Burnett’s Mound in Topeka, KS. Walking by a road or trials in Skyline Park lead to the top of the mound. Walking quickly by the shortest way, the gravel road, takes about 15 minutes to the top. You will want to go in the daytime. Skyline Park closes half an hour […]

This podcast tours the Country Club Plaza located in Kansas City, Missouri north of Brush Creek. I will talk about the history, inspiration, and statues on the Plaza. This tour covers more distance then past tours (over two miles) and you will be outside for all of it. You may want to split it up […]

Welcome to Easy to Linger. This podcast is about the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Overland Park, Kansas. Located at the southwest corner of 119th and Lowell Road, just a little west of Metcalf Avenue. There is no charge to view it. This memorial is completely outside with no covering. Although you won’t want to […]

Welcome to Easy to Linger. The architecture of the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri drew inspiration from Sevilla a city in south west Spain. This podcast is about the history of that Spanish town. It is not a guided tour. You may listen at any place in the Plaza or just if you […]

This podcast is about Loose Park. Loose Park is 75-acres in Kansas City, Missouri close to the Plaza. The park contains a playground, walking trail, tennis court, Japanese tea room, rose garden, and Civil War markers. Like most parks there are picnic areas and benches. This tour will begin near the rose garden, which is […]

While researching Union Station in Kansas City, I learned about Fred Harvey. I decided to record a separate episode because the information in this podcast is not limited to Union Station. You may want to learn more about the Fred Harvey company while at Union Station in Kansas City, Cleveland Union Terminal or the Los […]

Welcome to Easy to Linger. This tour is at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Union Station was built in the golden age of the railroad. However as beautiful as it is and was, the building was used less throughout the years as airplanes and cars became more popular. Union Station was not maintained and […]