Westport

Once the last stop for brave pioneers before heading out West, the town was also the site of the bloodiest Civil War battle west of the Mississippi in 1864. You can find the oldest building in Kansas City, Kelly’s Westport Inn – a pre-Civil War era grocery-store-turned bar dating back to 1850. Nowadays, the neighborhood is Kansas City’s best stop for debauchery.

Featured Content

Best of Lists

Long Before the Power Suit

Essays

The Fall of the Epperson House

Itineraries

Drink Like (a) Boss Tom in Downtown

Tours

B.Y.O.R. (Bring Your Own Religion)

Culture

Battle of Westport

A Civil War Breakdown: Battle of Westport

Categories: Culture, Neighborhoods, Westport

Food & Booze

She Gives the People What They Want

Categories: Craft Cocktails, Featured Content, Featured Write-ups, Food & Booze, French, Happy Hour, Westport

People

Mary Atkins
1836 - 1911

Mary Atkins

Categories: Country Club Plaza, People, Westport

George Muehlebach
1833 - 1905

George Muehlebach

Categories: Downtown, People, Westport

John McCoy
1811 - 1889

John McCoy

Categories: People, Westport

Streets & Nature

Kansas City By Dog

Squeezebox Essay Contest Winner

Kansas City By Dog

Categories: Country Club Plaza, Essays, Featured Content, Neighborhoods, Parks, Streets & Nature, Westport