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Kansas City CONT’D<br />
MISSOURI<br />
GO EAT<br />
THE PEACHTREE<br />
31 E 14th St • 816-886-9800<br />
www.peachtreerestaurants.com<br />
This homegrown restaurant offers fi nger-lickin’<br />
good soul food, great atmosphere and live<br />
jazz. Order the catfi sh (served fried, lemonbaked,<br />
in a po’ boy or with fried chicken) or<br />
smothered pork chops. $$<br />
AVENUES BISTRO<br />
338 W 63rd St • 816-333-5700<br />
www.avenuesbistro.com<br />
This popular neighborhood spot offers Pan-<br />
European specialties ranging from short-rib<br />
stroganoff to schnitzel. During happy hour, $5<br />
tapas bring in bargain seekers. $$$<br />
CAFÉ PROVENCE<br />
3936 W 69th Ter, Prairie Village, KS<br />
913-384-5998<br />
www.kcconcept.com/cafeprovence<br />
Though it’s located in an outdoor mall, this<br />
cozy bistro has plenty of charm to match its<br />
country French cuisine. Order the mussels,<br />
escargots and French onion soup. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
15 TWENTY<br />
1520 Grand • 816-216-6880<br />
www.15twenty.com<br />
This hot new club offers bottle service, a<br />
rooftop bar that overlooks downtown and a<br />
substantial menu of contemporary tapas. It<br />
also features a VIP membership that includes<br />
discounted limo rental.<br />
MANIFESTO<br />
1924 Main St • 816-536-1325<br />
Though Prohibition is long past, you’ll need<br />
to knock on an alley door for entry to this<br />
speakeasy. The well-conceived cocktails beat a<br />
plain old glass of whiskey any day.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
JAMESPORT, MO<br />
84 miles northwest of Kansas City<br />
www.Jamesport-mo.com<br />
Get a taste of the simple life with a visit to this<br />
quaint Amish community. Pick through the<br />
wares in antique shops, explore country stores<br />
and order snacks at old-fashioned bakeries, all<br />
run by Amish families.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Famous outlaw Jesse James was born just<br />
north of Kansas City in Kearney, MO.<br />
GO MAGAZINE NOVEMBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
Knoxville<br />
TENNESSEE<br />
— Rose Kennedy<br />
GO SHOP<br />
HANSON GALLERY<br />
5607 Kingston Pike • 865-584-6097<br />
www.hansongallery.com<br />
Fine crafts from regionally and nationally<br />
acclaimed artists at this shop include East<br />
Tennessee landscapes from Robert Batey,<br />
horse sculptures from Jeri Hollister and<br />
even kaleidoscopes.<br />
GO SEE<br />
KNOXVILLE ICE BEARS<br />
500 Howard Baker Ave • 865-525-7825<br />
www.knoxvilleicebears.com<br />
The back-to-back Southern Professional<br />
League champions are trying to win a third<br />
championship with some “rough, tough and<br />
unapologetic” hockey. Good thing you’ll be sitting<br />
in the stands and not standing on the ice.<br />
GO EAT<br />
TRIO CAFÉ<br />
13 Market Square • 865-246-2270<br />
www.trio-cafe.net<br />
Custom salads are the specialty here, and<br />
with 30 different salad components, you can<br />
really pile it on. There are also delicious grilled<br />
salmon, panini and stuffed croissants for<br />
heartier eaters. $$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
COTTON EYED JOE<br />
11220 Outlet Dr • 865-675-4563<br />
www.cottoneyedjoe.com<br />
Put on your dancin’ boots to mingle with urban<br />
cowboys at this real country club, named after<br />
a classic line dancing song. There’s even a<br />
mechanical bull.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM OF THE SMOKIES<br />
40 miles southeast of Knoxville<br />
Gatlinburg, TN • 865-430-8808<br />
www.ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com<br />
There are more fi sh in this aquarium than<br />
there are people living in the entire town of<br />
Gatlinburg. Meet some of them in exhibits<br />
that let you pet stingrays and ogle “Lethal<br />
Weapons” (electric eels and blue ring octopus)<br />
from the safe side of the glass.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
UT Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt is the all-time<br />
winningest Division 1 basketball coach in<br />
NCAA history.<br />
Las Vegas<br />
NEVADA<br />
— Michael Toole<br />
GO SHOP<br />
BOOK MAGICIAN<br />
220 W Charleston Blvd • 702-384-5838<br />
This little bookstore has been offering a fi ne<br />
selection of hard-to-fi nd books for nearly 30<br />
years. It has an especially thorough inventory<br />
of movie- and theater-related titles.<br />
JONES EASTERN<br />
EUROPEAN FOOD & WINE<br />
3650 S Jones Blvd • 702-367-4345<br />
Pop in here for delicious sulaguni (smoked<br />
cheese from the republic of Georgia),<br />
Bulgarian roasted eggplants, Lebanese<br />
sausage, Czech beers like Gambrinus and<br />
some of the cheapest Nutella in town.<br />
MAIN STREET ANTIQUES<br />
800 S Main St • 702-382-1882<br />
www.mainstreetantiqueslv.com<br />
This antique shop stocks more than chairs<br />
and clocks: It’s loaded with material from the<br />
gaming industry’s yesteryear, including poker<br />
chips and cards from long vanished casinos.<br />
It’s also the best place to score one of those<br />
old school one-armed bandit games.<br />
GO SEE<br />
FIRST FRIDAY<br />
Downtown Arts District • 702-384-0092<br />
www.fi rstfriday-lasvegas.org<br />
During this monthly neighborhood block party,<br />
art galleries, antique stores and retro clothing<br />
shops in the art district stay open late to<br />
welcome fans of fi ne art. Even if you just stick<br />
to the streets, you’re sure to come upon a few<br />
ice sculptors and fi re breathers.<br />
MOTOR TREND INTERNATIONAL<br />
AUTO SHOW<br />
At the Las Vegas Convention Center<br />
3150 Paradise Rd • 702-892-0711<br />
www.motortrendautoshows.com/lasvegas<br />
This annual exposition features new cars and<br />
trucks from all the major automakers (Acura,<br />
Ford, Honda, Kia). There’s also a new model<br />
gallery with environmentally friendly hybrids<br />
in sleeker packaging. Nov. 27-29.<br />
THE ROLLER COASTER<br />
At New York New York Hotel and Casino<br />
702-740-6969<br />
www.nynyhotelcasino.com<br />
The ride may only last two minutes, but with<br />
most of that time spent dangling upside down<br />
over the Strip, it’s worth it. For an additional<br />
price, purchase photos of yourself, complete<br />
with the frightened expressions you made<br />
during the ride.
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