Many famous people
were either born or lived
in the
Kansas City area.
Those going on this bus tour will see the past or present homes
of over 100
different
people including
Mickey Rooney,
Casey
Stengel, Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Sally Rand,
Walter Cronkite, Ernest
Hemingway, Craig Stevens,
Roger
Maris, Marilyn Maye, "Beetle
Bailey," Red Skelton, Joan Crawford,
Bert Bacharach, Amelia Earhart,
Chris Cooper and many more.
You'll
also
see the current or former homes of Bo, Quiz, Rush, Lumpy
plus some big-time politicians and famous
business
owners. We'll also
show you
several
little-known boyhood
homes of President Truman and the
retirement homes of a Supreme Court Justice and Director
of the FBI. You'll also
see the film locations where several
Hollywood movies were made right here in Kansas City.
Further,
you'll discover the connections that Dr. Phil, Lou Gehrig, Donald Duck,
Dale Carnegie, Fibber
McGee, Mickey Mouse,
Harriett
Nelson
(of
Ozzie and
Harriett), Daniel
Boone, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo
Bill Cody, Buddy Rogers
and others had to the area.
This is
an
all-day tour, generally from 9 to 4 pm. The price ranges from
$30-$50/person depending on the sponsoring
organization and whether
or not lunch
is included. We generally book
10 to 12 tours
every year
departing
from
various locations within the
greater KC area. Listed below
is our current
schedule.
Others
will be added as
they
are
booked. The only two
times we get off the bus are
for lunch at a nice restaurant and an
afternoon break a
McDonald's. Unless you
have your own transportation, we will book a
luxery coach for the trip; all coaches have
a restroom
onboard.
Cameras
welcome.
In June 2011,
Channel 41 (NBC Action News) featured this tour on their Proud to Call
it Home series. To view the story, go to
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/lifestyle/proud_to_call_it_home/bus-tour-highlights-kansas-city%27s-celebrity-connections
To
find
out how your group or club can sponsor one of these tours, please
email
Don Davidson and include
your name, name of
group, boarding
location, and
the date
you wish for
the
tour and an alternate date. You may also call
and leave a message at 913-338-0129 or
816-763-9401.
Here is our upcoming schedule. For
details on a specific tour, please
call the phone number below for
exact cost, boarding
location and
registration
details.
Payment
deadlines are
typically two weeks in advance. The
contact information for the
private groups
is not listed.
2012
DATES
BOARDING LOCATION CALL SPONSOR FOR
DETAILS (deadline: two weeks before trip)
Fri.,
March 23 KC,
MO
Private group
Thur.,
April 12
KC, MO
Private group
Wed., June 27
South KC
Private group
2011
DATES
BOARDING LOCATION CALL SPONSOR FOR
DETAILS (deadline: two weeks before trip)
Thur.,
April 14
Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek Parks & Recreation
Dept.
Mon., May 2
Overland Park
Private group
Mon. May 16
Overland
Park
Private group
Tues.
May17
Overland
Park
Private group
Mon. May 23
Overland
Park
Private group
Sat.,
July 23
UMKC area
Communiversity (div. of UMKC)
Tues.,
Oct. 18
Olathe
Private group
Thur., Oct. 27
Independence
Private group
2010
DATES
BOARDING LOCATION CALL SPONSOR FOR
DETAILS (deadline: two weeks before trip)
Fri.
March 19
Kansas City
Private group
Fri.,
March 26
Overland Park
Private group
Tues,
May 11
Overland Park
Capital
Federal Bank
Thur.,
Oct. 7
Kansas City
Private
group
Sat., Oct. 16
Brookside
Communiversity,
call 816-235-1407 to
register.
Tues., Oct. 26
Kansas
City
Private group
Fri., Oct. 29
Gladstone
Gladstone Parks & Rec.
Dept.,
2009
DATES
BOARDING LOCATION CALL SPONSOR FOR
DETAILS (deadline: two weeks before trip)
Sat.,
March 21
Raytown
Raytown Community Ed. Program
Fri, Apri. 3
Indep.
Private
(retirement home)
Sat., April
18
Platte Woods
Park Hill Community Ed. Program
Tues., May 19
Overland Park
Capital
Federal Bank
Tues., Sept. 15 Overland Park
Fun Time Tours
816-468-4300
Wed., Sept. 16
Overland Park
Brown
and
Gold Club, Johnson County Community Cellege
Sat., Oct. 31
UMKC
area
Communiversity (816-235-1448)
2008
DATES
BOARDING LOCATION CALL SPONSOR FOR
DETAILS (deadline: two weeks before trip)
Sat.,
March 8
Independence
Blue River Community College
(816-220-6518)
Thurs., March
13 Johnson County
Private church group
Tues,
March 18
Wyandotte
County
KCK Community College (913-288-7660)
Sat.,
March
29
Raytown
Raytown Community Ed. Program (816-246-7037)
Tues,
April
1
Independence
Independence Parks and Rec. Dept. (816-325-6200)
Thurs.,
April
17 Gladstone
Gladstone Parks & Rec. Dept. (816-423-4086)
Wed., June 18
Overland Park
Private
bank group
Tues,
Aug. 12
Overland
Park
Private seniors group
Wed,
Sept. 10
Overland Park
Private
bank group
Sat., Oct.
25
Brookside
Communiversity (816-235-1448)
Tues., Oct. 28
So. KC
Private church group
Fri.,
Nov. 7
So. Overland Park
Blue
Valley Recreation (913-685-6000)
Wed.,
Nov. 12
Kearney, MO
Kearney Parks & Recreation Dept.
(816-903-4730)