Up and at ’em early this morning to get the first tour of Arrowwood/Arrowhead Stadium, and wow! It was so worth it! Michael Brown is a huge Chiefs fan, so this was his morning. Even Leo said maybe he would pull for the Chiefs now… as long as they aren’t playing the Saints 🏈😉

Tour guide Mike did not move fast but we saw it all in our 2 hour tour. We started outside with statue of Lamar Hunt who along with other investors paid $50,000 each to create the American Football League. They said they were really foolish to invest that kind of money, and the press dubbed them the Foolish Club, a name that stuck forever.

Then we headed up to the luxury suites… complete with private bathrooms and a fireplace. Because how could you bear to watch a game without a fireplace 🥴

From the suites, we headed down to the field. Arrowhead Stadium is covered with these plastic locking squares. These cover the turf/sand for off-season concerts and summer events. At the end of summer, the panels are removed and Bermuda Sod is rolled out for a season of Football.

The benefit of the plastic panels being there is that we got to go right onto the field!

From the field, we went to the Chiefs Hall of Fame where there are replicas of the players’ busts from Canton. We were especially impresssed with Derrick Thomas whose father died in Vietnam when he was baby and who worked to support Vietnam Vets and their families.

Pretty great Photo ops too

This kid was just in his element today… Especially when Tour Guide Mike let the boys try on his Super Bowl Ring!

But oh, the best was yet to come… The tunnel and locker room! We actually were right where Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes get ready on Sundays. So when we watch the games, we can say “We were RIGHT THERE!”

And then the Tunnel!

Leo found a reference to his Saints too

Arrowhead also had a section on the east side of stadium for the Missouri State High School Football Championships, and on the west side for the Kansas State High School Football Champions. How cool to be in high school and have your team picture up in Arrowhead stadium.

Great Day!

Tour Guide Mike suggested we go explore Union Station and the World War I Monument and Memorial. Kansas City Union Station was just as beautiful as St Louis’ Union Station. Must be a rule!

We took the sky bridge over to Center City and grabbed street tacos for lunch, and then explored a bit. They had several specialty stores – toys, ice cream, and cupcakes!

Then we headed over to the World War I Memorial and Museum. The Musuem was so well done, with several documentaries explained the world prior to, during and at the moment the United States joined the fight.

We especially liked this cottonwood tree’s sign that said “Please do not climb on me. I am old. That is why I have a crutch. If they see you climbing on me, they will cut off my arm. So please, no climbing but hugs are okay.” So we had to oblige. 🥰

I have especially loved catching these moments during this trip. When they are goofing around, and just happy together.

Mike even found the vehicle similar to what his Great Uncle would have driven in World War I.

Before we headed back to the hotel, we decided to look into the Lego store… of course when we saw the 20% markup versus WalMart and Amazon, we decided to wait and order.

We headed back to the hotel to rest for an hour or so before heading off to see the Kansas City Royals play. It was Dollar Dog Day and Free Halter Top Night (I’m totally Serious 🤣), so dinner definitely didn’t break the bank tonight, and you can’t go to a ballpark and not have a hotdog! ⚾️

The game was great – 0-0 until the bottom of the 8th, when the Royals scored! But then, in the top of the 9th, the Cleveland Guardians came back and end up winning 2-1. Oh well, not really our team, but a great end to a great day!

Tomorrow, we head into Kansas and then Nebraska so we’ve got a bit of driving, but I feel certain we will find a few interesting stops along the way.