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Crown Center, Kansas City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Crown Center is a shopping and residential quarter beside Downtown Kansas City, anchored by the Halls department store run by Hallmark Cards.
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Where to stay in Crown Center
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Crown Center keeps its beds between Gillham Road and Main Street, a short run south of Downtown Kansas City, so the shopping center, the offices, and the restaurants all sit inside one walk. The 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City lies a short way off, toward downtown. Union Station stands just north.
Choose this quarter if you want the Halls store, Science City at Union Station, and the National World War I Memorial within one flat walk.
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The Crown Center shops
Sea Life Kansas City and Legoland Discovery Center Kansas City sit on the shopping floors that Halls anchors.Find hotels in The Crown Center shopsrail arrivals who want Science City at Union Station firstThe Union Station edge
The north edge leaves Science City at Union Station and the National World War I Memorial a level walk away.Find hotels in The Union Station edgequieter nights on the outer boundary of Crown CenterThe Gillham Road side
Gillham Road carries the district's outer boundary, where residences outnumber the retail floors around Halls.Find hotels in The Gillham Road sideHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Kansas City
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Museums & Galleries
3- National World War I Memorial Heritage
- American Jazz Museum
- Kansas City Garment District Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
8- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Heritage
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Heritage
- Sacred Heart Church, School and Rectory Heritage
- Westminster Congregational Church Heritage
- Pilgrim Lutheran Church for the Deaf of Greater Kansas City and Parsonage Heritage
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- Christian Church Hospital Heritage
- First Swedish Baptist Church Heritage
- Grand Avenue Temple and Grand Avenue Temple Building Heritage
Nature & Outdoors
1- World War II Memorial (Jackson County)
Stadiums & Sports
1- Barney Allis Plaza
Landmarks & Notable Places
6- Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site Heritage
- William D. Repp House Heritage
- William Francis Shelley House Heritage
- Maj. William Warner House Heritage
- Norman Tromanhauser House Heritage
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- William Baker and Mary Knight House Heritage
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About Crown Center
What are the main landmarks in Crown Center?
Science City at Union Station occupies the north edge of the district, and the National World War I Memorial stands a short way beyond, so an arrival by rail can reach both on foot. Sea Life Kansas City and Legoland Discovery Center Kansas City share the shopping floors. Halls anchors the retail.
Barney Allis Plaza and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum lie farther out, close enough to fold into a day that starts here.
What is the history of Crown Center?
Hallmark Cards set its base on this ground, and the Halls department store it owns and operates became the anchor that the rest of the shopping center grew around. Residences and retail filled the blocks between. Entertainment venues and restaurants came with them, the American Restaurant among them.
Two of Kansas City's largest law firms, Shook, Hardy & Bacon and Lathrop GPM, keep their headquarters inside the neighbourhood.
Where is Crown Center?
Crown Center runs between Gillham Road and Main Street, with East 22nd Street and East 27th Street closing its northern and southern edges.
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What is the best area to stay in Crown Center?
The Crown Center shops: families using Sea Life Kansas City and Legoland Discovery Center Kansas City. The Union Station edge: rail arrivals who want Science City at Union Station first. The Gillham Road side: quieter nights on the outer boundary of Crown Center.
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Updated October 2026