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Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

On July 17, 1981, two overhead walkways in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, killing 114 people and injuring 216.

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On July 17, 1981, two overhead walkways in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, killing 114 people and injuring 216. Loaded with partygoers, the concrete and glass platforms crashed onto a tea dance in the lobby. The collapse resulted in billions of dollars of insurance claims, legal investigations, and city government reforms.

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10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Kauffman Stadium

    Kauffman Stadium is a ballpark located in Kansas City, Missouri, and the home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. It is next door to Arrowhead Stadium, home of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.

    9.4 km · baseball stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, home venue of the Kansas City Royals · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art. In 2007, Time magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building number one on its list of "The 10 Best Architectural Marvels" which considered candidates from around the globe.

    4.5 km · art museum in Kansas City, Missouri · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    T-Mobile Center

    T-Mobile Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of 14th Street and Grand Boulevard on the east side of the Power & Light District.

    1.4 km · Multi-use indoor arena in Kansas City, MO (United States) · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph

    The Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northwestern Missouri in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

    700 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in Missouri, USA · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    National World War I Memorial

    The National World War I Museum and Memorial is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial, it was designated by the United States Congress in 2004 as the country's official museum dedicated to World War I. In 2014, as part of the Centennial recognition, Congress added the designation as the country's official war memorial.

    700 m · memorial in Kansas City to World War I dead · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    University of Missouri–Kansas City

    The University of Missouri–Kansas City is a public research university in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. UMKC is part of the University of Missouri System and includes a medical school and a law school.

    5.7 km · American public university · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    One Kansas City Place

    One Kansas City Place is the tallest building in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, bounded by 12th Street to the north, Baltimore Avenue to the west, and Main Street to the east.

    1.7 km · building in Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Kansas City Zoo

    The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. The zoo has a Friends of the Zoo program to help promote the work of the zoo which sees over one million visitors a year.

    9.9 km · zoo in Kansas City, Missouri · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Rockhurst University

    Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

    6 km · Private university in Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

    The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, located at the T-Mobile Center.

    1.5 km · college basketball hall of fame in Kansas City, Missouri · Wikipedia

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Kansas City (MCI), 27 km · Eppley Airfield (OMA), 271 km · Des Moines (DSM), 283 km
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What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inKansas City is served by many charter bus services, and sits on several major highways.

From Wikivoyage: Kansas City Area, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.

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Hyatt Regency walkway collapse is 2 km from Kansas City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.