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Bagels, the Library & a Bluff View

Bagels with house schmears, the Central Library's giant book spines, then the view from the Quality Hill bluff.

About $11–$28 for two2 hrs 16 minEstimated fit
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Map of the stops for Bagels, the Library & a Bluff ViewA map of a few blocks, not to scale, north at the top, with straight lines between stops. Stop 1, Meshuggah Bagels, the start. Stop 2, Kansas City Public Library (Central Library), 0.3 miles from stop 1, 12 min walk. Stop 3, Lewis and Clark Point (Case Park), optional, a general area rather than one address, 0.5 miles from stop 2, 14 min walk. The route is about 0.8 miles end to end. Neighborhoods shown: Downtown.DOWNTOWN12TH STGRAND BLVDWALNUT STI-3512 min walk14 min walkSTART Meshuggah BagelsKansas City Public LibraryLewis and Clark Point123N0.1 miBagels, the Library & a Bluff ViewFoodMuseumOutdoorsWalkStreetcar lineStraight lines, not directions. Dotted ring: somewhere in this area.Not to scale, north up. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
The route is about 0.8 miles end to end. © OpenStreetMap

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Also close by
  • Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, museum, 1 min walk from stop 2
  • Besos y Abrazos, food, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • Mildred’s (Baltimore), food, 1 min walk from stop 2
  • The Midland, music, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • The Yard Milkshake Bar, dessert, 2 min walk from stop 1
  • Spokes Café (Main St), coffee, 2 min walk from stop 2

The stops

  1. Meshuggah BagelsA bagel with a schmear is $5.50 to $6.50 and lox or smoked salmon runs up to $13.95 on its posted menu.about 35 min · 40 E 13th St, Kansas City, MO 64106 · hours checked recently · then 12 min walkWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps Rotates by date and hours. Also possible: HomeGrown, Hemma Hemma Dinette.
  2. Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)Free. Find the giant book spines on the garage next door, then browse the stacks.about 50 min · 14 W 10th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 · hours freshly checked · then 14 min walkWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
  3. Lewis and Clark Point (Case Park)Optional and free. A view over the river bottoms from the bluff.optional · about 25 min · W 10th St and Jefferson St, Kansas City, MO 64105 · hours freshly checkedWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
The Kansas City Public Library's Central Library building downtown
Photo: Nightryder84 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How the night flows

Bagels first (the shop is closed Monday), then walk to the library and finish at the bluff. The library closes at 5 PM Thursday to Saturday.

Good to know

Reservations
Not needed
Parking
Street and garage parking near the library; check the current rules before you go.
Getting around
Walking, Driving
Setting
Indoors and outdoors
Alcohol
None needed
What to wear
Whatever you feel good in.

Before you go

Hours, prices and reservations change. Anything we haven't recently source-checked is marked “Confirm today” in the planner rather than presented as fact. Check the venue's own page before you head out.

We last looked over this date on September 23, 2026. That is a review of the plan, not a promise that every detail is current.

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