Crown Center, Kansas City

Every visitor who enjoys shopping must take part in the Crown Center experience. This upscale shopping complex, spread over 85 acres, is home to 80 shops and restaurants, as well as two luxurious hotels and the international headquarters of Hallmark Cards. Created in 1968, the shopping center connects via skywalk to the Hyatt Regency Crown Center , Westin Crown Center Hotel and Union Station. The facility attracts conventions with its Destination Crown Center program, which offers 140,000 square feet of meeting space. For movie lovers, there is the Crown Center Cinemas on the third level.