Piper, Kansas

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas (Latin: Archidioecesis Kansanopolitana in Kansas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Kansas in the United States.The archbishop's episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Kansas City, Kansas. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a metropolitan see. Its metropolitan archbishop oversees an ecclesiastical province with three suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Dodge City, Salina, and Wichita.

Sandstone Amphitheater, also known as Azura Amphitheater, is an open-air amphitheater located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States. It is owned by the unified government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, shares its grounds with the Kansas City Renaissance Festival and National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame and is located adjacent to the Wyandotte County Park.

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair held each fall in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States, next to Sandstone Amphitheater. Each year the fair begins on Labor Day weekend and continues for seven weekends, open on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day. The faire began in 1977 as a benefit for the Kansas City Art Institute, and became a stand-alone event in the late 1990s. Presently, the fair has 165 booths and 13 stages, entertaining 200,000 patrons annually on 16 operating days.In keeping with its artistic beginnings, KCRF features over 150 shops and vendors, many of which sell original crafts and artwork. The site itself is artistic, featuring winding tree-lined lanes, painted murals, and banner-strewn, fancifully decorated buildings. In particular, the Institute for Historic and Educational Arts (IHEA) maintains a large presence. Its artisans demonstrate a variety of textile, wood and metal crafting techniques, even operating a fully functional blacksmith shop. KCRF offers a free Living History Tour in which patrons can view some of these craftspeople at work as well as hear presentations by costumed characters about Renaissance art, science, medicine, and warfare.

The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame is a museum and educational facility in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code (issued in 1960). It is located east of K-7 and south of State Avenue (US-24, near 126th Street) next to the Sandstone Amphitheater and Kansas City Renaissance Festival. It is north of the Kansas Turnpike "Bonner Springs" exit, and about one mile (1.6 km) west of the Kansas Speedway.

Legends Field is a baseball park in Kansas City, Kansas, located in the Kansas City neighborhood of Piper. It is the home of the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. It was formerly home of the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting Kansas City) in the MLS and briefly home to the Kansas City Current of the NWSL in their inaugural year. It is located in the Village West area at 1800 Village West Parkway. Many local area High School teams, including Bonner Springs High School, in their annual Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic play at the ballpark. It has been used for concerts and some community events.

Village West is a $1.2 billion 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) retail, dining and entertainment development that opened in 2002 in Kansas City, Kansas. It is located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435 (11 miles (18 km) from Downtown KCK). Village West is the most popular tourist destination in the state, and has significantly fueled growth in KCK and Wyandotte County.

Legends Outlets Kansas City is a super-regional shopping mall located in the Village West development in Kansas City, Kansas. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2).The shopping center is surrounded by various attractions and offers over 110 retail and restaurant outlets, including Dave & Buster's and Yard House. Popular department stores include Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Ann Taylor, Kate Spade, Nike, TJ Maxx, and H&M. Legends Outlets features an audio walking tour of over 80 Kansans represented visually on medallions, posters, murals, and sculptures. Legends Outlets honors Kansas legends in athletics, politics, science, art, and other fields. The theme is interwoven throughout the facility and offers information about Kansas’ history and heritage. Each corridor and courtyard is dedicated to a particular category of famous Kansans or aspect of the state’s history, such as a replica of The Wizard of Oz's Yellow Brick Road.In 2012, the mall went into foreclosure. After being repurchased by original developer Dan Lowe, it was renamed Legends Outlets Kansas City.

Piper High School is a public secondary school in the latent township Piper, Kansas of Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Piper USD 203 school district, and serves students of grades 9 to 12. This school is one of multiple high schools located in Kansas City. The school colors are purple and white, although black is generally considered a third official color. Piper High School is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 4A division and are known as the "Pirates". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Piper High School serves a learning community of 570 students. Piper High is the only high school in USD 203, which encompasses 32 square miles of Western Wyandotte County in Kansas City, Kansas. The student population of USD 203 is 1800 students.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval race track in the Village West area in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

Children's Mercy Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, and is the team home for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer (MLS) and National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Kansas City Current. The stadium is located near Kansas Speedway, on the far west side of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It opened during the 2011 MLS season on June 9, 2011, with a match against the Chicago Fire. The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467, which can expand to 25,000 for concerts. Most SKC games attract around 21,000 spectators because of different stadium modes. The stadium is Sporting Kansas City's third home venue; then known as the Kansas City Wizards, the team played in Arrowhead Stadium from 1996 to 2007 and CommunityAmerica Ballpark from 2008 to 2010. In 2013, the stadium hosted the MLS All-Star Game, the United States men's national soccer team, and the MLS Cup, and is the only stadium to host all three in the same year.

Chateau Avalon is a hotel located in Kansas City, Kansas. Chateau Avalon took its first reservations in June 2004. The idea for the hotel as a local, upscale, vacation destination was developed by Steve Beaumont, a businessman from Shawnee, Kansas. The 62 room hotel features 23 different types of themed rooms separated into categories: Luxury, Adventure and Classic suites.Named for its creator, Steve Beaumont, the Beaumont Fountain at Chateau Avalon is the largest structural fountain in Kansas City, a city known for fountains. The fountain took a year to build and was dedicated in August 2006.