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Kansas City and Crystal Bridges: Arts in America's Heartland
May 14 - 19, 2026
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Enjoy an inspiring inside look at art in the Midwest, where two ambitious cities have emerged as global art destinations. In Kansas City, Missouri, meet curators and experts to explore this city’s museum collections that have earned it global acclaim. Then travel to Bentonville, Arkansas, to share a full-day, expert-led private experience at Alice Walton’s truly state-of-theart Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Witness Crystal Bridges’s acclaimed masterpieces by a “Who’s Who” of American art icons, including O’Keeffe, Warhol, Norman Rockwell, Thomas Eakins, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Edward Hopper, and others. Enjoy an expert-guided tour of the museum’s 120-acre Ozark campus, admiring its outdoor sculptures, a sitespecific installation by James Turrell, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1956 Bachman-Wilson House, relocated from New Jersey.

Day 1 - Kansas City, MO
Day 2 - Kansas City
Day 3 - Kansas City

Day 4 - Kansas City | Independence | Lamar | Bella Vista, AR | Bentonville
Day 5 - Bentonville

Day 6 - Bentonville | Depart for home city

Base Price: from $5,999, per person, double rate

    • $6,999 single rate
    • Airfare additional.

Inclusions:

    • 3 nights at the Raphael Hotel in Kansas City, MO and 2 nights at the Museum Hotel Bentonville in Bentonville, AR
    • 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 5 dinners including a Welcome reception; bottled water, juices, coffee/tea with all meals; house wine and beer with all included lunches and dinners.


  • Tar Heel Travel is a member exclusive perk.
  • There must be one Carolina Alumni member in a room.  Membership is open to anyone.  Learn more.
  • By reserving on this tour, you agree to the terms and conditions specific to this tour which are set by the tour operator. This information can be found in the tour brochure.
  • The Carolina Alumni Travel Office and tour operator reserve the right to to decline or accept a reservation should a person's health, mental condition, physical infirmity or attitude jeopardize the operation of the tour or the rights, welfare, or enjoyment of other participants.  Refunds will be made in accordance with the cancellation policy listed in the tour brochure.
  • Please contact us if you have questions about this trip or group travel. We're happy to help in any way we can.
  • Phone: 877.962.3980 (If we are unable to answer your call, please leave a detailed message with your name, phone number and email.)
  • Email: travel@unc.edu
  • All inquiries and room requests are answered in the order in which they are received. 
  • If you are ready to request a reservation, please submit your reservation request form.
  • If you wish us to hold a room for 2 business days, please send us the passenger's names, address, phone number and email.  This information must be provided in order to hold a room.