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*Mansions & Neighborhoods of Independence, MO

Dates:July 11, 2026
Meets:Sa from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Location:MCC Sarpy Center Parking Lot
Cost: $199.00

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Take a break from all of life’s stresses and treat yourself to spending a day at several truly magnificent mansions and with a special luncheon at V’s Italiano Ristorante. Rich in history, Independence, MO, offers many lovely attractions including the Bingham-Waggoner Estate and Carriage House, the Vaile Mansion, plus the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Traveling Classrooms experiences are for ages 18 and up unless otherwise noted. Moderate walking is required on all trips. No refunds are available for cancellations made within 14 days of the trip date. Side destinations are subject to change due to availability or weather.
Fee: $199.00
Hours:14.00
CEUs:1.40

MCC Sarpy Center Parking Lot

Kevin Kowskie

Kevin Kowskie is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is passionate about travel and art. His artwork has been displayed at the College of St. Mary’s, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the Durham Museum and has been included in a group show at the Joslyn Art Museum. Kowskie’s love for foreign travel and cultural enrichment goes back as far as he can remember. While traveling with his family to Rocky Mountain National Park as a child, he developed a keen desire to expand his journeys to distant lands, and the rest was history. After traveling through much of the United States as he got older, this ambition drew him to expand his travels on an international scale—discovering destinations in Canada, Mexico and a dozen European nations. In his early thirties, Kevin and a friend devoted two weeks every year to backpacking through Europe and visiting different nations and destinations via train. He loves encountering new cultures and meeting people from diverse backgrounds. After someone suggested to him that Omaha would appreciate seminars on European travel, Kowskie followed his passion to become a noncredit instructor on the subject for MCC. Planning, organizing and leading group tours are part of his favorite pastimes. Kowskie is currently a trip leader and coordinator for MCC’s Traveling Classrooms, sharing his experience and knowledge as part of the motivated Continuing Education staff.

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