One city, 3 price points: Kansas City, Mo.

Stay

The Savoy, a Euro-style bed and breakfast hotel, features guest rooms with high ceilings, 8-foot windows, antiques, sitting area and claw-foot tubs, from $109 per night. Included is a 32-item gourmet breakfast and high-speed Internet access; 219 W. Ninth St.; (816) 842-3575; www.savoyhotel.net.

Eat

L.C.’s serves up some of the city’s most delectable barbecue. Don’t let the bars on the windows of this small joint put you off. Inside are the best burnt ends (ends of a smoked brisket) in the Midwest. Meals average $15; 5800 Blue Parkway; 816-923-4484.

Experience

Visit the City Market, circa 1857, for the more than two dozen cafes, bakeries, specialty food shops and seafood merchants. Open 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Fifth and Walnut streets; (816) 842-1271; www.thecitymarket.org. Take a picnic to the Kansas City Sculpture Park, a landscaped oasis with monumental works; open during daylight hours year-round. Free audio tours available from the adjacent Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; open Wednesday-Sunday; 4525 Oak St.; (816) 751-1278; www.nelson-atkins.org.

MODERATE

Getting there

One-week advance notice rates from $243, each way. Valid with AirTran or Delta, nonstop.

Stay

The “Breakfast in Bed” package at the hip, Art Deco-style Hotel Phillips includes the morning room service, valet parking and late checkout, from $174. 106 W. 12th St.; 1-800-433-1426; www.hotelphillips.com.

Eat

The place for Happy Hour is La Bodega. Authentic sangria and tapas are half-price 2-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. A tab for two might run less than $25. Dinner reservations highly advised. 703 Southwest Blvd.; (816) 472-8272; www.labodegakc.com

Experience

Hog fans can hit the factory floor to watch the from the welding to the polishing of select Harley-Davidson models. Free, one hour tours (first-come, first-served basis) operate at regular intervals 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11401 N. Congress Ave.; (816) 270-8023 ; www.harley-davidson.com.

SPLURGE

Getting there

Walk-up, business class rates from $393 each way. Valid on AirTran or Delta, nonstop.

Stay

Get cozy at the Raphael Hotel. A two-night “Wine Retreat” package, from $510, includes elegant suite accommodations, two bottles of regional wine, fruit and cheese, chocolates, newspaper, exclusive discounts to Country Club Plaza Shops, valet parking and more; 325 Ward Parkway; (816) 756-3800; www.raphaelkc.com.

Eat

Discover a touch of France in a suburb minutes from downtown. Dine at Café des Amis outdoors on the wrap around deck or inside for a romantic Paris bistro atmosphere. Entrées up to $32; (816) 587-6767; www.cafedesamiskc.com.

Experience

The Blue Room is a don’t miss for music lovers. This intimate 1930s-style bar, part of the American Jazz Museum, features live local and national talent four nights a week (weekend cover charges from $5). Under the same roof is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which re-creates the history of segregated baseball up to the 1960s; 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday; noon–6 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $8 adult; $3 children under 12. Combo tickets $10, $5, respectively; 1616 E. 18th St.; (816) 474.8463; www.americanjazzmuseum.org.