From the East
Follow I-70 to U.S. Highway 71 South. Take 71 South to the Emmanuel Cleaver Blvd. exit. Turn right on Emmanuel Cleaver Blvd. and follow it across The Paseo to Troost Ave. Turn left on Troost and go one block to the intersection of 48th & Troost (a T intersection). 4747 Troost is on the northeast corner of the intersection.

From the Southeast
From Grandview and places more south than east, follow U.S. Highway 71 North. From Lees Summit, take I-470 west to the Grandview Triangle to U.S. 71 North. Take Highway 71 North to the Swope Parkway exit, about 6 miles. Turn left onto Swope Parkway and go approximately 1 mile to Troost Ave. Turn right and go one block to the intersection of 48th & Troost (a T intersection). 4747 Troost is on the northeast corner of the intersection.

From the Southwest
Follow I-435 east to U.S. Highway 71 North. Take Highway 71 North to the Swope Parkway exit, about 6 miles. Turn left onto Swope Parkway and go approximately 1 mile to Troost Ave. Turn right and go one block to the intersection of 48th & Troost (a T intersection). 4747 Troost is on the northeast corner of the intersection.

From the West
Follow I-70 east to I-670 east to I-35 south. The exit to I-35 is to the right as you near Bartle Hall (the big building with the four towers). Once on I-35 south move to the left lane and follow the instructions below for Southwest Trafficway.

From the Northeast
Take I-35 south to Kansas City. I-35 south turns right and goes around the north side of downtown. After the downtown loop, get into the left lane. Then follow the instructions for Southwest Trafficway below.

From the Northwest/Airport
Take I-29 South to Kansas City. I-29 joins I-35 north of the Missouri River. I-29 will end just north of downtown. Stay on I-35. I-35 south turns right and goes around the north side of downtown. After the downtown loop, get into the left lane. Then follow the instructions for Southwest Trafficway below.

Southwest Trafficway
Once you're on I-35 south from the downtown loop, at about 24th St., make a left exit off of I-35 onto Southwest Trafficway. Follow it to the Country Club Plaza -- past 39th and 43rd streets. After 43rd street, start moving into one of the two left lanes. At the bottom of the hill, there is a light at a major intersection (47th St.). Turn left at the light onto 47th St. and travel through the Country Club Plaza for several blocks. You go through several intersections before you reach the two major intersections that mark the far (east) side of the Plaza. The first is JC Nichols Parkway and the next is Main Street/Brookside Blvd. (Main goes north, Brookside heads south). Continue through both of these intersections. The next light is Oak St.

Continue through the intersection at 47th and Oak. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be on your left (north). The next lighted intersection is Rockhill Road. Get into the right lane after going through the intersection. The next lighted intersection is Troost. Turn right (south) onto Troost. 4747 Troost is on your left (east) at the intersection of 48th and Troost.

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