Can you wanderlust in your own city?

For those of you unfamiliar with my area this is Kansas City, MO/KS aka the metro.

I have lived in the metro area my whole life. Born and raised on the Kansas side traveling back and forth to the Missouri side. Kansas City is great there are many perks to living in a city divided by a river and yet united together in sports, tourism, shopping, music, and food. When you go to school (college) they ask you where are you from. Natives always say Missouri or Kansas (non-specific) b/c we are under the impression that everyone lives in KC (Kansas City) we just want to know which side of the river you reside on. This confuses those who are not natives to this great city. They tend to look at you like duh?! I mean where in Kansas or Missouri.

But I digress from the original question. Can you wanderlust in your own home city? Keeping in mind that wanderlusting according to me means: a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel or a strong longing for or impulse toward wandering. Can a person do this in their own city?

Keeping in mind KC is HUGE. We are talking 464,000 people in the area (give or take) 316 square miles (not including the suburbs attached to this ever expanding city). We have Union Station, Kauffman Center for Performing arts, The Nelson Akins Art Museum, Power & Light District, Sprint Center, Plaza shopping, Legend Shopping, Live Strong Stadium, Nascar, Bartle Hall, Crown Center, over 200 fountains, a massive City Market, 18th and Vine (jazz district), Starlight Theater, Midland Theater, American Royal, Chiefs, Royals, Sporting KC and now Google. We were the first city to receive Google Fiber.

Now it may appear that I am pumping up my city or trying to convince you it is the best and in reality it isn't. We have our negatives too. I guess what I am trying to do is figure out if this is one of those times that a person could really wanderlust through their own city. With this many things and different areas is it possible? Can a person wander through their own home city and discover something magical? Or at least calm the traveling beast? Or does one have to wander outside their comfort zones? Realistically I have been to everything mentioned above. I have worked in numerous places and traveled around to find the perfect coffee houses in town, the perfect book store, the best eye doctor, and where I like to eat. Can there be any jewels left to discover in this city?

Tell me what you think? Do you wanderlust in your own city? Is it even possible?

Wanderlust...

Noun:

A strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.

And boy do I have it right now bad. When I was a kid I swore to everyone I was a traveling gypsy. Why? Because I hated staying in one place too long. My skin would itch, I would get nervous, anxious, hyper past the point of control. Then my grandmother would order my parents to ship me up to her in Washington to visit and it all would drift away for awhile. While in Washington we would hike, golf, white water raft, swim, pick apples, and wander. We would simply wander around town for hours. And for what seemed like the first time I actually felt peace. 

Now I am 33 years old. I have traveled to:

Countries:

England

India

Canada

Thailand

States:

Washington

Oregon

Idaho

South and North Dakota

Wisconsin 

Montana

California

Utah

Colorado

Illinois

Alabama

Kansas

Missouri

Oklahoma

Cities I love:

Wennatchee

St. Louis

Chicago

San Francisco

Vancouver

Victoria

and yet there are still more places I want to see:

Countries:

Greece

Italy

France

Spain

Poland

Japan

Russia

South Africa

Austria

Australia

Mexico

Peru

Chile

Argentina

States I would love to See:

Kentucky

Florida

Louisiana

Maine

Virginia

Tennessee

North and South Carolina

Cities I still need to visit

Toronto

Washington DC

New York

Orlando

Miami

New Orleans

Boston

Philadelphia

Memphis

San Diego

Los Angles

Austin

Houston

The thought behind this blog is to help me plan, execute, and enjoy my next wanderlusting trip. There are so many places I want to see before I die and I just need to make time. I am hoping this will be the place I remember all those trips I took before in hopes of motivating me to take more... 

I can feel that my skin is itching and I am starting to get anxious. It just might be time to fit in another wanderlust trip and soon. 

Disclaimer:
If you enjoy random spurts of travel you just might be a road gypsy. Welcome to the club.