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Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
This unique museum utilizes film, memorabilia, and other exhibits to track a remarkable chapter of American sports history. Guests use computers to access 3-D information on the league's history and players, play challenging trivia games, and learn basic baseball techniques. An interactive playground allows visitors...
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library Museum
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 500 W US Hwy 24, US 24 and Delaware, Independence, MO 64050
One of ten US presidential libraries, this impressive memorial to America's 33rd president is fascinating. Featured in its holdings is a prolific collection of landmark historical documents that address the Korean War, NATO, the Berlin Airlift, the desegregation of the Armed Forces, and the Manhattan Project. Many...
Liberty Memorial and National World War One Museum
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 100 W 26th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Officially the only US museum devoted solely to World War I, Liberty Memorial displays objects collected beginning on Armistice Day (November 11, 1918) at war's end. The permanent exhibits, then, seek to explain and interpret the varied holdings. The memorial itself is composed of a 217-foot tower, the museum...
J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain
Category: Attractions - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: Main St at 47th St, Kansas City, MO 64112
This beautiful fountain is a prime example of why Kansas City has earned the nickname "City of Fountains." Indeed, the metropolitan area has the most fountains of any US city, and J.C. Nichols Fountain, with its 40-foot geyser, exemplifies the artistic tradition. Four horsemen surround the center of the fountain, each...
Category: Attractions - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Arrowhead Dr, Kansas City, MO 64129
Home of the beloved Chiefs, Arrowhead has seen more than its share of great NFLers, including Joe Montana, Marcus Allen, Derrick Thomas, Len Dawson, and colorful head coach Hank Stram. For more than 25 years, crowds of rabid, red-clad fans have crowded into Arrowhead each fall to cheer and holler for the Chiefs. If...
Category: Historic Sites - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 8701 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64133
Originally part of the Santa Fe Trail (a route used by pioneers for trade and transportation), Cave Spring, in its latest incarnation as an urban nature center, offers recreational and educational opportunities. Learn about the history and ecology of the area at the interpretive center, pack a picnic lunch for an...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Established in 1933, this museum is among America's premier art institutions, boasting a variety of prestigious works dating from antiquity to the present. Indeed, the Atkins is renowned for its magnificent collection of rare European, American, and Asian art. The 17-acre Sculpture Park features the largest stateside...
Category: Attractions - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: Meyer Blvd and Swope Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64112
This beautiful park is a great spot for nature lovers. Aside from being a perfect stop for an afternoon picnic or as part of a walking tour, Swope also features a challenging 18-hole disc (as in "Frisbee") golf course. A visit to beautiful Starlight Theatre (an impressive amphitheater that hosts musical and fine arts...
Category: Historic Sites - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
During the roaring '20s, this swanky neighborhood, defying Prohibition's mandates, would swing and groove nightly to the smooth sounds of Charlie "Bird" Parker, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald at places like the famous Blue Room. After an extensive reclamation process, the neighborhood has again become a thriving...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
This interactive museum, one of Kansas City's most popular attractions, chronicles the history of jazz and its greatest contributors. Learn about the lives and music of such legends as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Charlie "Bird" Parker. The American Jazz Museum plays host to many scheduled events throughout...
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