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1. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Country Club Plaza | Museum/GalleryTwo blocks east of the Plaza is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, known for its outstanding Asian-art collection and the Henry Moore Sculpture...
Two blocks east of the Plaza is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, known for its outstanding Asian-art collection and the Henry Moore Sculpture Garden on the south grounds. The new Bloch Building expansion, the brainchild of architect Steven Holl, spans the equivalent of a 67-story building lying on its side. It houses the museum's collections of contemporary and African art, as well as a research library and galleries for rotating photography exhibits.
4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, USA816-751–1278Sight Details
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2. Science City
Crossroads | Museum/GalleryAcross Pershing Road from the Liberty Memorial is the jewel in Kansas City's attractions, Science City, a 55,000-square-foot science museum...
Across Pershing Road from the Liberty Memorial is the jewel in Kansas City's attractions, Science City, a 55,000-square-foot science museum in the restored train station, was once the second largest train station in the country. The museum contains 50 hands-on learning environments, including a planetarium, "extreme" movie screen, and media lab. Built in 1914, the train station itself houses a vintage rail exhibit and a variety of restaurants, shops, and theaters.
30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, USA816-460–2020Sight Details
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3. American Jazz Museum
18th and Vine Historic District | Museum/GalleryThe American Jazz Museum honors Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, and other jazz greats. You can listen to hundreds...
The American Jazz Museum honors Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, and other jazz greats. You can listen to hundreds of jazz CDs in the interactive studio and sound library. Numerous shops and restaurants line the streets of this historic area.
1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64015, USA816-421–8888Sight Details
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4. Boulevard Brewing Company
Museum/GalleryA Kansas City original, the Boulevard Brewing Company gives tours that end with free tastes of their nine different brews. ...
A Kansas City original, the Boulevard Brewing Company gives tours that end with free tastes of their nine different brews.
2501 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, USA816-474–7095Sight Details
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5. Hallmark Visitors Center
Crown Center | City ParkThe Hallmark Visitors Center takes you through the greeting card giant's humble history, as well as the cardmaking process. Exhibits include...
The Hallmark Visitors Center takes you through the greeting card giant's humble history, as well as the cardmaking process. Exhibits include a video archive of Hallmark's most famous television commercials and a printing press operator that produces real Hallmark cards.
2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, USA816-274–3613Sight Details
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6. Harry S Truman Museum & Library
Library/ArchiveTruman's life and career are the focus at the Harry S Truman Museum & Library. You'll also frequently find traveling exhibits and speakers. ...
Truman's life and career are the focus at the Harry S Truman Museum & Library. You'll also frequently find traveling exhibits and speakers.
500 W. US Hwy. 24, , at Delaware St., Independence, Missouri, 64050, USA816-268–8200Sight Details
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7. IMAX theater
Arts/Performance Venueas well as an IMAX theater ...
as well as an IMAX theater
Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, , 64132, USA816-513–4629Sight Details
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8. Kansas City Zoo
Swope Park | Zoo/AquariumThe Kansas City Zoo includes a 5,000-acre African-plains exhibit. ...
The Kansas City Zoo includes a 5,000-acre African-plains exhibit.
6800 Zoo Dr., , I–435 and 63rd St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, USA816-513–5800Sight Details
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9. Kansas Speedway
Library/ArchiveThe Kansas Speedway hosts NASCAR's elite Nextel Cup Series, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, and the IndyCar Series. The Legends, a shopping...
The Kansas Speedway hosts NASCAR's elite Nextel Cup Series, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, and the IndyCar Series. The Legends, a shopping and entertainment district, has grown up around the track.
400 Speedway Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, 66111, USA866-460–7223Sight Details
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10. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Country Club Plaza | Educational InstitutionThe Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has an ever-growing permanent collection of 700 works in a broad range of media. ...
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has an ever-growing permanent collection of 700 works in a broad range of media.
4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, USA816-753–5784Sight Details
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11. Liberty Memorial
Memorial/Monument/TombLiberty Memorial, a tower built in 1921 to commemorate the war. Extensive structural renovation, completed in 2002, has stabilized the tower...
Liberty Memorial, a tower built in 1921 to commemorate the war. Extensive structural renovation, completed in 2002, has stabilized the tower's 217-foot observation deck and improved the original underground museum.
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12. National World War One Museum at Liberty Memorial
Midtown | Museum/GalleryOn the crest of a hill at the northern edge of Penn Valley Park, north of Westport, is the National World War One Museum at Liberty Memorial...
On the crest of a hill at the northern edge of Penn Valley Park, north of Westport, is the National World War One Museum at Liberty Memorial. Visitors enter the nation's only official World War I museum via a glass walkway suspended over a poignant field of 9,000 faux poppies, each representing 1/1000 of the 9 million soldiers killed during the war. The facility houses a research center and interactive exhibits that examine the stages of the conflict—and the world—before, during, and after America became involved. Special features include audio alcoves, a reproduction of trench warfare, two films, and interactive tables where visitors can use laser pointers and a computerized surface to create take-home souvenirs. The museum is attached to the
100 W. 26th St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, USA816-784–1918Sight Details
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13. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
18th and Vine Historic District | Museum/GalleryIn the Museums at 18th & Vine complex, the cornerstone of the historic 18th and Vine district, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum documents...
In the Museums at 18th & Vine complex, the cornerstone of the historic 18th and Vine district, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum documents the history of African-Americans in baseball through films and a multimedia gallery.
1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, USA816-221–1920Sight Details
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14. River Market
River Market | Store/MallNorth of downtown, the River Market has some of the city's most distinctive ethnic restaurants and markets. In the summer months, a Saturday...
North of downtown, the River Market has some of the city's most distinctive ethnic restaurants and markets. In the summer months, a Saturday- and Sunday-morning farmers' market draws thousands.
30 East 5th St., Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, USA -
15. Starlight Theatre
Arts/Performance VenueSwope Park is also home to the Starlight Theatre, an outdoor theater hosting Broadway plays and other family-friendly entertainment. ...
Swope Park is also home to the Starlight Theatre, an outdoor theater hosting Broadway plays and other family-friendly entertainment.
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16. Steamboat Arabia Museum
River Market | Museum/GalleryYear-round, tourists and locals enjoy the Steamboat Arabia Museum, which houses goods—from French perfume to buttons to coffeepots—salvaged...
Year-round, tourists and locals enjoy the Steamboat Arabia Museum, which houses goods—from French perfume to buttons to coffeepots—salvaged from the Arabia's muddy grave 132 years after it sank in the Missouri River in 1856.
400 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, USA816-471–1856Sight Details
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17. Truman Home
Historic HomeWhile in Independence, you can visit the nearby Truman Home, Truman's Summer White House. ...
While in Independence, you can visit the nearby Truman Home, Truman's Summer White House.
219 N. Delaware St., Kansas City, Missouri, USA816-254–9929Sight Details
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18. Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun
Amusement Park/Water ParkWorlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun are two adjoining theme parks with roller coasters, shows, water shenanigans, and attractions for people of all ages. ...
Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun are two adjoining theme parks with roller coasters, shows, water shenanigans, and attractions for people of all ages.
4545 Worlds of Fun Ave., , I–435 Exit 54, Independence, Missouri, 64161, USA816-454–4545Sight Details
Rate Includes: Worlds of Fun $37.95, Oceans of Fun $26.95, combination ticket $49.95
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