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Kansas City Area Attractions
Shawnee... Kansas City's Oldest Neighbor
1724, French explorer M. Debourgemont settled the area south of the Kansas River now known as Shawnee, Kansas. Today a bustling city of 58,000+, Shawnee is just minutes away from many more attractions in the Kansas City area. If you're staying a few days be sure to make time to put some of these area destinations on your "to-do" list.
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111-1873
816.751.1ART
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| The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is internationally recognized for its outstanding collection of more than 33,500 objects. From ancient times to modern day, this encyclopedic museum is one of the best in the country, offering visitors the opportunity to explore civilization through the eyes of painters, sculptors, craftsmen, and many other artists. The Nelson-Atkins is FREE to all visitors, every day. |
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Crown Center
Hallmark Visitor’s Center - Kaleidoscope
2450 Grand Blvd
kansas City, MO
816-274-3613
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| Interactive displays and fascinating exhibits of the history of Hallmark Cards make your tour fun for the entire family. Best of all, your trip to the Hallmark Visitors Center requires no reservations, no tickets, and it's FREE! |
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Kansas City Zoo - Starlight & IMAX Theaters
The Kansas City Zoo is located in Swope Park
at 6800 Zoo Drive
Kansas City, MO
816- 513-5700
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| The Zoo is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Kansas City Zoo and Sprint IMAX Theatre are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. |
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Harry S Truman Library
500 W. U.S. Highway 24
Independence, Missouri 64050-1798
1-800-833-1225
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| This presidential library's permanent exhibition highlights the personal side of the life of Harry Truman and his family. Featuring many important objects from the Truman Library collections, this exhibition follows the lives of the Trumans primarily through the many letters exchanged between Harry and Bess Truman over the years. Visit their website for events &and traveling exhibitions.
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Shawnee Indian Mission
3403 West 53rd
Fairway, KS 66205
913-262-0867
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| Come and see the manual training school attended by Shawnee, Delaware, and other Indian children from 1839-1862. The Shawnee Mission served as an early territorial capitol, supply point on the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails and a camp for Union soldiers during the Civil War. Visit this twelve-acre site and you will experience the rich tapestry of three historic buildings, period rooms and exhibits, special events, workshops and guided tours. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968. |
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Renaissance Festival
800-373-0357
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| Step back to a time when lords and ladies ruled the land. When knights clad in shining armor took to battle for a lady's honor. Where jesters, minstrels, and rogues entertained throughout the village in hopes of a day's wages. All this and more can be found at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. The Festival runs for seven glorious weekends each autumn. The adventure begins Labor Day weekend in Bonner Springs, Kansas... just 10 minutes and 500 years from Shawnee on K-7. |
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Overland Park Arboretum
1 mile west of U.S. Highway 69 on 179th Street
Overland Park, KS
913-
685-3604
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| Nestled among mature trees with paths to solitude, the 300 acre Arboretum and Botanical Gardens allows you to lose track of time and forget about the worries of the day.
The Botanical Gardens offer a succession of colorful displays. The gardens are designed around several thematic concepts and form distinctive outdoor "rooms". Some related to buildings, are architectural in character. Others are more freely and expansively laid out as meadows - still others belong to the enveloping woodlands The Arboretum, located less than a mile west of U.S. Highway 69 on 179th Street. in Overland Park. |
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DeAnna Rose Children’s Farmstead
138th and Switzer
Overland Park , KS
913-897-2360
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| The Farmstead is a 12-acre park. It has farm animals, birds of prey, vegetable and flower gardens, a one-room country schoolhouse, old time fishing pond, horse drawn wagon rides and pony rides. Admission is free. |
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Arabia Steamboat Museum
400 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
816- 471-1856
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Unbelievable treasures and fascinating history await. Explore our museum and learn how the handsome steamer Arabia prospered on the rivers, perished in 1856 and was finally rediscovered 132 years later, precious cargo intact. This exhibit, in Kansas City, Mo, is many things: history, ingenuity, tragedy, adventure, perseverance, preservation and a tribute to the pioneer spirit.
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Toy & Miniature Museum
5235 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
816-333-9328
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| The Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City is the embodiment of childhood fantasies for children of all ages. The collection includes antiques, toys and fine scale miniatures that amaze and delight the young at heart. 19th and 20th century toys allow visitors to explore the evolution of childhood through form, function and production. Dolls, dollhouses, trains, cars and more than one million marbles serve as touchstones to connect generations. |
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Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
1100 Kansas City Road
Olathe, KS
913-
971-5111
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| Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Historic Site is the last remaining stagecoach stop on the historic Santa Fe Trail still open to the public. Three original buildings are preserved: The Mahaffie Family Home/Stagecoach Stop, two-story Ice House, and Wood Peg Barn. Other buildings include a large livestock barn, a 20th-century implement barn made from two wooden railroad boxcars, reproduction blacksmith shop and smokehouse, and a maintenance building that houses public restrooms. |
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WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial
100 W. 26th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-784-1918
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| On December 2, 2006, the National World War I Museum opened the window to an extraordinary emotional and intellectual experience. Envisioned by the people of Kansas City, designed by Ralph Appelbaum, and designated by Congress as the nation’s official WWI Museum, the new state of the art complex at Liberty Memorial uses highly-interactive technology to bring history to life, and to foster timely discussions of ethics, values, decision making and conflict resolution. The Museum is open daily except Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
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