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You'll discover many free attractions to keep your family entertained this holiday season. We invite you to explore as many as you can fit in this holiday season.
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1827 Log Courthouse
Type: History | Location: East
Jackson County's first government building, constructed with slave labor, was the only courthouse between St. Louis and the Pacific at the time the Santa Fe Trail trade began.
Two-room log structu...
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Type: Tours & Sightseeing | Location: Crown Center Area
Boulevard Brewing Co. has been rated 5 out of 5 stars
Founded in 1989, Boulevard Brewing Company has grown to become the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest. Our mission is simple -- to produce fresh, flavorful beers using the finest traditional ingr...
Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center
Type: Free Admission | Location: Southeast
The Center is named in honor of Bruce R. Watkins, a political and social activist. Watkins was fueled by the need to recognize and preserve the varied contributions African-Americans made to the devel...
City Hall Observation Deck
Type: Free Admission | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area
City Hall Observation Deck has been rated 3 out of 5 stars
View the city from the 30th floor of City Hall. City Hall is the third tallest building in the city. It measures 443 feet from the sidewalk at the north door to the top of the building. Since it's on ...
City of Fountains Foundation
Type: Tours & Sightseeing | Location: Country Club Plaza Area
Kansas City's history is reflected in a century of fountain development. First, fountains were established to fill the needs of people and animals and later as beautification, memorials, and celebrati...
Crossroads Arts District
Type: Art Galleries | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area
If you’re looking for an eclectic gathering place, head to the Crossroads! This area has recently undergone an amazing transformation. Once-vacant buildings now house unique shops, restaurants and a t...
Crown Center
Type: Shopping Centers & Malls | Location: Crown Center Area
Crown Center has been rated 4 out of 5 stars
Home to the international headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Crown Center offers something for everyone.
The three-level Crown Center Shops feature more than 60 shops and restaurants. Eating options ...
Elements
Type: Nightclubs & Dancing | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area
Enjoy a cocktail under the stars and surrounded by the downtown cityscape at Elements, the seasonal patio bar located at the base of the District clock tower and the H&R Block Headquarters. The outdoo...
Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden
Type: Gardens | Location: Country Club Plaza Area
Extending Ewing and Muriel Kauffman's legacy with an enduring gift for Kansas City, a beautiful garden and learning environment in the heart of the city they loved....
Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters & Cultural Museum
Type: Museums | Location: Northeast
Ground-breaking took place in 1936 with a ceremony and the laying of the cornerstone. This structure was partially completed in 1937, when the "Hall of Springs" (today known as the water bar) opened a...
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Type: Tours & Sightseeing | Location: Crown Center Area
Visit the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Money Museum – a billion dollar experience! Free and open to the public, the Money Museum offers guests the opportunity to watch millions of dollars in...
Frontier Army Museum
Type: Museums | Location: Northwest
Frontier Army Museum has been rated 4 out of 5 stars
Focuses on Fort Leavenworth's role in westward expansion, exhibiting one of the finest collections of horse-drawn military carriages in the nation, including a 1790 prairie schooner and a 1917 JN4D "J...
Hallmark Visitors Center
Type: Visitor Centers | Location: Crown Center Area
Hallmark Visitors Center has been rated 3 out of 5 stars
See one of the world's most creative companies come to life. Located in Kansas City's Crown Center complex, the Hallmark Visitors Center celebrates the Hallmark story in a display of 14 remarkable exh...
Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations
Type: Tours & Sightseeing | Location: Northwest
Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations has been rated 5 out of 5 stars
The 358,000-square-foot Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations in Kansas City, Mo. was built in 1998 to increase production of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles.
More than 900 Kansas City emp...
Haskell Indian Nations University Cultural Center & Museum
Type: Museums | Location: West
Preserves the vast history of Haskell's evolution from boarding school to university. Features exhibits from Haskell's unique archival and artifact collections including traditional art forms, contemp...
Historic Liberty Jail
Type: History | Location: Northeast
Historic Liberty Jail features a reconstruction of the original Clay County Jail on the same site of its initial location. We offer free tours, including art, sculpture, photographs and an audio-visu...
Johnson County Museum of History
Type: Museums | Location: Southwest
Step back in history and discover your future. See what has lured people to Johnson County for the past 175 years. Includes 14 hands-on stations and changing exhibit gallery. Youth programs include t...
Kaleidoscope
Type: Just for Kids | Location: Crown Center Area
Kaleidoscope has been rated 5 out of 5 stars
Kaleidoscope is a magical art studio where children can be creative and feel good about their own special ideas. Creating with bows, cardboard, jazzy junk, making puzzles and painting with melted cra...
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Type: Art Museums | Location: Country Club Plaza Area
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has been rated 4 out of 5 stars
The sleek exterior of Kansas City’s Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Gunnar Birkerts, only hints at the activity within its walls. The open, light-filled atrium provides a striking sett...
Lakeside Nature Center
Type: Gardens | Location: Southeast
Wildlife education programs for all ages with live animals. Nature Center is free, has a hiking trail, picnic pavilion and native Missouri wildlife exhibit. Rental facilities in wooded area for corpo...
Legler Barn Museum
Type: Museums | Location: Southwest
Legler Barn Museum has been rated 4 out of 5 stars
Historic stone barn, railroad depot, caboose and more. Museum about Lenexa's colorful history. ...
Linda Hall Library
Type: Libraries | Location: Country Club Plaza Area
Largest independently funded public library of science, engineering and technology in North America, open to the public. Extensive collections from 15th century to present. Grounds are urban arboretum...
Loose Park
Type: Parks & Lakes | Location: Country Club Plaza Area
Beautiful urban park, near Country Club Plaza. Wading pool, Civil War markers, Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden....
McCoy Park
Type: Theme & Water Parks | Location: East
This is a summer delight, with water play/spray features that are appropriate for children of all ages and give kids the opportunity to cool off in the summer heat. The park also has an athletic field...
Miami County/Swan River Museum
Type: Museums | Location: Regional
Permanent exhibits in three 19th century buildings include Native American and St. Philippine Duchesne Shrine artifacts, history of Miami County ghost towns and artifacts of early settlements. Local ...