Overland Park is a unique blend of metropolitan amenities and suburban hospitality packaged in a contemporary setting. Located 15 minutes from downtown KC, Overland Park offers an abundance of attractions including 33 hotels, more than 250 restaurants, shopping, theatres and nearly 80 public parks.

The 300-acre Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens offers a natural setting with walking trails, themed gardens, and a permanent sculpture exhibit.

At the 12-acre Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, visitors enjoy feeding farm animals, milking a cow, taking a horse-drawn hayride, fishing in the pond, experiencing an Indian Encampment, learning in a one-room school house, and more.

Oak Park Mall, the region’s largest mall, offers Nordstrom, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Macy’s and the Rainforest Café. Hawthorn Plaza includes a variety of specialty boutiques. Historic Downtown Overland Park offers antiques, art galleries, and retail shops.

There is a variety of ways to enjoy the Arts. The award-winning New Theatre Restaurant brings Broadway-style musicals and plays to Overland Park. The Convention Center features a rotating exhibition gallery and over 60 permanent pieces from local and regional artists, which is open for public viewing. The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is the Midwest’s largest contemporary art museum, located on the campus of Johnson County Community College, which offers over 400 additional works of art.

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