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Kansas City offers many free adventures. The following list provides free activities that offer something for everyone. Donations are accepted at some locations. Also, make sure to visit our main special offers page for more great savings.
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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...
Mormon Visitors Center, The Church of Jesus Christ/L.D.S.
Type: Museums | Location: East
Mormon Visitors Center, The Church of Jesus Christ/L.D.S. has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tours present the basic beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the teachings of Jesus about the purpose of life and the importance of families, and the history of the Mo...
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The
Type: Art Museums | Location: Country Club Plaza Area
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The has been rated 5 out of 5 stars
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The is a Visitor's Choice

You are invited to discover some of the 34,500 pieces in the collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. From ceramic objects found in ancient Chinese tombs to whimsical sculptures of badminton bir...
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...
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...
Penguin Park
Type: Parks & Lakes | Location: Northeast
Penguin Park has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

Penguin Park is the perfect place to plan your child's birthday party. This fun and playful park has everything from a 26-foot kangaroo slide to a 23-foot penguin to play inside....
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 ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
The City Market
Type: Farmer's Market & Specialty Foods | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area

In operation since 1857, the City Market is the largest farmers’ market in the region with an annual attendance of nearly 600,000 per year and bursting with more than 170 farmer stalls. In addition, C...
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...
Shoal Creek Living History Museum
Type: Museums

The 1800s come alive at this living history museum. Events, programs & tours available by appointment. In a municipal park open daily. Grounds available for weddings and picnics. Programs for youth gr...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
Pioneer Spring Cabin
Type: History | Location: East

The austere two-room cabin offers a sharp contrast with the area's opulent Victorian estates. The typical 1850s log cabin gives an insight to everyday life in the pre-Civil War era. Originally constru...
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 ...
National Archives at Kansas City
Type: Libraries | Location: Crown Center Area

The National Archives at Kansas City is one of 14 facilities nationwide where the public has access to Federal archival records. It is home to more than 50,000 cubic feet of historical records. This i...