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Kansas City is a great sports town – Kansas City Royals baseball, Chiefs football and NASCAR action at Kansas Speedway. Plan your trip today for a Kansas City sports and recreation escape.

Hoops Headquarters

Big 12 Logo 2012March is basketball season in Kansas City, the College Basketball Capital of America. KC will once again roll out the red carpet as it hosts the Big 12 Basketball Championships, March 7-10.

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LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Livestrong Sporting Park RenderingKansas City's MLS team Sporting Kansas City opens a new state-of-the-art soccer stadium in the summer of 2011. It is the city’s first professional soccer-specific stadium and will hold up to 18,500 spectators.

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Jeff Francoeur: Leading the Fun in KC

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  • The Kansas City Royals have several new faces manning the bases of Kauffman Stadium including Jeff Francoeur. Get introduced to the newest Royal who brings veteran leadership and a recent trip to the World Series to the youth-dominated ballclub.
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Chiefs Football 2011 Overview

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  • The Kansas City Chiefs' enter the 2011 season as reigning AFC West Champs. Get to know your team and make plans to come out to the newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium and enjoy this Kansas City tradition.

     
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Professional Soccer Returns to KC

Comets logoIndoor soccer has returned and the Comets are back in town! The Comets were a wildly popular team in the 80s and 90s. The team now known as the Missouri Comets is back! Games are played at the Independence Events Center. Learn More

 

 

  


Sports 101: Overview

College Basketball Experience From one of the most beautiful baseball stadiums to one of NASCAR's newest racing destinations, sports never go out of season in Kansas City. Learn More

 


3 to Try

CBERead through our 3 to Try sports adventures - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas Speedway Driving School and the new College Basketball Experience. Learn More

 


What's New at Arrowhead?

Arrowhead Stadium_001_LA.jpgThe new Arrowhead Stadium has lots of new features for fans. From a new hall of honor to a larger gift shop for all your Chiefs apparel, a visit to Arrowhead is now better than ever! Learn More

 


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Quotable Kansas City

“Kansas City is a marvelous place to live. Where else can you find world-class music and arts, professional sports, a wide variety of outstanding restaurants and yet really no traffic.”

– Southwest Airlines Spirit

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Top Rated Sports & Recreation

Check out our list of the top sports and recreation options. And, it’s all according to you – the visitor.

Top 5 Places in KC

Jesse James Farm & Museum

Jesse James Farm & Museum has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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Birthplace of Jesse James. Tour consists of 20 minute film, three galleries of artifacts and guided tour of the original 182...
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1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum

1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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The dungeon-like cells of the 1859 Jail housed thousands of prisoners during the bloodiest time in Jackson County’s history,...
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Arabia Steamboat Museum

Arabia Steamboat Museum has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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The Arabia Steamboat Museum is home to a true time capsule of frontier life in the 1800s. The Arabia was headed up the Misso...
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Union Station Kansas City

Union Station Kansas City has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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Union Station is Kansas City's premier entertainment destination for family and cultural activities. Discover the scient...
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Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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Experience Major League action at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals. "The K" opened April 10, 1973, and is...
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Recently Reviewed

Loose Park: Simply Amazing!

Kat B. - 11/04/2010
Shawnee, KS

Loose Park has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kansas City Royals: Wonderful experience

Helen H. - 09/09/2010
Irving, TX

Kansas City Royals has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lucky Strike Lanes: Lucky Strike is a MUST SEE

Tiffany B. - 08/26/2010
St. Louis, MO

Lucky Strike Lanes has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Very interesting

Karen M. - 08/17/2010
Lee's Summit, MO

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been rated 4 out of 5 stars

Penguin Park: New surface and some new equipment

Cheryl L. - 08/05/2010
Kansas City , MO

Penguin Park has been rated 5 out of 5 stars