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Attractions near Kansas City

Sporting Park and more: what to see in Kansas City

Around Kansas City, the places to visit include 17 museums, 7 stadiums & arenas and 4 theatres. There are 3 places to visit inside Kansas City, and 34 more within 40 miles. Visits to Harry S Truman National Historic Site run to about 19K a year. If you have a day, head to Glore Psychiatric Museum, 45 mi away.

Attractions nearby
51
within 60 miles
The big one
15 mi
SubTropolis
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 15 mi east

SubTropolis

Artificial cave in the bluffs above the Missouri River in Kansas City, MO, US.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Kansas City, mapped

The 34 outside town cluster to the east.

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Orange: Kansas City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

3 in town lead, with 48 more within 60 miles after them.

The places inside Kansas City lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Kansas City → · Kansas City’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · Vox Theatre: Alistair Tutton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum: Sallyrob at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · Hy-Vee Arena: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National World War I Memorial: National WWI Museum, CC0 · Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arabia Steamboat Museum: Prosekc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harry S Truman National Historic Site: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas City Zoo: Nightryder84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas City Museum: User:Charvex, Public domain · National Airline History Museum: User:Charvex, Public domain · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Combat Air Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · University of Kansas Natural History Museum: InaMaka, CC BY 3.0 · Battle of Lexington State Historic Site: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Granada Theater: Catboy69, CC0 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pony Express Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Science City at Union Station: Kelly from Parsons, Kansas, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Missouri Theatre: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Powell Gardens: Richard from kansas city, united states, CC BY 2.0 · English Landing Park: Laura Gilchrist from Kansas City, United States, CC BY 2.0 · National Toy and Miniature Museum: Sandover, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Depot Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Ginger House: Mpadgitt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site: OldPrairieTown1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0

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