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Attractions near Oaks

11 mi from Oaks, Arrowhead Stadium leads the list

Oaks and its surroundings hold 18 museums, 7 stadiums & arenas and 3 theatres. The town has no place on our list of its own; 38 are within 40 miles. Harry S Truman National Historic Site welcomes about 19K visitors a year. Allow a day for Glore Psychiatric Museum, 42 mi off.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
6 mi
SubTropolis
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 6 mi southeast

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

The lie of the land

Head to the south for most of the 38 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

The complete list

These 42 are within 60 miles, none in town.

SubTropolis

Park & preserve · 6 mi southeast · read 69K times a year on Wikipedia

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

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Oaks → · Oaks’ history →

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

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 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum: Sallyrob at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Pony Express Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Powell Gardens: Richard from kansas city, united states, CC BY 2.0 · Science City at Union Station: Kelly from Parsons, Kansas, CC BY-SA 2.0 · English Landing Park: Laura Gilchrist from Kansas City, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Missouri Theatre: Jack Boucher, Public domain · 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 · Vox Theatre: Alistair Tutton, CC BY-SA 3.0

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