Life in Kansas City
Local attractions near your next home
Moving to the Kansas City area, or just looking for a great weekend? Here are the places locals love, from world-class museums and BBQ-fueled game days to parks, zoos and family fun across Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita.
View from the Liberty MemorialKansas City, Missouri
Museums, music, sports and the Plaza
Kansas City, MO
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
A world-class art museum with free general admission and the famous giant shuttlecocks on its sculpture lawn.
Visit website →Kansas City, MO
National WWI Museum and Memorial
America's official World War I museum. Ride to the top of the Liberty Memorial tower for the best skyline view in town.
Visit website →Kansas City, MO
Union Station
A beautifully restored 1914 rail station with Science City, exhibits, a planetarium, shops and restaurants.
Visit website →Kansas City, MO
Country Club Plaza
Spanish-style architecture, fountains, outdoor shopping and dining, and the holiday lights every winter.
Visit website →Downtown KC
Power & Light District
Downtown entertainment blocks with restaurants, live music and big-game watch parties at KC Live!
Visit website →18th & Vine
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The story of Black baseball in America, in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District.
Visit website →18th & Vine
American Jazz Museum
Celebrates Kansas City's jazz history, with live music at the Blue Room jazz club.
Visit website →Swope Park
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
A big, family-friendly zoo with an aquarium, an African savanna and penguins.
Visit website →River Market
City Market
A historic farmers market with fresh produce, local vendors and restaurants, a short ride on the free streetcar.
Visit website →Crossroads
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Home of the Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera and Kansas City Ballet.
Visit website →Kansas City, MO
Crown Center
Shopping, dining and family attractions connected to Union Station by a covered walkway.
Visit website →Downtown to Midtown
KC Streetcar
Free streetcar rides between the River Market, downtown, Crown Center and Union Station.
Visit website →Truman Sports Complex
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Home of the Kansas City Chiefs and some of the loudest game days in the NFL.
Visit website →Truman Sports Complex
Kauffman Stadium
Home of the Kansas City Royals, famous for its outfield fountains.
Visit website →Kansas City, MO
Worlds of Fun
Roller coasters, family rides and the Oceans of Fun water park in the summer.
Visit website →Independence, MO
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum
The presidential library and museum of Independence's hometown president.
Visit website →
Neighborhood living
Find a home close to what you love
Want to walk to the Plaza, be near the Truman Sports Complex for game days, or live close to great parks in Johnson County? Tell me what matters to you and I'll send homes in the neighborhoods that fit your life.
Kansas suburbs
Johnson County and Wyandotte County
Overland Park, KS
Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
A favorite for families with young kids: farm animals, gardens and a 1900s-style farm.
Visit website →Shawnee, KS
Shawnee Mission Park
Johnson County's largest park, with a lake, trails, a beach, boating and a dog park.
Visit website →Olathe, KS
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm
A historic stagecoach stop on the Santa Fe Trail with stagecoach rides and living history.
Visit website →Kansas City, KS
Tanger Kansas City at Legends
Outlet shopping and dining near the Kansas Speedway, the Kansas City Monarchs ballpark and Sporting KC.
Visit website →Topeka
Things to do in Topeka
Topeka, KS
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
The former Monroe School tells the story of the landmark Supreme Court case that ended school segregation.
Visit website →Topeka, KS
Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center
A family-sized zoo in Gage Park, with giraffes, elephants and more.
Visit website →Wichita
Things to do in Wichita
Wichita, KS
Sedgwick County Zoo
One of the top-rated zoos in the country, with a large elephant habitat.
Visit website →Wichita, KS
Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
Themed gardens along the Arkansas River, including a large children's garden.
Visit website →Wichita, KS
Exploration Place
A hands-on science center on the riverfront, built for curious kids and adults.
Visit website →Wichita, KS
Old Cowtown Museum
A living-history museum that brings 1870s Wichita back to life.
Visit website →Hours, prices and events change, so check each attraction's website before you go. More ideas: Visit KC, Visit Topeka, Visit Wichita.
Photos: Brian Hillegas, CC BY 2.0, and Country Club Plaza, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.