Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families
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KU Natural History Museum
From dioramas to hands-on exhibits. Part of the KU Biodiversity Institute, examining the earth's history & tracking ongoing discoveries.
Lawrence Rotary Arboretum
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Historic Lecompton
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Lake Shawnee
Multiple outdoor recreation options. Manmade lake/recreation area with fishing, boating & swimming plus tennis, golf, camping & gardens.
Ted Ensley Gardens
37.5-acre garden with trails & picnics. Large garden park with 1,500 species of plants & flowers, picnicking, trails & rock gardens.
Ernie Miller Park & Nature Center
Nature trails & educational exhibits. 116-acre nature preserve featuring trails & an education center with animals, exhibits & programs.
Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture
Deaf history museum with events & more. Museum with exhibits, historical information, events & workshops related to the hearing impaired.
Combat Air Museum
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Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm
Museum & farm with historic reenactments. 19th-century farm & living history museum with historic reenactments & era–specific activities.
NOTO Escapes
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Museum Of Kansas National Guard
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Great Overland Station
Historic railroad station restoration. This historic 1927 train station featuring classic architecture has undergone a major restoration.
Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center
Domed statehouse with guided tours. Tours explore the state capitol building's chambers, murals & library & offer views from its dome.
Ward-Meade Park
Botanical garden & historic buildings. Serene botanical garden on the grounds of a Victorian mansion with other historic structures.
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site and Botanical Garden
History park with 19th-century buildings. Guided tours offered in a replica 1800s town with a schoolhouse, church, general store & gardens.
Club Run & Jump
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Mulvane Art Museum
University museum with local artwork. University museum featuring exhibits by local artists, an interactive art lab & classes.
Kids Empire Olathe
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Big Shunga Park
Trails, a playground & a baseball field. Sizable green space featuring trails, a BMX track, a baseball field & play equipment.
Ensor Park & Museum
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Topeka Zoo
Classic menagerie & animal programming. Lions, bears, alligators, bugs & more, plus educational programming & a roster of special events.
Gage Park
Well-kept park with many attractions. A popular park for picnics, with attractions including a pool, carousel, gardens & outdoor concerts.
Superkidz Club
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Shawnee Town 1929 Museum
1920s farm town with hands-on exhibits. Open-air museum in a recreated 1929 farm town offering tours, exhibits & school programs.
West Ridge Lanes Family Fun
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Big dice
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Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
Historic farmstead with animals & food. Spacious farmstead featuring replicas of life on the prairie, an ice cream parlor & wagon rides.
Johnson County Museum
Suburban history & 1950s electric house. Museum preserving Johnson County's suburban history, featuring a 1950s electric model house.
Johnson County Arts And Heritage Center
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Activate Games
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Inspired Play Cafe Overland Park
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Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Gardens, trails & recreation areas. Gardens, trails & recreation areas plus educational programs & events on environmental issues.
BRKTHROUGH Overland Park
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Tiny Tots Indoor Play
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Breakout KC Escape Room | Park Place
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Museum at Prairiefire
Colorful museum of natural history. Bright, uniquely designed museum with changing natural history exhibits on dinosaurs & space.
Sauer Castle
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Parkville Nature Sanctuary
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Strawberry Hill Museum & Center
Kansas City history in Victorian digs. This museum dedicated to Kansas City history & its past residents is housed in a historic Victorian.
Hümanette
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The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Interactive & educational exhibits. Museum featuring hands-on exhibits about art, science, math & reading designed for kids.
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
Antiques & collectibles on display. Eclectic array of collectible toys, antique marbles & miniature reproductions of fine furnishings.
The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden
Tranquil place with greenery & a pool. Spacious burial site of the namesake philanthropists landscaped with fountains, sculptures & paths.
Science City at Union Station
Hands-on science exhibits for children. Family-friendly museum with interactive science displays, including a test kitchen & planetarium.
Old Red Bridge - Love Lock
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SEA LIFE Kansas City
Oceanic exhibits & play areas. Family-friendly exhibits featuring more than 5,000 sea creatures, plus a play area & group packages.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
Amusement center inspired by Lego toys. Family entertainment center featuring Lego toy displays, rides & a 4-D theater, plus a gift shop.
Kaleidoscope
Art & activity studio for children. Colorful, upbeat center offering creative arts & crafts sessions for kids, free of charge.
Arabia Steamboat Museum
Time capsule of pre-Civil War life. Big collection of everyday objects pulled from a steamboat that sunk on the Missouri River in 1856.
Kansas City Northern Railroad
Rides on a miniature railroad. Miniature railway in Frank Vaydik Park open weekends May–Sep for rides around a 1/2-mi. track.
Bruce R Watkins Cultural Center
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The Rabbit hOle
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Lakeside Nature Center
Wildlife exhibits, animal rehab & trails. Animal rescue facility in Swope Park with live wildlife exhibits & 3 interpretive walking trails.
Penguin Park
Grassy public park with play equipment. Whimsical public park featuring giant animal sculptures, a picnic shelter & barbecue grills.
Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum
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Worlds of Fun
Theme park with rides & entertainment. Theme park boasting roller coasters, thrill rides, live entertainment & a Snoopy-themed kids' area.
Santa Fe Park Picnic Pavilion
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Prehistoric Putt Independence
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The Peace Pavilion
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National Frontier Trails Museum
History of the settlement of the West. Museum & interpretive center exploring the history of the settlement of the American West.
1859 Jail Museum
Walk-thru cellblock & Federal-style home. Limestone cellblock where the outlaw Frank James did time, next to the town marshal's former home.
Vaile Mansion
Museum in a 31-room Victorian home. Museum in an ornate 31-room Victorian home, built in 1881, with historic furnishings.
The Exit Room
Escape-room group-challenge space. Escape-room adventure space offering group challenges & team-building problem-solving games.
Kanga's Indoor Playcenter Independence
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Missouri Town Living History Museum
Living history museum on 1800s farm life. This living history museum depicts19th-century farm life with original structures, exhibits & tours.
Native Hoofed Animal Enclosure
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