Kansas City Area

The Kansas City area serves up some of the most incredible contrasts. Cosmopolitan Kansas City communities and suburbs stretch across rolling hills and steep bluffs, while quiet river towns lounge on wooded banks of the Missouri River. Here’s the place to indulge your taste for variety. From first-class dining and professional theater to hot concerts and first-rate sports. Explore history and take in the museums. Or take home your own treasure from a wealth of shops, boutiques and antique stores. Get carried away at a festival. You’re bound to carry away some great memories when you visit the Kansas City region.

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Leavenworth

Leavenworth, the "First City in Kansas," established in 1854 is located on the west banks of the Missouri River. It became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Gardner

With its own settlement roots dating back to 1857, Gardner, Kansas holds a unique distinction…

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Worth the stop.

Some places don't need much time, just the right moment.

Kansas City

There's a place on the northeast border of Kansas where the Missouri River meets the…

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Start early. Stay late.

The edges of the day tend to hold the best experiences.

Lenexa

The Shawnee Indian tribe called this area home from roughly 1825-1860, before moving on to…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Bonner Springs

In the Bonner Springs area you'll find some of the hottest attractions in the Kansas…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Lansing

The community of Lansing was incorporated as an official city of Kansas in 1959, but…

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Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Louisburg

Just below the banks of a small tributary, now known as Rabbit Creek, near a…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Fort Leavenworth

Fort Leavenworth was established on May 8, 1827, by Colonel Henry Leavenworth and 188 officers…

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Start early. Stay late.

The edges of the day tend to hold the best experiences.

Basehor

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Explore a County Leavenworth County 5 cities  ·  4 counties in Kansas City Area

The land where Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth are located today was originally inhabited by the Kansa, Osage and Delaware Indians…

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Explore a City Gardner 8 attractions  ·  16 cities in Kansas City Area

With its own settlement roots dating back to 1857, Gardner, Kansas holds a unique distinction among American cities. Setting at…

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