Region Guide

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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Even slow progress opens up new places and perspectives.

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Take the detour.

The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Lenexa

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

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Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

Bonner Springs

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

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Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

Kansas City

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

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Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Gardner

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

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Pause when it feels right.

Some stops aren't on the map, but they're worth taking.

Fort Leavenworth

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

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A place to slow down.

Not every stop needs to be busy to be worth your time.

Louisburg

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

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

Lansing

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

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Pause when it feels right.

Some stops aren't on the map, but they're worth taking.

Leavenworth

Leavenworth, the "First City in Kansas," established in 1854 is located on the west banks…

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Outdoors

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Events

Upcoming Events

Jun–Jul
30–4
Wyandotte County Fair
Kansas City
Jul
2
Osawatomie Fireworks
Osawatomie
Jul
2
Fireworks Celebration at Miola Lake
Paola
Jul
2
Louisburg Freedom Fest
Louisburg
Jul
3
Annual Lenexa Freedom Run
Lenexa
Jul
3
Fourth of July Celebration
Lansing
Jul
3
Bonner Blast
Bonner Springs
Jul
4
Fourth of July Celebration
Olathe
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Golf Courses

  • 25 in Kansas City Area

Golf Tournaments

  • 21 in Kansas City Area

Museums

  • 21 in Kansas City Area

Festivals

  • 19 in Kansas City Area

Car Shows

  • 16 in Kansas City Area

Military

  • 14 in Kansas City Area

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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 Lenexa 9 attractions  ·  16 cities in Kansas City Area

The Shawnee Indian tribe called this area home from roughly 1825-1860, before moving on to Oklahoma. Kansas historical records list…

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