Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vaile Mansion will be closed through the 2020 season. The Chicago & Alton Depot was built in 1879. It was moved to its current location and restored during the decade from 1992 to 2002. The two-story depot contains three rooms on the first floor which are the waiting room, stationmast...
The Center is named in honor of Bruce R. Watkins, a political and social activist. Watkins was fueled by the need to recognize and preserve the varied contributions African-Americans made to the development of Kansas City. The facility is located on one of Kansas City's major thoroughfares.
The American Royal hosts many of Kansas City's premier fall events including the World Series of Barbecue®; the world's largest barbecue competition, their Livestock Show; one of the Midwest's largest livestock expositions, a PRCA sanctioned professional rodeo, and 6 prestigious horse shows including the UPHA National Champ...
The sights and sounds of a uniquely American art form come alive at the American Jazz Museum.
Explore the heritage the city celebrates today, from Lewis and Clark’s famed expedition and a festival that pays tribute to four westbound trails to living history museums and a national museum dedicated to the frontier.
Opened in December 2006, the Museum encompasses a 30,000-square-foot core exhibit space and owns the world’s most comprehensive collection of WWI artifacts. As the only national museum dedicated to the Great War, it holds a wide array of constantly changing special exhibitions, making repeat attendance worthwhile.
For visitors who want to travel off of the beaten path, Kansas City has several unique and quirky attractions. From working miniature dueling pistols and famous bullet holes to shrunken heads and 132-year-old pickles, the Kansas City metro has it all.