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Local Tourist Information

We know you are coming to the Mission Summit to engage in mission conversations, participate in worship and share the journey with the incredibly diverse family of American Baptists. Since you are here anyway, you  might as well enjoy the Kansas City area. Barbecue. Jazz.  Art. Baseball. KC is a great city for families and people of all ages. We hope you will enjoy a few days of vacation before or after the Mission Summit!  Here are some links that can help you plan your visit:

www.visitkc.com

www.visitoverlandpark.com 

Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens www.opabg.org, 10 miles

Kansas City Zoo  www.kansascityzoo.org, 13 miles

The Plaza  www.countryclubplaza.com, 16 miles

Nelson Art Gallery  www.nelson-atkins.org, 16 miles

Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium  www.visitsealife.com/Kansas-city, 18 miles

LegoLand Discovery Center  www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/Kansas, 18 miles

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum www.NLBM.com, 18 miles

National WWI Museum www.theworldwar.org, 18 miles

Sprint Center & College Basketball Hall of Fame  www.collegebasketballexperience.com, 18 miles

Hallmark Visitors Center & Kaleidoscope  www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com/visitor-info, 18 miles

Ensor Park & Museum www.ensorparkandmuseum.org, 18 miles

Crown Center  www.crowncenter.com, 18 miles

American Jazz Museum www.americanjazzmuseum.org 19 miles

Union Station  www.unionstation.org, 19 miles

Steamboat Arabia Museum www.1856.com, 19 miles

Legends Shopping and Speedway Area  www.visitkc.com/member-details/index.aspx?id=36204, 20 miles

Moon Marble Company www.moonmarble.com, 20 miles

Kansas City Schlitterbahn Waterpark  www.schlitterbahn.com/kc, 21 miles

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum www.trumanlibrary.org, 23 miles

Agricultural Hall of Fame www.aghalloffame.com, 24 miles

Worlds of Fun  www.worldsoffun.com, 25 miles

Oceans of Fun  www.worldsoffun.com/things-to-do/oceans-of-fun, 25 miles

Buffalo Soldier Monument www.lvarea.com/index.php?option=com_content&view,
38 miles

Jesse James Farm & Museum www.JesseJamesMuseum.org, 44 miles

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve  www.nps.gov/tapr, 121 miles

Flint Hills Discovery Center www.flinthillsdiscovery.org, 124 miles

Flint Hills  www.travelks.com/flint-hills, 124 miles

Eisenhower Home and Library  www.kansastravel.org/eisenhower, 157 miles