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Summer Day Trip: Parkville Missouri

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Just 30 minutes north of Downtown Kansas City, sitting on the bluffs of the Mighty Mo, rests Parkville... a quaint town with a charming historic Main Street, wooded nature sanctuary and riverfront park.

Below we mention just a few of the unique businesses and shops in Parkville. If you're looking for antiques, collectibles, craft supplies, or boutiques, there is much more! A full directory of current Parkville businesses is here.  

Christmas on Main Street

Details: 109 Main St., Parkville, MO. 816.505.2338

Highlights: Christmas on Main Street is, just as its name implies, a year-round Christmas boutique where you'll find ornaments, Christmas villages, Santas, stockings, snowflakes, Advent Calendars, and every bit of Christmas memorabilia you can possibly imagine. Celebrate with a bit of "Christmas in June or July" and treat your kids to an ornament for this year's tree... early!

Now You’re Cookin'

Details: 111 Main Street, Parkville, MO. 816.505.2338

Highlights: Now You're Cookin' specializes in kitchen gadgets, gizmos, and cookbooks. You'll discover cookie cutters, recipe kits, and every cooking tool your inner chef could ever imagine.

Parkville Mini Golf

Details: 7 West 1st St., Parkville, MO. 816.505.9555

Highlights: What makes Parkville Mini Golf unique is its location. This 18-hole miniature golf course truly takes advantage of its surroundings wrapping itself around the bluffs of Parkville with a magnificent view below. After a round of golf, enjoy a delicious ice cream treat at the snack bar.

H.M.S. Beagle

Details: 180 English Landing Dr., Parkville, MO. 816.587.9998

Hightlights: H.M.S. Beagle is a one-of-a-kind science shop overflowing with telescopes, microscopes, robots, rockets, fossils, minerals, chemistry sets. If you're looking for a bit of summer fun at home, consider a fun science kit like "Bubble Gum Science" or an "Ice Cream Making Kit" and of course, they also sell glow-in-the-dark stars, science books, toys, and everything your budding scientist could possibly imagine.

Parkville Nature Sanctuary

Details: Daylight Hours Daily (12th and East Streets, Parkville, MO). 816.741.7676

Highlights: Wildlife preserve and education site featuring hiking trails.

English Landing Park

Details: 816.741.7676.

Highlights: Beautiful English Landing Park, along the banks of the Missouri River, provides hikers, strollers and picnickers from both Missouri and Kansas with groomed trails, shelters, and playground equipment. Enter at the City Market and enjoy amenities such as: picnic shelters, restrooms, boat ramp, playgrounds, grills, walking/jogging trail, softball and soccer fields, gazebo, volleyball and the historic Waddell A-Frame Bridge.

Café Cedar

Details: 2 East 2nd St., Parkville, MO. 816.505.2233

Highlights: Cafe Cedar offers some of the most delicious Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, American and Greek food in the metro.

Bonus: Nearby Fun... the KC Northern Railroad

Details: Line Creek Park N.W. 60th St and Waukomis Drive, KCMO. First Weekend of May – Last Weekend of September. Saturdays 10am-6pm, Sundays 12pm – 6pm. Admission: 50cents/ride or 10 rides for $4.50. www.KCNRR.com

Highlights: The three restored G-16 open air trains operate on ½ mile of track. The trains include one of the original Kansas City Zoo trains, a Manhattan Zoo train, and a New York Zoo train. A highlight of the ride is a trip through the tunnel.

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