Cool Summer Nights in Kansas City

When the summer heat gets to be too much, take the family out for an evening (when it’s a few degrees cooler) and enjoy some of Kansas City’s best family-friendly attractions.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is open until 9:00 on Thursdays and Fridays, and admission is FREE! This is one destination where you will discover something new with each visit. Families enjoy the FUN Spot, located in Bloch Lobby, where visitors with children learn what activities are available for them that day to maximize their fun. Tip: Use our “Nelson Scavenger Hunt” to add to your fun.

Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop offers FREE family nights every Thursday through July, 6:00-8:00. On family nights, the site comes to life with free activities (for example, butter churning, planting seeds, tours of the home) and activities with a small fee (stagecoach rides, working in the blacksmith shop and grinding corn range from $1-2/ea.), and they vary with the theme each week.

Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead is open until 8:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays thru Labor Day, and admission is FREE Mon.-Thu. ($2/ea. on weekends)! The Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead features many wonderful attractions to help children learn about and appreciate animals, nature and the outdoors. Children love the dairy barn, fishing pond, petting zoo, goat feeding, chicken coop and miniature tractor rides.

Cool Crest is open until midnight or 1:00 every night all summer. Cool Crest features four miniature golf courses with mechanical hazards, water traps and decorations ranging from the Statue of Liberty to windmills and dragons. The family fun center is also home to go-karts, arcades, a pizza parlor and a soft play area for young children. Tip:  Enjoy great Cool Crest coupons.