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Bucket List Bonuses

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When you want to add something extra to your KC visit, consider one of these great bonus excursions!

  1. Feed camels at the Kansas City Zoo’s camel feeding deck. Stop by and check out this interactive exhibit, which lets guests drop treats from the deck down to the dromedaries for just a quarter.
  2. Flip for fun at Urban Air – more than a trampoline park. Experience virtual reality games, sail over the park on the Sky Rider and enjoy rock wall climbing.
  3. Hook a fish at Lake Olathe, one of the area’s newest lakes, where you may enjoy boating, kayaking, swimming or a day angling for “the big one.”
  4. Challenge your friends or family as you compete IN a game show in at Overland Park’s Game Show Battle Rooms.
  5. Play a round of mini golf at Art Course, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s mini golf experience on the gallery lawn, with holes inspired by some of the museum’s favorite masterpieces.
  6. Imagine you’re in outer space as you walk a scale model of the solar system on a quest to see the entire Voyage Exhibition, along Baltimore Avenue in downtown Kansas City, MO. Follow a 1-mile path through the Crossroads District and end in front of historic Union Station, discovering our solar system from the sun to Pluto.
  7. Savor the city’s signature burnt ends at one of our best barbecue restaurants … Joe’s KC, Jack Stack, Q39, LC’s, Arthur Bryant’s, Gates or another favorite local joint. Visit our KC Barbecue Road Trip guide for a map to these favorite restaurants!
  8. When we’re looking for indoor adventure, rock wall climbing is a favorite. RoKC, the longtime KC favorite, has locations in North KC, downtown KC and Olathe.
  9. Design your own custom donut at Donutology in Westport. Mix and match flavors and toppings in this custom donut laboratory.
  10. The 58-foot-tall Russell and Helen Means Observation Tower is opening soon at Kill Creek Park. The steel behemoth will offer visitors amazing views from the Kansas Speedway to KU. This Instagram-worthy destination is a must for photographers.
  11. Legends Outlets recently debuted the Lawn, a greenspace centerpiece of the shopping center offering live concerts, yoga classes and events throughout the year. In between events, it’s a great place to hang out and enjoy the outdoors with friends.
  12. Watch as Lost Trail sodas are bottled and apple cider is made from scratch at Louisburg Cider Mill.
  13. Play at the Johnson County Museum, where the interactive KidScape exhibit, a child-size village, fosters creative play.
  14. Explore the ruins of early pioneer cabins at Cave Springs, a 36-acre urban nature center and historic site. 
  15. This summer, celebrate baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs, a brand that hasn't had a home field since 1965, but on Opening Day of 2021, will take the field for the first time in those pinstripes at the Field of Legends.
  16. Learn about historic U.S. aircraft at the Airline History Museum. See the first Lockheed Constellation ever restored, a Martin 404, a DC-3 and a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
  17. The Shoal Creek Living History Museum is a wonderful way to experience history firsthand. On the first Saturday of the month (June-September), they host free family fun days as reenactors bring the 19th-century village to life.
  18. Read KC Parent magazine each month for more ideas to enjoy with your family.
  19. Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains, boasting more fonts than any city other than Rome. Learn the story behind our beloved fountains when you search “Fountain history” on KCParent.com.
  20. KC Segway Tours and KC Fun Tours offer one-of-a-kind tours of our hometown, a great way to become more acquainted with the city.
  21. The Midwest Genealogy Center is a free research facility through the Mid-Continent Public Library system. With thousands of resources and expert research librarians there to assist, you’ll discover new secrets about your ancestors.
  22. Farmers markets are a spring and summer tradition in Kansas City, with more than 100 markets offering local homegrown and homemade goods. Read our KC Farmers' Market Guide.
  23. Visit Louisburg and tour Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary, which cares for real big cats. On Saturday evenings, attend one of the big cat feeders and keeper chats to learn more about the facility.
  24. Meet an alpaca face-to-face at Manna Meadows, an alpaca farm in Bonner Springs. Take a guided tour of the working farm.
  25. Made-from-scratch European sweet bread is the specialty at Strawberry Hill Povitica, the long-established Kansas City-based Slavic bakeshop with an open kitchen.
  26. Ice-skating isn’t just a winter sport. Lace up your ice skates and enjoy Independence Community Ice, KC Ice Center or Line Creek Arena, some of the city’s year-round indoor ice-skating rinks.
  27. Carousels were once made in Kansas, and now you can visit the C.W. Parker Carousel Museum.  Learn about C.W. Parker, the founder of a carousel factory in Leavenworth, and ride an authentic 1913 carousel.
  28. Quench your thirst at the Roasterie, where coffee is an artform. Take a 45-minute tour and learn all about their cupping, roasting and blending processes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the factory and experience a manual coffee brewing demonstration.
  29. Trains deliver food straight to your table at Fritz’s restaurant (Crown Center and Shawnee locations), a local icon since 1954.
  30. Ride a bike or scooter available for rent throughout downtown and midtown Kansas City. Enjoy fresh air views of the city’s sites and attractions.
  31. Subscribe to the eNewsletter on KCParent.com for our top pick events every weekend and fabulous giveaways!
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