Favorite Places to Play in Kansas City

It’s time to enjoy playtime with the kids! These are some of our favorite places to play locally:

• C.W. Parker Carousel Museum

  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.

• Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary and Educational Center

  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.

• Ceramic Café

  Paint your own pottery at Ceramic Cafe. Clay building, ceramic painting and glass fusing are all offered at Ceramic Cafe.

• Johnson County Museum staff, 2020

  Johnson County Museum

  KidScape at the Johnson County Museum is a whimsical, hands-on, child-sized city. Children time travel to different periods and communities from the region's past. They enjoy pretend play as they work on the farm, perform at the theater or the puppet show, teach in the school, deliver the mail, care for patients at the hospital and fry up some burgers at the diner.

• LEGOLAND Discovery Center

  Legoland Discovery Center  offers a fun, highly interactive and educational 2- to 3-hour indoor experience. With play areas, rides, a 4D cinema and more, this is an exciting, hands-on outing kids love.

• Legends Outlets Kansas City

  Legends Outlets recently debuted the Lawn, a greenspace centerpiece of the shopping center that offers 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.

• Science City at Union Station

  Science City at Union Station overflows with indoor and outdoor fun. The Let’s Play exhibit is specially designed for the youngest children to play and develop gross-motor skills. Creative Corner blends art and science in an imaginative way. And the outdoor play space is a favorite for KC kids.

• Sea Life Kansas City

  Explore Sea Life Aquarium where you get up close and face-to-face with amazing underwater creatures such as sharks, octopus, a green sea turtle named Gertrude, stingrays, sea stars, seahorses, jellyfish and thousands of colorful fish!

• Shoal Creek Living History Museum

  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 19^th-century village to life.

• Urban Air Trampoline Park Lenexa

  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.