FREE Fun in Kansas City

If you’re looking for family fun on a shoestring, Kansas City offers an abundance of terrific choices. These are a few of our top picks for free family fun! See “Free Fun” all year long on our KC calendar. Also, read “50 ideas under $5 in KC” for more budget-friendly ideas.

What could be better than free cash? Visit the Money Museum, where you’ll take home a souvenir bag of cash—shredded cash, that is! Interactive exhibits explore banking, basic economics and the financial policies that affect your family.

Driving through Kansas City you notice a building with an airplane mounted on the roof, and it arouses your curiosity. What could it be? That airplane has become the trademark of the Roasterie, known for selling premier air-roasted coffee. The business offers one of the most fun free tours in town. Visitors watch as coffee goes from bean to brew. Call 816.931.4000 for reservations.

Experience the story of Kansas City's own Hallmark, from its founding in 1910 to today. Explore the Hallmark Visitors Center and watch as greeting cards and wrapping paper are made, then participate in hands-on fun as you make a souvenir gift bow with the push of a button.

Unleash your inner motorcycle enthusiast with a free behind-the-scenes tour of the Harley Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations Plant, where visitors 12 and up watch the assembly of a V-Rod from start to finish.

Kansas City is home to many remarkable art galleries, with three of her finest open to the public for free! The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, one of the largest galleries in the United States, maintains a permanent collection representing art from throughout history and around the world. Visitors enjoy the galleries and, on sunny days, picnic or stroll the landscaped museum grounds and sculpture garden.

For modern art enthusiasts, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit permanent and temporary galleries with special events and workshops for families.