KC Parent Family Favorites 2019

Thank you to our readers who voted in this year's Family Favorites! We appreciate your support in this 30+ year tradition. After tabulating thousands of votes, we are pleased to announce the businesses which have been chosen as a KC Parent Family Favorite 2019!  There are multiple winners in each category.

Medical Categories:

Favorite OB/GYN Practice

• Independence Women's Clinic
• Northland Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Rockhill Women's Care

Favorite Pediatrician Practice

• Leawood Pediatrics
• Lee's Summit Physicians Group
• Pediatric Care North

Favorite Dental Practice

• Jenkins & LeBlanc
• Parkville Pediatric Dentistry
• Pediatric & Laser Dentistry

Favorite Orthodontist

• Fry Orthodontics
• Moon Orthodontics
• Oltjen Orthodontics

Favorite Place to Have a Baby-MO

• Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
• Centerpoint Medical Center
• Liberty Hospital

Favorite Place to Have a Baby-KS

• AdventHealth Birth Center
• Menorah Medical Center
• Olathe Medical Center

Best Emergency Room/Urgent Care

• AdventHealth Centra Care
• Children's Mercy Hospital
• Overland Park Regional Medical Center Pediatric ER

Kansas City Area Attractions:

Favorite Animal Attraction

• Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
• Kansas City Zoo
• Sea Life Aquarium

Favorite Garden/Nature Center

• Loose Park
• Overland Park Arboretum
• Powell Gardens

Favorite Museum

• Johnson County Museum
• National WWI Museum and Memorial
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Favorite Live Show

• The Coterie
• Johnson County Community College Carlsen Center
• Mesner Puppet Theater

Favorite Festivals & Fairs

• Celebration at the Station
• Old Shawnee Days
• Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival

Favorite FREE Attraction

• Crown Center Seasonal Exhibits
• Mahaffie Summer Family Nights
• Money Museum

Best-Kept Secret

• Miami County Farm Tour
• Parkville Nature Sanctuary
• TimberRidge Adventure Center

Favorite NEW Place

• The Amazing Brain Exhibit
• Sea Turtle Rescue
• Camel Feeding Station

Favorite Outdoor Family Destination

• Crown Center Ice Terrace
• Kansas City Zoo
• Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun

Favorite Indoor Family Destination

• Main Event
• Paradise Park
• Science City

Favorite Place to Have a Birthday Party 

• Paradise Park
• Sky Zone
• Urban Air Trampoline Park

Favorite Bowling

• Main Event
• Premier Bowling & Recreation Center
• Summit Lanes

Favorite Shopping District

• Legends Outlets
• Oak Park Mall
• Summit Fair

Favorite Mom's Night Out

• Alamo Drafthouse
• La Bodega
• Vivilore​

Programs & Classes:

Favorite Dance

• The Culture House
• Kansas City Ballet School
• Miller Marley School of Dance

Favorite Gymnastics

• Diamond Gymnastics
• Mercury Gymnastics
• Xtreme Gymnastics

Favorite Drama/Theater

• The Culture House
• Christian Youth Theatre
• Theatre in the Park

Favorite Martial Arts

• Integrity Martial Arts Academy
• Lenexa Karate Academy
• Tiger Rock Martial Arts

Favorite Swim Lessons

• City of Lenexa
• Goldfish Swim School
• YMCA

Family Dining:

Favorite Pizza Place

• Minsky's
• MOD Pizza
• Pizza Shoppe

Favorite Kid-Friendly Restaurant

• d'Bronx
• Fritz's
• Red Robin

Favorite Ice Cream/Frozen Treat Shop

• Betty Rae's Ice Cream
• Sylas & Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream
• Westport Ice Cream Bakery

Favorite Date Night

• Chicken N Pickle
• Holy-Field Winery
• Pinstripes

Thank you again to our readers who voted in this year's Family Favorites!