Make a Splash

One of Kansas City’s newest water parks, The Bay, offers a lazy river, waves, slides, 6-lane pool and many more great attractions your kids are sure to love, all at affordable rates.

For bigger adventures, head to Kansas City’s indoor water park, CoCo Key, featuring 55,000 square feet of indoor fun with a wading pool, slides, fast tube rides, activity pools and more. Or, spend the night at Great Wolf Lodge, where water adventures await the entire family.

If you’d rather “watch” than get wet, Sea Life Aquarium takes you under the sea on a two- to three-hour journey from the fresh waters of the Missouri River, into the mighty Mississippi River, then out into the warm blue coral strewn waters of the Caribbean Sea, ending in the deep, dark abyss of the Atlantic Ocean. Come nose to nose with sharks and enjoy astonishingly close views of everything from starfish and seahorses to graceful rays. A favorite is the tropical ocean tank with a walk-through underwater tunnel.

For more water adventures, take skiing lessons from KC Watersports, or visit a local swim beach or sailing club.