Six-Stop Tour: Overland Park, KS
Outstanding Opportunities Await
Go on an Art Hunt
There are hundreds of pieces of public art in Overland Park. You can take a tour of this local masterpieces throughout the city. You’ll find traditional and modern outdoor sculptures celebrating the city’s history, nature and whimsy. Use this map to visit OP’s public art: bit.ly/3kwnUSp
Jump for Joy
Urban Air Overland Park is a great place to enjoy indoor fun. This indoor trampoline includes a Kidzone, Urban Air Warrior Course, foam pit, slam dunk trampoline experience and a variety of trampolines. Open Jump is held daily and is perfect for any age, fitness level or athletic ability. UrbanAirTrampolinePark.com
Shop Local
Downtown Overland Park is situated on the historic Santa Fe Trail. The district is now a bustling shopping district with a farmers market and nearly 300 locally owned businesses. Enjoy delicious dining, local boutiques, shops and businesses as you explore the charm of an old-fashioned Main Street district. DowntownOP.org
Learn Local History
The Johnson County Museum is a great resource for local history. With exhibits and displays remembering local businesses, as well as changing exhibits, the museum is a great place to spend a day. Little ones love KidScape where they can play and imagine they are grown up in a pint-sized village. JoCoMuseum.org
Paint Your Own Pottery
Ceramic Café is a local paint-your-own pottery shop where you may try your hand at clay building, ceramic painting and glass fusing. Make a reservation to paint at the shop or purchase supplies to paint at home. The shop also offers special events, parties and more. CeramicCafeKC.com
Feast on Barbecue
Q39 is one of the city’s newer barbecue restaurants, but it’s already claimed a spot in the heart of many locals. The restaurant introduced a new concept in barbecue and wood-fire grilling, opening the area’s first open barbecue scratch kitchen. The atmosphere and delicious food have made it one of the most popular barbecue restaurants in the metro. Q39KC.com
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Ceramic Café
Pottery painting and glass fusing. Walk-ins welcome. Great for birthdays and group events too.
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Downtown Overland Park
Discover our small shops, multi-cultural restaurants and eclectic offerings. Downtown Overland Park is the best little area for foodies, artists, and those who seek exceptional, eclectic treasures.
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Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
Whether you're looking for fun Holiday activities to do with your family or friends, watch a spectacular performance at our Black Box Theatre, or take in a local history lesson of Johnson County, The Arts & Heritage Center has something for you!
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Johnson County Museum
Featuring award-winning long-term and changing exhibitions as well as public and school education programs, the Museum is a great place to spend the day learning about our county’s history and having fun in our hands-on exhibit spaces.
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Q 39 Overland Park
Q39 is a hybrid of two Kansas City favorites and new concept in barbeque and wood-fire grilling, led by national barbeque champion Rob Magee. Q39 features the area’s first open barbeque scratch kitchen.
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Urban Air Trampoline Park Overland Park
Urban Air Overland Park is an attractive solution to a common problem: needing one place to entertain kids of every age.