Favorite Indoor Attractions in Kansas City
Explore your hometown at these fun local attractions!
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KidScape at the Johnson County Museum
KidScape at the Johnson County Museum (JoCoMuseum.org) 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 puppet show, teach in the school, deliver the mail, care for patients at the hospital and fry up some burgers at the diner. This exhibit is a favorite for early education.
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LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Legoland Discovery Center (LegolandDiscoveryCenter.com). Legoland Discovery Center is Kansas City’s ultimate indoor Lego playground! The Train Station Adventure is where children climb, slide, jump and roll around train obstacles. Lego 4D cinema features exciting Lego movies with additional wind, rain and snow effects to really bring the film to life, and Duplo Village lets little ones build a colorful Duplo flower for the garden or wiggle and slide around the cottage and play with the special big, soft bricks.
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Lenexa Rec Center
Lenexa Rec Center (Lenexa.com/reccenter) is the perfect place to bring the family on a cold day. The indoor pool includes water slides and a toddler play area. Spending the day at the pool is perfect for when you need to get the kids active! In addition, they have many family-friendly events throughout the year. They offer affordable memberships as well as day passes and punch cards.
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National WWI Museum and Memorial
National World War I Museum and Memorial (TheWorldWar.org) is not only a Kansas City landmark, but also an American landmark. The museum tells the story of the Great War through interactive displays, thought-provoking films and eyewitness testimonies. The museum houses one of the largest collections of WWI artifacts in the world. With family guides and hands-on exhibits, the museum is an educational attraction for all ages.
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RoKC Olathe
RoKC Olathe (ClimbKC.com). This indoor rock wall climbing facility features 35- to 50-foot walls for all skill levels from beginner to expert, 15-foot bouldering walls, fitness equipment available for ages 14 and up, cardio equipment, elliptical equipment, Jacob’s Ladders and facilities for advanced climbing training (for those with a year of experience). RoKC features three types of climbing walls: lead, top rope and auto belay. The attraction is great for single-day visits (purchase a day pass or multiple visit punch card), memberships and parties.
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Sea Life Kansas City
Sea Life Kansas City (VisitSeaLife.com). Sea Life Aquarium transports guests into an amazing underwater world with up-close views of more than 5,000 sea creatures! Walk through the 180-degree underwater tunnel, come face to fin with sharks and rescued sea turtles and explore more than 12 breathtaking exhibits. Stingray Bay, Sea Turtle Rescue Center and Doodle Reef, an interactive exhibit where kids design their own fish, are favorites.
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Urban Air Trampoline Park Lenexa
Urban Air Trampoline Park (UrbanAirTrampolinePark.com) is one of our favorite places to play! Offering much more than trampolines, this is a great place to spend a day! Urban Air serves up a generous helping of frenetic fun with attractions like Kidzone and Urban Air Warrior Course. The Sky Rider is an amazing indoor ride where passengers zip across the park in a harness. The ropes course, climbing walls, virtual reality games and tunnel play areas are all great additions to the classic trampoline attractions. Tip: Save on admissions with a membership package. Choose from several levels, including a meal-included option.
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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.