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Places to Visit or Volunteer in Kansas City

The links and contact information listed below are places where students can visit for free or for a small admission fee or donation. Touring, visiting, or volunteering at Kansas City’s recreational sites are often recommended for students looking for creative, non-alcoholic places to take a date; people with addictions who are trying to find clean and sober activities; people who have depression or anxiety and need to get out of the house or focus on others; and parents who are looking for new places to take their kids.

Museums and Galleries

Glore Psychiatric Museum
3406 Frederick, St. Joseph, MO
816-387-2310, toll free: 877-387-2310

Kansas City Museum
3218 Gladstone Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
816-483-8300

Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak
Kansas City, MO
816-751-1278

Kemper Art Museum
4420 Warwick
Kansas City, MO
816-561-3737

Toy & Miniature Museum of K.C.
5235 Oak
Kansas City, MO
816-333-2055

Truman Library
500 W U.S.Hwy 24
816-833-1225
Independence, MO

Science City at Union Station
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, MO
816-460-2020

American Jazz Museum
1616 E. 18th St.
Kansas City, MO
816-474-8463

Arabia Steamboat Museum
400 Grand Ave.
Kansas City, MO
816-471-4030

Kansas City Fire Museum
1019 Cherry
Kansas City, MO
816-474-0200

Hair Museum
815 W. 23rd St.
816-252-HAIR
Independence, MO

Historical Homes and Sites

Fort Osage Museum
Sibley, Missouri
816-650-5737

Bingham-Waggoner Estate
313 W Pacific Ave
816-461-3491
Independence, MO

Vaile Mansion
1500 N. Liberty St.
816-325-7430
Independence, MO

Jail and Marshal Home:
217 N. Main St.
816-252-1892
Independence, MO

Alexander Majors Historical House
8201 State Line
Kansas City, MO
816-333-5556

Truman Home
Purchase tickets at: 816-254-2720
219 N. Main
Independence, MO

John Wornall House
146 W. 61stTerr.
Kansas City, MO
816-444-1858

Missouri Town 1855
8010 East Park Rd.
816-795-8200 ext. 1-260
Lees Summit, MO

Harris-Kearney House
4000 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO816-561-1821

For Children

Kaleidoscope
25thand McGee
Kansas City, MO
816-274-8300

Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
407 N. LaFrenz Rd.
Liberty, MO
816-781-8598

Kansas City Zoo
6800 Zoo Dr.
Kansas City, MO
816-871-5701

Toy & Miniature Museum of K.C.
5235 Oak
Kansas City, MO
816-333-2055

Wonderscope Children’s Museum
5705 Flint St.
Shawnee, KS
913-268-8130

Parks, Walking and Hiking Trails

KC Nature Online directory

English Landing Park
Parkville, MO

Nature Sanctuary and White Alloe Trail
Park University
Parkville, MO

Powell Gardens
1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50
816-697-2600
Kingsville, MO

Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
407 N. LaFrenz Rd.
816-781-8598
Liberty, MO

Benjamin Ranch - Horse Riding Tours
6401 E 87th St.
KC, MO 64138
(816)761-5055 OR (800)43RANCH

Farmers' Markets - April to October
Downtown River Market
20 E. 5th St.
Kansas City, MO
816-842-1271

Performances

Park University Theater
816-584-6450

Park University Arts and Lecture Series
816-741-2000

The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Southmoreland Park, 47th & Oak, KCMO
(816) 531-7728

UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
(816) 235-6222

Seasonal

Weston Red Barn Farm
16300 Wilkerson Road
Weston, Missouri 64098
(816) 386-5437

Resources

Hiking Kansas City, William B. Eddy & Richard O. Ballantine

Day Trips from Kansas City, 11th Edition, Shifra Stein

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