# Things to see in Kansas City, Missouri (United States): 45 places and when to go

> Kansas City, Missouri is a major city in United States with around 1,469,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 45 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (21), With kids (16), Wildlife (15). The best known are Westwood Hills, Kansas, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and National World War I Museum and Memorial. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 16. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United States · 39.109, -94.606
- **Population:** About 1,469,000
- **Places:** 45 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (21) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/familia/) (16) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (15) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/historia/) (4) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (4) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (3)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** ORD Chicago, 651 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Kansas City, Missouri

The places in and around Kansas City, Missouri, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Westwood Hills, Kansas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/westwood-hills/): History · 7.8 km
- [Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museo-de-arte-nelson-atkins/): Art museum in Kansas City, Missouri · 7.5 km
- [National World War I Museum and Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/national-wwi-museum-and-memorial/): Memorial in Kansas City to World War I dead · 3.6 km
- [Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city-zoo-aquarium/): Zoo in Kansas City, Missouri · 14 km
- [Kansas City Missouri Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city-missouri-temple/): Temples · 15 km
- [Worlds of Fun](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/worlds-of-fun/): Amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States · 13 km
- [Airline History Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/airline-history-museum/): Aviation museum in Kansas City, Missouri · 1.2 km
- [Shawnee Methodist Mission](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/east-building/): Church building in Kansas, United States of America · 8.6 km
- [Museum at Prairiefire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museum-at-prairiefire/): Museum in Overland Park, Kansas · 26 km
- [Huron Cemetery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wyandotte-national-burying-ground/): Native American cemetery · 1.9 km
- [Alma Mader Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/alma-mader-brewing/): Brewery · 3.3 km
- [Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/arvin-gottlieb-planetarium/): Planetarium · 3.2 km
- [Big Rip Brewery Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/big-rip-brewery-company/): Brewery · 3.1 km
- [Border Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/border-brewing-company/): Brewery · 3.2 km
- [Bornean orangutan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bornean-orangutans/): Species of orangutan · 13 km
- [Boulevard Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/boulevard-brewing-company/): Brewery located in Kansas City, Missouri · 3.1 km
- [Calibration Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/calibration-brewery/): Brewery · 4.3 km
- [Casual Animal Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/casual-animal-brewing/): Brewery · 2.9 km
- [Cinder Block Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cinder-block-brewery/): Brewery · 4.2 km
- [City Barrel Brewery + Kitchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/city-barrel-brewery-kitchen/): Brewery · 3.2 km
- [Double Shift Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/double-shift-brewing-company/): Brewery · 3.1 km
- [Dromedary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dromedary-camels/): A large camel of the genus Camelus with one hump on its back · 13 km
- [Emu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/emus/): Species of bird · 13 km
- [Kansas City Bier Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city-bier-company/): Brewery · 14 km

And the other 21, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Lifted Spirits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lifted-spirits/), [Mean Mule Distillery Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mean-mule-distillery-company/), [Nimble Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/nimble-brewing/), [Pizza and Taproom;Martin City Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pizza-and-taproom-martin-city-brewing-company/), [Red Sash Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/red-sash-brewing/), [Restless Spirits Distilling Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/restless-spirits-distilling-company/), [River Bluff Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/river-bluff-brewing/), [Rochester Brewing and Roasting](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/rochester-brewing-and-roasting/), [Stockyards Brewing Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/stockyards-brewing-co/), [Strange Days Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/strange-days-brewing-company/), [Torn Label Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/torn-label-brewing-company/)
- **With kids**: [Lion-tailed macaque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lion-tailed-macaque/), [Merino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/merino-sheep/), [North American river otter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/north-american-river-otters/), [Polar bear](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/polar-bears/), [Macropus rufus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/red-kangaroo/), [Sea Life Aquarium Kansas City](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sea-life-aquarium-kansas-city/), [California sea lion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sea-lion-exhibit/), [Shoal Creek Living History Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/shoal-creek-living-history-museum/), [The Springs Aquatic Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/the-springs-aquatic-park/), [Trumpeter swan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/trumpeter-swans/)

## When to go to Kansas City, Missouri

The best time to visit Kansas City, Missouri is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 32 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 31 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 42 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 02 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 08 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 44 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 29 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 32 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 57 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 49 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 16 |

In June there are 14 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 16. In March, 45 of the 45 places are at their best.

When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Kansas City, Missouri

The nearest main airport is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, Chicago), 651 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.109%2C-94.606)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.109%2C-94.606)

## Other towns nearby

- [Kansas City, Kansas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city-2/): 10 places · 2.1 km
- [Independence, Missouri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/independence/): 6 places · 17 km
- [Olathe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/olathe/): 10 places · 32 km
- [Lawrence, Kansas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lawrence/): 9 places · 59 km
- [St. Joseph, Missouri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/st-joseph/): 15 places · 76 km
- [Topeka, Kansas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/topeka/): 7 places · 92 km

And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Kansas City, Missouri?

The best known: [Westwood Hills, Kansas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/westwood-hills/), [Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museo-de-arte-nelson-atkins/), [National World War I Museum and Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/national-wwi-museum-and-memorial/), [Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city-zoo-aquarium/), [Kansas City Missouri Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/kansas-city-missouri-temple/). In all, 45 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Kansas City, Missouri?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 44 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 16.

### How do you get to Kansas City, Missouri?

The nearest main airport is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 651 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.109%2C-94.606) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Kansas City, Missouri as the destination and these 45 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).