Parks, beaches and places to go around Kansas City, Kansas

This list covers 81 public places in 19 towns around Kansas City, Kansas: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, libraries, pools, museums, farmers markets, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.

Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.

Map of Kansas with Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Leavenworth County, Miami County and Linn County highlighted, with 81 small dots marking the places listed below.Johnson CountyWyandotte CountyLeavenworth CountyMiami CountyLinn CountyAntioch ParkBig Bull Creek ParkBig Eleven LakeBlack Hoof ParkCelebration Park and Sports ComplexDeanna Rose Children's FarmsteadHeritage ParkHillsdale State ParkIronwoods ParkJohn Brown Memorial ParkKaw Point ParkKill Creek ParkLake Miola ParkLake Olathe ParkLeavenworth Landing ParkLeavenworth State Fishing LakeLinn County ParkPierson ParkShawnee Mission ParkThomas S. Stoll Memorial ParkWallace ParkWyandotte County Lake ParkWyandotte County ParkKill Creek BeachShawnee Mission BeachThe Beach at Lake OlatheBlack Hoof Park Boat RampGardner Lake ParkHeritage Park LakeHillsdale State Park Boat RampsKill Creek MarinaLake Miola Boat RampLake Olathe Boat RampLeavenworth State Fishing Lake Boat RampLinn County Park Boat RampsShawnee Mission Park MarinaWyandotte County Lake Boat RampCorporate Woods Founders' ParkFlint Hills Trail State Park, Osawatomie TrailheadHillsdale State Park TrailsKill Creek Streamway ParkMarais des Cygnes National Wildlife RefugeWyandotte County Lake Bridle TrailHeritage Park Dog Off-Leash AreaShawnee Mission Park Off-Leash AreaThomas S. Stoll Park Off-Leash AreaLeavenworth Public LibraryMr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library and Environmental CenterOlathe Indian Creek LibraryPaola Free LibraryPleasanton Lincoln LibraryGardner Aquatic CenterLenexa Rec CenterMerriam Community CenterPaola Aquatic CenterRiverfront Community CenterRoeland Park Aquatic CenterC.W. Parker Carousel MuseumCarroll MansionGrinter Place State Historic SiteJohn Brown Museum State Historic SiteLanesfield Historic SiteLinn County Museum and Genealogy LibraryMiami County Historical MuseumMine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic SiteMuseum at PrairiefireNational Agricultural Center and Hall of FameRichard Allen Cultural Center and MuseumShawnee Indian Mission State Historic SiteShawnee Town 1929Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural CenterTrading Post MuseumWyandotte County Historical MuseumLenexa Farmers MarketMerriam Farmers' MarketOlathe Farmers MarketOverland Park Farmers MarketErnie Miller Park and Nature CenterMoon Marble CompanyTomahawk Ridge Community CenterHarmon Park
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  • Libraries
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  • Museums
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  • Courts
Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Leavenworth County, Miami County and Linn County, Kansas. Map drawn from U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries (public domain).

All 81 places

Parks

  • Park · Merriam

    Antioch Park

    Antioch Park is run by the county park district and is on Antioch Road in the middle of Merriam.

    Outdoors

    • ponds
    • Playground
    • picnic shelters
    • walking paths

    6501 Antioch Rd, Merriam, KS 66202

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  • Park · Edgerton

    Big Bull Creek Park

    Big Bull Creek Park is on Sunflower Road near Edgerton, in the southwest corner of Johnson County.

    Outdoors

    • trails
    • disc golf
    • picnic shelters

    20425 Sunflower Rd, Edgerton, KS 66021

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  • Park · Kansas City

    Big Eleven Lake

    Big Eleven Lake is a manmade fishing lake of about 3.8 acres in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • walking path

    11th St and State Ave, Kansas City, KS 66102

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  • Park · Lenexa

    Black Hoof Park

    Black Hoof Park covers about 231 acres around the 35 acre Lake Lenexa and carries five playground areas and several miles of trails.

    Outdoors

    • trails
    • natural play areas
    • playgrounds
    • picnic shelters
    • dam and spillway

    9053 Monticello Rd, Lenexa, KS 66220

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  • Park · Gardner

    Celebration Park and Sports Complex

    Celebration Park covers about 83 acres at 159th Street and Kill Creek Road, with a 10 acre lake and a loop of walking trails.

    Outdoors

    • walking trails
    • 10 acre lake
    • playgrounds
    • picnic shelters
    • baseball fields
    • soccer fields

    32501 W 159th St, Gardner, KS 66030

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  • Park · Overland Park

    Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

    The farmstead is run by the city and shows farm animals, birds of prey, a Kanza display and a full-scale one-room schoolhouse.

    Outdoors

    • farm animals
    • birds of prey
    • show gardens
    • butterfly garden
    • nature trail
    • one-room schoolhouse

    13800 Switzer Rd, Overland Park, KS 66221

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  • Park · Olathe

    Heritage Park

    Heritage Park covers about 1,239 acres and holds a 40 acre lake along with a 27 acre off-leash dog area.

    Outdoors

    • 40 acre lake
    • Fishing
    • boating
    • golf
    • playgrounds
    • off-leash dog area

    16050 Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062

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  • Park · Paola

    Hillsdale State Park

    Hillsdale State Park is between Spring Hill and Paola on a lake of more than 4,500 acres with about 51 miles of shoreline.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • boat ramps
    • dock
    • marina
    • fish cleaning station
    • playgrounds
    • shelters
    • cabins
    • archery range
    • trails

    26001 W 255th St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Park · Leawood

    Ironwoods Park

    Ironwoods Park is on Mission Road at 147th Street, and the state wildlife agency lists its pond among public fishing waters.

    Outdoors

    • pond
    • Fishing
    • trails
    • lodge

    14701 Mission Rd, Leawood, KS 66224

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  • Park · Osawatomie

    John Brown Memorial Park

    The park is on the site of the Battle of Osawatomie and was dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1910.

    Outdoors

    • picnic areas
    • Playground
    • historic cabin

    1000 Main St, Osawatomie, KS 66064

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  • Park · Kansas City

    Kaw Point Park

    Kaw Point covers about ten acres at the meeting of the Kansas and Missouri rivers and is a stop on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

    Outdoors

    • riverfront overlook
    • trails
    • interpretive signs
    • boat ramp

    1403 Fairfax Trfy, Kansas City, KS 66115

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  • Park · Olathe

    Kill Creek Park

    Kill Creek Park opened in 2001 and carries more than 12 miles of hiking, mountain bike and equestrian trails in western Johnson County.

    Outdoors

    • swimming beach
    • marina
    • picnic shelters
    • hiking trails
    • mountain bike trails
    • equestrian trails

    11670 Homestead Ln, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Park · Paola

    Lake Miola Park

    The city of Paola runs Lake Miola, a lake of about 200 acres north of town used for fishing, boating and swimming.

    Outdoors

    • campsites
    • picnic areas
    • Fishing
    • boating

    22470 W 299th St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Park · Olathe

    Lake Olathe Park

    Lake Olathe Park wraps a 170 acre lake in a 258 acre community park, with the beach and marina on the Ward Cliff Drive side.

    Outdoors

    • swimming beach
    • marina
    • boat ramp
    • spray ground
    • nature playground
    • fishing pavilion
    • picnic shelters

    445 S Ward Cliff Dr, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Park · Leavenworth

    Leavenworth Landing Park

    Leavenworth Landing Park runs along the Missouri River beside the Riverfront Community Center and connects to the Three Mile Creek walkway.

    Outdoors

    • riverfront walkway
    • sculptures
    • rentable shelter

    301 S Esplanade St, Leavenworth, KS 66048

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  • Park · Tonganoxie

    Leavenworth State Fishing Lake

    The state wildlife agency runs this 151 acre lake northwest of Tonganoxie, with a fishing pier and a vault toilet on site.

    Outdoors

    • fishing pier
    • Parking
    • vault toilet
    • information board

    24421 Parallel Rd, Tonganoxie, KS 66086

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  • Park · La Cygne

    Linn County Park

    Linn County Park is on the west side of the 2,600 acre La Cygne Lake and stays open all year with daily or yearly passes.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • marina
    • boat ramps
    • campsites
    • cabins
    • Showers
    • Fishing

    100 Marina Rd, La Cygne, KS 66040

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  • Park · Kansas City

    Pierson Park

    Pierson Park is on South 55th Street in the Turner area and is one of the larger parks the unified government runs.

    Outdoors

    • disc golf
    • Playground
    • picnic shelters

    1800 S 55th St, Kansas City, KS 66106

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  • Park · Shawnee

    Shawnee Mission Park

    Shawnee Mission Park covers about 1,756 acres around a 120 acre lake, and Theatre in the Park performs inside the park each summer.

    Outdoors

    • swimming beach
    • marina
    • picnic shelters
    • nature trails
    • archery range
    • disc golf
    • mountain bike trails
    • equestrian trails
    • off-leash dog area
    • pump track

    7900 Renner Rd, Shawnee, KS 66219

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  • Park · Overland Park

    Thomas S. Stoll Memorial Park

    Stoll Park is on 119th Street and holds a fishing lake and one of the county park district's off-leash dog areas.

    Outdoors

    • fishing lake
    • off-leash dog area
    • walking paths

    12500 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213

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  • Park · Paola

    Wallace Park

    Wallace Park stretches over more than 70 acres off East Osage Street in Paola and was established in 1910.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • trails
    • sports courts
    • swimming pool
    • skate park

    E Osage St and Wallace Park Dr, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Park · Kansas City

    Wyandotte County Lake Park

    The park wraps about 1,500 acres of woods around a 400 acre lake and carries roughly eleven miles of hiking trails.

    Outdoors

    • marina
    • boat ramp
    • boat rentals
    • Fishing
    • playgrounds
    • hiking trails
    • bridle trail
    • off-leash dog area
    • archery range
    • picnic areas

    91st St and Leavenworth Rd, Kansas City, KS 66109

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  • Park · Bonner Springs

    Wyandotte County Park

    Wyandotte County Park covers about 325 acres in Bonner Springs and carries seven shelters with water, power and restrooms.

    Outdoors

    • picnic shelters
    • playground equipment
    • Restrooms
    • disc golf

    631 N 126th St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012

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Beaches

  • Beach · Olathe

    Kill Creek Beach

    The swimming beach is inside Kill Creek Park, in western Johnson County between De Soto and Olathe.

    Outdoors

    • swimming beach

    11670 Homestead Ln, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Beach · Shawnee

    Shawnee Mission Beach

    The swimming beach is on the 120 acre lake inside Shawnee Mission Park and shares its entrance with the marina.

    Outdoors

    • swimming beach
    • marina

    7900 Renner Rd, Shawnee, KS 66219

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  • Beach · Olathe

    The Beach at Lake Olathe

    The swim beach at Lake Olathe carries locker rooms, outdoor showers and a floating obstacle course the city calls the Aqua Park.

    Outdoors

    • locker rooms
    • outdoor showers
    • floating obstacle course

    445 S Ward Cliff Dr, Olathe, KS 66061

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Boat ramps

  • Boat ramp · Lenexa

    Black Hoof Park Boat Ramp

    The public ramp beside the Stone Wall Shelter launches non-gas-powered boats up to 26 feet long onto Lake Lenexa.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramp
    • kayak launch

    9053 Monticello Rd, Lenexa, KS 66220

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  • Boat ramp · Gardner

    Gardner Lake Park

    The boat ramp is at the north end of Gardner Lake in a 3.5 acre recreation area that also carries three picnic shelters.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramp
    • boat dock
    • picnic shelters

    30100 W 151st St, Gardner, KS 66030

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  • Boat ramp · Olathe

    Heritage Park Lake

    The 40 acre lake inside Heritage Park is open for fishing and boating and is reached from the Pflumm Road entrance.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • boating

    16050 Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062

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  • Boat ramp · Paola

    Hillsdale State Park Boat Ramps

    Fishing is allowed along all 51 miles of shoreline at Hillsdale except at the developed beach areas and the boat ramps themselves.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramps
    • dock
    • marina
    • fish cleaning station

    26001 W 255th St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Boat ramp · Olathe

    Kill Creek Marina

    The marina at Kill Creek Park serves the park lake and is beside the swimming beach off Homestead Lane.

    Outdoors

    • marina

    11670 Homestead Ln, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Boat ramp · Paola

    Lake Miola Boat Ramp

    The ramp on the Paola side launches boats onto Lake Miola, which the city keeps open for boating and skiing.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramp
    • Parking

    22470 W 299th St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Boat ramp · Olathe

    Lake Olathe Boat Ramp

    Boats and paddlecraft reach Lake Olathe from the west side of the lake by way of Lakeshore Drive.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramp
    • kayak launch
    • Parking

    445 S Ward Cliff Dr, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Boat ramp · Tonganoxie

    Leavenworth State Fishing Lake Boat Ramp

    A boat ramp and dock are on the Parallel Road side of Leavenworth State Fishing Lake.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramp
    • dock
    • Parking

    24421 Parallel Rd, Tonganoxie, KS 66086

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  • Boat ramp · La Cygne

    Linn County Park Boat Ramps

    Swimming and water skiing are not allowed on La Cygne Lake, so the ramps here serve fishing and boating only.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramps
    • marina

    100 Marina Rd, La Cygne, KS 66040

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  • Boat ramp · Shawnee

    Shawnee Mission Park Marina

    The marina serves the 120 acre lake at Shawnee Mission Park and is beside the swimming beach on the Renner Road side.

    Outdoors

    • marina
    • boat rentals

    7900 Renner Rd, Shawnee, KS 66219

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  • Boat ramp · Kansas City

    Wyandotte County Lake Boat Ramp

    A public boat ramp and a marina with rentals serve the 400 acre lake inside Wyandotte County Lake Park.

    Outdoors

    • boat ramp
    • marina
    • boat rentals

    91st St and Leavenworth Rd, Kansas City, KS 66109

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Trails

  • Trail · Overland Park

    Corporate Woods Founders' Park

    This park is one of the marked access points onto the Indian Creek Trail, which links parks and neighborhoods across Overland Park.

    Outdoors

    • paved trail
    • Parking

    9300 Indian Creek Pkwy, Overland Park, KS 66210

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  • Trail · Osawatomie

    Flint Hills Trail State Park, Osawatomie Trailhead

    Osawatomie holds the eastern Mile Zero trailhead of the Flint Hills Trail, a rail-trail on the old Missouri Pacific corridor.

    Outdoors

    • crushed limestone trail
    • Parking

    1400 South St, Osawatomie, KS 66064

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  • Trail · Paola

    Hillsdale State Park Trails

    The Saddle Ridge area carries about 49 miles of marked trail in four loops shared by riders, cyclists and walkers.

    Outdoors

    • hiking trails
    • mountain bike trails
    • equestrian trails

    26001 W 255th St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Trail · Olathe

    Kill Creek Streamway Park

    Kill Creek Streamway Park follows the creek on a paved trail and holds one of the county park district's three off-leash areas.

    Outdoors

    • paved trail
    • off-leash dog area

    12970 S Frontier Rd, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Trail · Pleasanton

    Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

    The refuge covers about 7,500 acres protecting one of the northwestern-most bottomland hardwood forests in the country.

    Outdoors

    • accessible nature trail
    • woodland trails
    • fishing ponds
    • bird observation

    24141 Kansas Highway 52, Pleasanton, KS 66075

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  • Trail · Kansas City

    Wyandotte County Lake Bridle Trail

    The bridle trail winds about nine miles around the lake, and a shelter house with restrooms marks the usual starting point.

    Outdoors

    • bridle trail
    • Restrooms
    • picnic tables
    • shelter house

    91st St and Leavenworth Rd, Kansas City, KS 66109

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Dog parks

  • Dog park · Olathe

    Heritage Park Dog Off-Leash Area

    The off-leash area runs about 27 acres and sets aside a fenced 2.9 acre section with a paved loop for small dogs.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • separate small-dog area
    • paved loop trails
    • pond

    16050 Pflumm Rd, Olathe, KS 66062

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  • Dog park · Shawnee

    Shawnee Mission Park Off-Leash Area

    The off-leash area runs about 44 acres west of the 87th and Ridgeview entrance and has a paved trail down to the lake.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • paved path
    • lake access

    W 87th St and Ridgeview Rd, Shawnee, KS 66219

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  • Dog park · Overland Park

    Thomas S. Stoll Park Off-Leash Area

    This is one of three off-leash areas the county park district runs, alongside Heritage Park and Kill Creek Streamway Park.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area

    12500 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213

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Libraries

  • Library · Leavenworth

    Leavenworth Public Library

    The Leavenworth Public Library is on Spruce Street a few blocks west of the Missouri River downtown.

    Indoors

    • meeting rooms
    • public computers

    417 Spruce St, Leavenworth, KS 66048

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  • Library · Kansas City

    Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library and Environmental Center

    This branch doubles as an environmental education center and is inside Wyandotte County Lake Park.

    Indoors

    • environmental exhibits
    • public computers

    4051 West Dr, Kansas City, KS 66109

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  • Library · Olathe

    Olathe Indian Creek Library

    This is one of two Olathe Public Library buildings, the other being the downtown library on East Santa Fe.

    Indoors

    • meeting rooms
    • public computers

    16100 W 135th St, Olathe, KS 66062

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  • Library · Paola

    Paola Free Library

    The Paola Free Library was established in 1872 and holds more than 30,000 items.

    Indoors

    • public computers
    • meeting space

    101 E Peoria St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Library · Pleasanton

    Pleasanton Lincoln Library

    The Pleasanton library serves Linn County Library District 5 from Main Street in the middle of town.

    Indoors

    • public computers

    752 Main St, Pleasanton, KS 66075

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Pools

  • Pool · Gardner

    Gardner Aquatic Center

    The city aquatic center is in Cornerstone Park on North Center Street in downtown Gardner.

    Outdoors

    • outdoor pool
    • swim lessons

    215 N Center St, Gardner, KS 66030

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  • Pool · Lenexa

    Lenexa Rec Center

    The indoor pool at the Lenexa Rec Center carries lap lanes, a warm water wellness pool and two tall water slides.

    Indoors

    • indoor pool
    • lap lanes
    • warm water wellness pool
    • water slides
    • aqua fitness classes

    17201 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66219

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  • Pool · Merriam

    Merriam Community Center

    The Merriam Community Center is a year-round city building on Slater Street carrying aquatics, fitness space and rentable event rooms.

    Indoors

    • indoor aquatics
    • fitness space
    • classes
    • event rooms

    6040 Slater St, Merriam, KS 66202

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  • Pool · Paola

    Paola Aquatic Center

    The city pool is inside Wallace Park, beside the playground, courts and skate park on East Osage Street.

    Outdoors

    • outdoor pool

    E Osage St and Wallace Park Dr, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Pool · Leavenworth

    Riverfront Community Center

    The community center occupies the old Union Depot on the Leavenworth riverfront and carries an indoor pool, a gym and racquetball courts.

    Indoors

    • indoor pool
    • basketball gym
    • weight room
    • racquetball courts
    • cardio room

    123 N Esplanade St, Leavenworth, KS 66048

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  • Pool · Roeland Park

    Roeland Park Aquatic Center

    The Roeland Park Aquatic Center is a seasonal outdoor pool of about 480,000 gallons, just east of the Roeland Park Community Center.

    Outdoors

    • outdoor pool
    • swim lessons

    4843 Rosewood Dr, Roeland Park, KS 66205

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Museums

  • Museum · Leavenworth

    C.W. Parker Carousel Museum

    Leavenworth was home to the Parker carousel works, and the museum keeps restored machines including one that still gives rides.

    Indoors

    • operating carousel
    • carousel workshop exhibits
    • gift shop

    320 S Esplanade St, Leavenworth, KS 66048

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  • Museum · Leavenworth

    Carroll Mansion

    The Carroll Mansion is run by the Leavenworth County Historical Society and shows the house furnished in its Victorian period.

    Indoors

    • period rooms
    • local history exhibits

    1128 5th Ave, Leavenworth, KS 66048

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  • Museum · Kansas City

    Grinter Place State Historic Site

    Moses Grinter built this house, and he and his Lenape wife lived here until his death in 1878 and hers in 1905.

    Indoors

    • historic house
    • grounds

    1420 S 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66111

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  • Museum · Osawatomie

    John Brown Museum State Historic Site

    The museum is built around the original Adair family cabin, where John Brown stayed during the Bleeding Kansas years.

    Indoors

    • historic cabin
    • exhibits

    1000 Main St, Osawatomie, KS 66064

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  • Museum · Edgerton

    Lanesfield Historic Site

    The limestone one-room schoolhouse at Lanesfield operated as a school from 1869 to 1963 and is now run by the county park district.

    Indoors

    • one-room schoolhouse
    • exhibits

    18745 S Dillie Rd, Edgerton, KS 66021

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  • Museum · Pleasanton

    Linn County Museum and Genealogy Library

    The county museum at Dunlap Park pairs its exhibits with a genealogy library for Linn County records.

    Indoors

    • exhibits
    • genealogy library

    307 E Park St, Pleasanton, KS 66075

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  • Museum · Paola

    Miami County Historical Museum

    The county museum fills more than 6,000 square feet on East Peoria Street just off the Paola town square.

    Indoors

    • exhibits
    • local history archive

    12 E Peoria St, Paola, KS 66071

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  • Museum · Pleasanton

    Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site

    Mine Creek preserves the ground of one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War, fought here in October 1864.

    Indoors

    • visitor center
    • exhibits
    • battlefield walking trails

    20485 Kansas Highway 52, Pleasanton, KS 66075

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  • Museum · Overland Park

    Museum at Prairiefire

    The museum is at 135th Street in the Prairiefire development and carries travelling natural history exhibits.

    Indoors

    • travelling exhibits
    • natural history exhibits

    5801 W 135th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

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  • Museum · Bonner Springs

    National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame

    This is the national agricultural history museum chartered by Congress, and it is on Hall of Fame Drive in Bonner Springs.

    Indoors

    • agricultural history exhibits
    • historic buildings
    • grounds

    630 Hall of Fame Dr, Bonner Springs, KS 66012

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  • Museum · Leavenworth

    Richard Allen Cultural Center and Museum

    The center keeps the history of Black soldiers and settlers in Leavenworth, including the Buffalo Soldiers stationed at the fort.

    Indoors

    • exhibits
    • archive

    412 Kiowa St, Leavenworth, KS 66048

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  • Museum · Fairway

    Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site

    Three brick buildings from the Shawnee Methodist Mission still stand on the grounds at 53rd Street in Fairway.

    Indoors

    • historic buildings
    • grounds
    • exhibits

    3403 W 53rd St, Fairway, KS 66205

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  • Museum · Shawnee

    Shawnee Town 1929

    Shawnee Town 1929 is an open-air museum built as a 1920s truck-farming main street, with a car dealership, barber shop and schoolhouse.

    Outdoors

    • open-air museum
    • recreated main street
    • original schoolhouse

    11501 W 57th St, Shawnee, KS 66203

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  • Museum · Kansas City

    Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center

    The museum occupies an 1887 Victorian house on Strawberry Hill and keeps exhibits on the Slavic heritage of Kansas City, Kansas.

    Indoors

    • period rooms
    • Slavic heritage exhibits

    720 N 4th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

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  • Museum · Pleasanton

    Trading Post Museum

    Trading Post is described as the oldest settlement in Kansas, and the museum is there on North 4th Street above Pleasanton.

    Indoors

    • exhibits
    • grounds

    15710 N 4th St, Pleasanton, KS 66075

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  • Museum · Bonner Springs

    Wyandotte County Historical Museum

    The county historical museum shares the Wyandotte County Park grounds on North 126th Street in Bonner Springs.

    Indoors

    • exhibits
    • local history archive

    631 N 126th St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012

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Farmers markets

  • Farmers market · Lenexa

    Lenexa Farmers Market

    The Lenexa market sets up at the Rec Center site on 87th Street Parkway and runs on both Saturday and Tuesday mornings.

    Outdoors

    • produce vendors
    • native plant sales

    17201 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66219

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  • Farmers market · Merriam

    Merriam Farmers' Market

    The market runs at Merriam Marketplace, the city pavilion on Merriam Drive, through the summer and early autumn.

    Outdoors

    • produce vendors
    • covered pavilion

    5740 Merriam Dr, Merriam, KS 66203

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  • Farmers market · Olathe

    Olathe Farmers Market

    The Olathe market runs at two sites, downtown on West Loula Street and at Black Bob Park on the east side of the city.

    Outdoors

    • produce vendors

    219 W Loula St, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Farmers market · Overland Park

    Overland Park Farmers Market

    The market moved in 2026 to Clock Tower Landing, the rebuilt downtown square, after a season based at the Matt Ross Community Center.

    Outdoors

    • produce vendors
    • specialty food vendors

    7950 Santa Fe St, Overland Park, KS 66204

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Rainy-day spots

  • Rainy-day spot · Olathe

    Ernie Miller Park and Nature Center

    The nature center is on Kansas Highway 7 north of Olathe and pairs indoor exhibits with trails through the surrounding park.

    Indoors

    • indoor exhibits
    • nature trails
    • amphitheater

    909 N Hwy 7, Olathe, KS 66061

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  • Rainy-day spot · Bonner Springs

    Moon Marble Company

    Moon Marble has sold handmade and vintage marbles near the junction of Kansas highways 32 and 7 since 1997, with glassmaking demonstrations on site.

    Indoors

    • marble making demonstrations
    • shop

    600 E Front St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012

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  • Rainy-day spot · Overland Park

    Tomahawk Ridge Community Center

    The city runs this community center on Lowell Avenue, and its game rooms carry ping pong and pool tables.

    Indoors

    • game rooms
    • ping pong
    • pool tables
    • rental rooms

    11902 Lowell Ave, Overland Park, KS 66213

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Courts

  • Courts · Prairie Village

    Harmon Park

    Harmon Park holds ten tennis courts along with a skate park, a disc golf course, an accessible playground and the city pool.

    Outdoors

    • ten tennis courts
    • skate park
    • disc golf
    • accessible playground
    • swimming pool

    7700 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208

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