Parent's Guide to
Kansas City, MO

Discover activities, events, and resources for children.
American Jazz Museum
The American Jazz Museum is the only museum of its kind in the world. With a permanent exhibit, a changing art gallery, and hundreds of concerts and events every year, the AJM is devoted to preserving and exhibiting the American art form of jazz music and culture.
Arabia Steamboat Museum
Arabia Steamboat Museum is home to 200 tons of frontier bound cargo lost when the steamboat Arabia sank in the Missouri River near Kansas City in 1856. Come explore the lives of the Western pioneers through the story of the sunken Arabia and her cargo, a true time capsule of life on the American...
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope nourishes the creative spirit. It is a place where children are invited to be creative, have fun, and feel good about their own special ideas. At Kaleidoscope, children use their imaginations to make art with left-over materials from Hallmark’s manufacturing processes. Some material...
Kansas City Zoo
The Kansas City Zoo is located in historic Swope Park. With more than 1,000 animals and over 200 acres, the Zoo is the most affordable fun for kids of all agesin Kansas City! The Kansas City Zoo, with its world-class exhibits and exceptional programs, attracts visitors from around the world and ...
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
EGOLAND® Discovery Center Kansas City offers a fun, highly interactive and educational 2-3 hour indoor experience, ideal for families with children 3-10 years old. Based on the ever-popular LEGO® brick, LEGOLAND Discovery Centers provide a range of interactive play areas, including 4D cinema; mas...
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Founded in 1990, The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is designated by the U.S. Congress as "America's Home" to Negro Leagues baseball history. It is the only institution soley dedicated to preserving the history of African American Baseball. he museum is a privately funded, non-profit organ...
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Nelson-Atkins is a comprehensive art museum with works of art dating from ancient to contemporary.
Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures features exhibits and interactives of antique toys and fine-scale miniatures. The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures preserves and exhibits one of the nation's largest collection of antique toys and the world's largest collection of contemporary, fi...