NOTICE: Due to weather conditions, MNU will open late on Monday, January 22, starting at Noon.
Parks & Entertainment
Our region’s parks, lakes and trails provide a variety of options for spending time outside in all seasons. When it comes to entertainment, Kansas City’s famous for Starlight Theatre, an outdoor venue for musicals, plays and concerts, The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts which is home to the Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera and Kansas City Symphony, and the T-Mobile Center, a concert, sports and entertainment arena.
Kansas City
Parks
Kansas City area parks, trails, lakes and rivers hold more beauty and opportunity for being outdoors in nearly every season than you might imagine. Here are just a few of the local parks to enjoy.
- Lake Olathe
- Shawnee Mission Park
- Swope Park
- Kansas City Zoo
Lake olathe
Lake Olathe Park features a 170-acre lake surrounded by a 258-acre community park. The Swim Beach features locker rooms, outdoor showers, vending machines and a floating obstacle course. Visitors can rent canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and pedal boats at the Marina.
shawnee mission park
Shawnee Mission Park is 1,655 acres and includes a 120-acre lake with swimming beach and marina, 11 shelters, numerous picnic areas, nature trails, play areas, an archery range, a 44-acre dog off-leash area, an 18-hole disc golf course, mountain biking and hiking trails, equestrian trails, and is home to the Theatre in the Park.
swope park
Swope Park is the largest park in Kansas City, Missouri and features venues like Starlight Theatre, holding outdoor concerts, musicals and plays, The Lakeside Nature Center, Golf Course, Zipline and The Kansas City Zoo.
kansas city zoo
Kansas City’s Zoo is open year round and features more than1,000 animals on 200 acres. Located in Swope Park.
Kansas City
shopping
For shopping and people-watching you can’t beat the River Market, Union Station, Crown Center, the Crossroads District, West Bottoms, The Plaza, Town Center Plaza, Farmers’ Markets, malls and boutiques.
Kansas City Sports Teams
- FC Kansas City (Women’s Soccer)
- Kansas City T-Bones (American Association of Independent Professional Baseball)
- Missouri Mavericks (Central Hockey League)
- Kansas City Storm (United Women’s Football Association)
- Missouri Comets (Major Indoor Soccer League)
- Kansas City Blues (USA Rugby Division I)
- Kansas City Rogues (USA Rugby Division III)
Kansas City might be the loudest stadium that I've played in.