Cultural Activities

The Kansas City Metro Area has numerous cultural activities including: 

• Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
• Science City at Union Station
• Kansas City Museum (which maintains exhibits of regional history)
• Johnson County Museum
• Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art 
• The New Theatre Restaurant
• Kansas City Repertory Theatre
• Negro League Baseball Museum
• American Jazz Museum
• Harry S. Truman home and Presidential Library in Independence, MO
• Helen Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, KS
• National World War I Museum
• Kaufmann Center for the Performing Arts
• Shawnee Indian Mission
• Shawnee Town
• Wonderscope Children's Museum
• Kaleidoscope
  

Recreational Facilities

Within the City there are twelve well-maintained parks covering more than 64 acres. In addition,
the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department maintains 22,000 acres of park land and
operates hundreds of different recreational and sports programs throughout the area.

Sports in the KC Metropolitan Area

The Kansas City Metro Area has a variety of professional sports teams:

• Kansas City Royals (baseball)
• Kansas City Chiefs (football)
• Sporting Kansas City (men's outdoor soccer)
• Kansas City Comets (men's indoor soccer)
• Kansas City NWSL (women's soccer)
• Kansas City Mavericks (hockey)
• Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
• Kansas Speedway (NASCAR and Indy Car racing)

Zoos and Theme Parks

The Kansas City Zoo has animal exhibits from around the world. There are dozens of lakes for fishing, camping and outdoor recreation nearby. The Ozark recreational area is within a three hour drive from any point in the Kansas City area. Also, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun are two of the largest amusement parks in the Midwest.