What to book before you travel to Kansas City?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length

Weekend One week Two weeks

4 activities to book · about €53 per person

Kansas City

Days 1-7

Days 1-7National WWI Museum and MemorialThe Liberty Memorial of 1926, named America's national World War I museum in 2004, entered over a field of 9,000 poppies, with a reconstructed trench and a 66-metre tower overlooking the city.€17Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Negro Leagues Baseball MuseumIn 18th & Vine, the story of the leagues where Black Americans played during segregation, ending on the Field of Legends, a miniature diamond lined with bronze statues of the greatest players.€13Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7American Jazz MuseumThe story of the all-night jam sessions that launched Count Basie and Charlie Parker, with instruments, listening stations and Parker's plastic saxophone, plus the Blue Room, a working jazz club.€13Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Truman Presidential LibraryIn Independence, Harry Truman's presidential library, renovated in 2021, traces the atomic bomb, the Marshall Plan and NATO, with an Oval Office replica, while his Victorian home is visited with a ranger.€10Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Union Station · Country Club Plaza · Kansas City barbecue

All activities in Kansas City on GetYourGuide

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Kansas City cost?

€53 per person if you do them all, across 4 bookings. The most expensive is "National WWI Museum and Memorial" at €17, the cheapest "Truman Presidential Library" at €10. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Kansas City without booking anything?

4 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Union Station, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City barbecue. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

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