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Overland Park City Center
Kansas City KS
~3.20 miles from Leawood city center
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Overland Park Convention Center
Kansas City KS
~3.38 miles from Leawood city center
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The Overland Park Convention Center is located in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion.The Overland Park Convention Center, managed by Global Spectrum, opened in 2002 and hosts 400 events each year. The OPCC sits on a 26-acre (110,000 m2) site in the heart of Overland Park, the largest suburban city in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the second largest city in Kansas. The mid-sized convention center features a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) exhibition hall that connects to the 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2). Edwin C. Eilert Ballroom. The OPCC provides an additional 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2). of event space of divisible meeting rooms, and 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2). of pre-function space that proudly h...
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Shawnee Mission KS (Neighborhood)
Topeka KS
~4.30 miles from Leawood city center
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Shawnee Indian Mission Historical Site
Kansas City KS
~4.61 miles from Leawood city center
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Jacob Loose Memorial Park
Kansas City MO
~4.73 miles from Leawood city center
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5200 Wornall RdKansas City, MO 64112(816) 784-5300www.kcmo.org/parks.nsf/web/loose...Good for Kids: Yes
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Toy and Miniature Museum
Kansas City MO
~4.84 miles from Leawood city center
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The Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City is a 38-room house that boasts largest collection of nostalgic toys, fine-scale miniatures and marbles in the Midwest. This specialty museum, located on UMKC's campus, is just a few blocks south of the renowned Country Club Plaza shopping and entertainment district.The young and young-at-heart will be whisked back in time through displays of the toys that defined generations. This magical journey through the evolution of childhood also offers a glimpse into values and virtues of various cultures and times.Visitors will be dazzled by the intricate craftsmanship showcased in the world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures.History buffs, armchair sociologists and those who appreciate the meticulous detail required to make these tim...
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Swope Park & Zoo
Kansas City
~4.91 miles from Leawood city center
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Swope Park is a 1,769-acre (7.16 km2) city park within the city of Kansas City, Missouri. It is the 29th-largest municipal park in the United States, and the largest park in Kansas City. It is named in honor of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, a philanthropist who donated the land to the city in 1896. In the 1,769 acres (7.16 km2), it hosts Starlight Theatre (a 8,000+ seat outdoor theater, also the temporary home of the annual Jewel Ball), Training Grounds for the Kansas City Wizards and their reserve team affectionately namely Swope Park Rangers, the Kansas City Zoological Park, two golf courses, ten shelter houses and a host of other things, including baseball diamonds, soccer fields, a swimming pool, and a frisbee golf course.Also located in the park is Lakeside Nature Center, which hosts man...
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Starlite Theatre
Kansas City
~5.04 miles from Leawood city center
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Stylized 1950's theatre with live productions, gift shop, and diner.
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University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City MO
~5.17 miles from Leawood city center
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University of Missouri-Kansas CityOn July 25, 1963 at the urging of alumnus Hilary A. Bush, the university became part of the University of Missouri System and $20 million of assets including 23 buildings were transferred to the University of Missouri. At the time of the acquisition the UKC had 3,300 students (2,000 full time) and 175 full time faculty.At the same time the University of Missouri acquired the Normandy Residence Center in St. Louis to form the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The acquisitions of the two schools were different in that the privately-owned University of Kansas City could be donated to Missouri while the University of Missouri had to buy the St. Louis campus (although for a nominal $60,000) because the St. Louis campus had been purchased for a junior colleg...
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Kansas City Zoo
6700 Zoo Dr Kansas City MO
~5.44 miles from Leawood city center
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200 acre zoo includes African, Australian and Farmland exhibits.Kansas City Zoological Park (Kansas City Zoo) is the 10th largest zoo in the United States. It is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive Kansas City, Missouri. The zoo has a Friends Of The Zoo program.The Kansas City Zoo was recently voted one of America's best zoos in 2008.[1] The Kansas City Zoo was ranked number one in the nation for “African Animals and Exhibits,” with the authors, Allen W. Nyhuis and Jon Wassner, praising its 95-acre (380,000 m2) Africa exhibit as representing five nations with "one of the most extensive collections of African animals we’ve ever seen." The Zoo was also ranked among the top 10 in the nation for “Australian Animals and Exhibits” and for “Pachyderms: Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos” In addi...
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Country Club Plaza
Kansas City MO
~5.55 miles from Leawood city center
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The Plaza’s popularity and reputation has been recognized around the country. The entire 15-block district, with more than 150 shops and dozens of fine restaurants, makes The Country Club Plaza Kansas City’s premier retail, dining and entertainment destination.Shoppers will recognize fine stores like Anthropologie and Tiffany & Co. Original Kansas City stores like Halls and Tivol give local flavor to the Plaza’s reputation as a national fashion center. Pleasant surprises can be found along each block – from tiny shoe boutiques to delicious chocolatiers, couture clothiers, stylish salons and fine jewelry.Contemporary American to Kansas City steaks, authentic Italian to cosmopolitan Mexican are all a part of the Plaza experience. Whether it’s the hot spot that caters to the late crow...
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City MO
~5.73 miles from Leawood city center
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its neo-classical architecture and extensive collection of Asian art.In 2007, TIME Magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building, # 1 on the "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels" list. Candidates of the list are from various parts of the globe.
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Oak Park Mall
11149 W 95th St. Overland Park KS
~5.78 miles from Leawood city center
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Kansas City MO
~5.83 miles from Leawood city center
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The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri. The core of the museum's permanent collection is the Bebe and R. Crosby Kemper Jr. Collection, a gift of the museum's founders. The collection includes works created after the 1913 Armory Show to works by present-day artists. Artists in the permanent collection include Dale Chihuly, Arthur Dove, Louise Bourgeois, Andrew Wyeth, Fairfield Porter, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Stella, Lesley Dill, Romare Bearden, Christian Boltanski, Robert Mapplethorpe, Garry Winogrand, Kojo Griffin, Jim Hodges, Wayne Thiebaud, and Hung Liu.The Kemper Museum’s striking building, constructed from 1992 to 1994, was designed by architect Gunnar Birkerts. The structure has large central atrium under an articulated skylight. Two wings exte...
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Boulevard Drive In Theater
Kansas City KS
~6.33 miles from Leawood city center
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Owner and operator, Wes Neal, says: "A personal welcome goes for all of you to visit the Boulevard. The Boulevard leads the way in digital technology, and was the first drive in theater in the world to install digital sound. Now, the DTS (digital) processor makes the field speakers sound fantastic with no distortion, no rattles nor mushiness-- and in your car radio it's awesome on 89.7 FM. We pride ourselves in having the best presentation of any drive in theater anywhere, in fact, it is probably better than most inside theatres."
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Johnson County Comm College
12345 College Blvd Overland Park KS - 913-469-2344
~6.53 miles from Leawood city center
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Johnson County Community College (Acronymically: JCCC) Is referred to locally by the somewhat disparaging synechdoche "Juco", and is located in Overland Park, Kansas. In 1963, Johnson County Commissioners recognized the great demand in the area for a community college, and to accommodate the rapidy growing population of Johnson County, Kansas. In 1969, the community finally realized the goal and opened its doors to students. Since that time the college has grown tremendously, both in area and population. It is the largest community college in the state of Kansas, one of the largest in the midwest, and ranks among the top community colleges in the nation. Many students that attend JCCC later transfer to the University of Kansas or Kansas State University after receiving credit for general e...
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Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio
Kansas City MO
~6.68 miles from Leawood city center
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The Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site is located at 3616 Belleview, Kansas City, Missouri. The park was established in 1977 and preserves the house and studio of Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton. Tours are provided that show the house and studio as he left it when he died on January 19, 1975.
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Rosedale Memorial Arch
Kansas City KS
~6.74 miles from Leawood city center
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The Rosedale Arch is dedicated to the men of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I. Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, the Arch was designed by John LeRoy Marshall, a Rosedale resident, and dedicated in 1924. Located on Mount Marty, the flood-lighted arch is most easily visible at night from the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Southwest Boulevard. A historic marker was dedicated under the arch in 1993 to honor the soldiers of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War.
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Lenexa City Center
Kansas City KS
~6.79 miles from Leawood city center
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Lenexa City Center is an exciting mixed-use urban development that is being built on all four corners of 87th Street Parkway and Renner Boulevard, in the center of Lenexa. Born out of the community-driven Vision 2020 planning process, Lenexa City Center will be a key destination area that will combine a mix of shopping, restaurants, entertainment, office, residential, hotels, and public gathering areas such as parks, plazas, and a civic center all in a pedestrian-friendly, high density, new urbanism development. At build-out, Lenexa City Center is expected to offer about 4.5 million square feet of mixed-use development on 200 acres in the I-435 corridor.
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Sauer Castle
Kansas City KS
~7.14 miles from Leawood city center
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The Sauer Castle was the residence of Anthony Sauer and is located at 935 Shawnee Road in Kansas City, Kansas. The architect is unknown but may have been Asa Beebe Cross. It was placed in the Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmarks on January 29, 1987. It was placed in the Register of Historic Kansas Places on July 1, 1977. It was placed in the National Register of Historic Places: August 2, 1977.
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St Mary College
4100 South 4th Street Leavenworth KS - 913-345-8288
~7.46 miles from Leawood city center
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The University of Saint Mary is based in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. It is a private, liberal arts university sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, who established it originally as Saint Mary College, a school for women. The school is now coeducational. On the same campus, the nuns also established St. Mary's Academy for high school students. The Motherhouse of the order is also on the premises. At one time the nuns' property had its own post office, Xavier, Kansas, the name honoring St. Francis Xavier.The University of Saint Mary offers 26 bachelor’s degree programs and six master’s degree programs, including Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Education, Adaptive Special Education, and Teaching. Traditional, evening, degre...
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Overland Park Soccer Complex
13700 Switzer Road Overland Park KS
~7.49 miles from Leawood city center
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Argentine Carnegie Library
Kansas City KS
~7.75 miles from Leawood city center
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Liberty Memorial - WWI Museum
Kansas City MO
~7.99 miles from Leawood city center
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America's official museum dedicated to World War I, as designated by the United States Congress, opened December 2006. The new subterranean facility greatly expands the previous facilities that are still housed on the main deck of the Liberty Memorial. The National World War I Museum tells the story of the war and related global events from their origins before 1914 through the 1918 Armistice and 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Visitors enter the facility across a glass bridge above a field of 9,000 poppies, each one representing 1,000 war combatant deaths. The museum holds two theaters, exhibitions with period artifacts (including a tank, uniforms, guns, maps, photographs of major forces) in state-of-the-art interactive displays, a 20,000 sq. ft. research center and library, multi-purpose co...
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National World War One Museum
Kansas City MO
~7.99 miles from Leawood city center
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America's official museum dedicated to World War I, as designated by the United States Congress, opened December 2006. The new subterranean facility greatly expands the previous facilities that are still housed on the main deck of the Liberty Memorial. The National World War I Museum tells the story of the war and related global events from their origins before 1914 through the 1918 Armistice and 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Visitors enter the facility across a glass bridge above a field of 9,000 poppies, each one representing 1,000 war combatant deaths. The museum holds two theaters, exhibitions with period artifacts (including a tank, uniforms, guns, maps, photographs of major forces) in state-of-the-art interactive displays, a 20,000 sq. ft. research center and library, multi-purpose co...
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Hallmark Visitors Center
Kansas City MO
~8.10 miles from Leawood city center
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See everything behind the world's most popular greeting card at the company's factory headquarters.Familiar with Hallmark Visitors Center? Write your own description and share what you know with other travelers.Attraction type: Factory tour, Tourist/visitor centerActivities: Leisure Educationvisitorscenter@hallmark.comAddress: Crown Center Kansas City, MO 64108Tel: 816 274 3613
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Crown Center
Kansas City KS
~8.24 miles from Leawood city center
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Located in the heart of downtown Kansas City, Crown Center is often called a city within a city. Three levels of great shopping and dining complement two of the city’s most luxurious hotels, exquisite office buildings, a residential community and several entertainment attractions. It all surrounds the worldwide headquarters of Hallmark Cards, Inc. Bring your family and your imagination for an unforgettable visit to Crown Center.
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Union Station
Kansas City KS
~8.29 miles from Leawood city center
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Union Station Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri is one of many union stations in the United States.Around the turn of the 20th century, the Kansas City Terminal Railway, a company controlled by the 12 railroads serving Kansas City, decided that a new location was needed for the train depot. The location at the time was prone to flooding by the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. A new location was selected south of the central business district, above and away from the floodplain. The architect chosen to design the building was Jarvis Hunt, a proponent of the City Beautiful movement. The design was a main hall for ticketing, and a perpendicular hall extending out over the tracks for passenger waiting. The Beaux-Arts station opened on October 30, 1914 as the second-largest train station in t...
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Belger Art Center
Kansas City MO
~8.57 miles from Leawood city center
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The Belger Arts Center (BAC) is a non-profit organization located in Kansas City, Missouri. It houses a fine art collection and also holds exhibitions of various art.The Center stages three exhibitions a year. Since 2000 the BAC has launched exhibitions of ceramics, painting, sculpture, digital photographic projections, black and white photography, and more.In addition to the exhibitions, the BAC houses the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection, which includes more than 1,500 pieces of fine art, mainly from American artists of the late 20th century. Extensive holdings of works by Jasper Johns, William Christenberry, Renee Stout, Robert Stackhouse, Terry Winters, Terry Allen, and William Wiley allow the BAC to loan complete retrospectives of those artists to museums ar...
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American Royal Museum
Kansas City MO
~8.60 miles from Leawood city center
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Hands-on, interactive museum of agricultural history. The American Royal, is Kansas City's famed barbecue, rodeo, horse and livestock show venue. Open during most American Royal events and by appointment. Tours available.
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