It’s time to start dreaming of your next family trip. Here’s some destination inspiration for you. Take a visual journey through Kansas City, Missouri, with us.
Come winter, locals and visitors flock to Crown Center Ice Terrace, a popular outdoor ice-skating rink. Typically open November through mid-March, this rink is Kansas City’s original public outdoor ice-skating rink, perfect for visitors of all ages. © Wirestock | Dreamstime.com
The Chiefs may not have won the 2025 Super Bowl, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t time your travel to watch a regular season game or tour Arrowhead Stadium. The stadium set a world record for the loudest stadium in 2013 during a game between the Chiefs and Oakland Raiders. Looking ahead, the stadium will serve as one of the venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. © Michael Baker | Dreamstime.com
First opened in 1909, Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is home to nearly 10,000 animals. The zoo features exhibits including Polar Bear Passage, Botswana, Congolese Rainforest, Australia, Tiger Trail and KidZone. The KidZone includes a sea lion pool and three daily bird feedings kids can take part in. Expect fun rides, too, such as the Zebra trams, railroad, Kenyan Cruise boat ride and African sky safari. © Wirestock | Dreamstime.com
Visit the country’s official war memorial and museum dedicated to World War I. The museum covers various aspects of the war, as well as events leading up to the war and the effects after. Exhibits include international propaganda posters, replica trenches, maps and photographs, and sound booths with audio recordings from the war. Also on the museum’s grounds is Liberty Tower, a 217-foot-tall monument that lights up at night to replicate a burning pyre. © Paul Brady | Dreamstime.com
For more than 160 years, Kansas City’s Historic City Market has drawn visitors and locals alike. This market sells everything from baked goods to jewelry to flowers to spices and everything in between. © Lisa Mckown | Dreamstime.com
Kansas City is home to a museum boasting a vast collection of art from nearly every continent and culture. Free to visit, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art features collections covering ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; European paintings by artists like Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Moet; Asian art, particularly that of Imperial China; and African works primarily from West and Central Africa. There’s also a suite of Native American art galleries. © Ganeshkumar Durai | Dreamstime.com
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