Family vacations in Kansas City can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters — it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, we've done all the preparation. As part of a Huffington Post Travel series on traveling with children, here are recommended attractions for those planning Kansas City family vacations.
Kansas City Zoo
Address: 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO 64132Phone: 816-513-5700Hours: Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Price: Adults, $11.50; seniors, $10.50; children ages 3 to 11, $8.50; children age 2 and younger, free
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Address: 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO 64132Phone: 816-513-5700Hours: Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Price: Adults, $11.50; seniors, $10.50; children ages 3 to 11, $8.50; children age 2 and younger, free
Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Address: 5700 King St., Shawnee, KS 66203Phone: 913-287-8888Hours: Labor Day to Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Day to Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. SundayPrice: Ages 3 to 63, $7; age 64 and older, $6; ages 1 and 2, $3; infants under age 1, free
Powell Gardens
Located 30 miles east of Kansas City in Kingsville, Mo., Powell Gardens is a 915-acre oasis that features more than 6,000 varieties of plants displayed in a variety of theme gardens such as the meadow, perennial and waterfall gardens.
Address: 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, MO 64061Phone: 816-697-2600Hours: May through September, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; October through April, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. dailyPrice: April through October: Adults, $9.50; seniors, $8.50; children ages 5 to 12, $4. November through March: Adults, $7; seniors, $6; children ages 5 to 12, $3
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Address: 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111Phone: 816-751-1278Hours: Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday from10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.Price:Free
Science City
Address: 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108Phone: 816-460-2020Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.Price: $10; children under age 3, free
Country Club Plaza
Country Club Plaza, located in the heart of downtown Kansas City, is one of the city's premier attractions. The 15-block district is home to more than 150 shops and restaurants as well as the site for numerous events, including free concerts and art shows.
Address: 4750 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64112Phone: 813-753-0100Hours: Hours vary for individual shops and restaurantsPrice: Free
Have you been to Kansas City? What are your favorite attractions?
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