26 days in Kansas City Itinerary

The largest municipality in Missouri, Kansas City has an impressive array of world-class museums, shopping areas, and great places to eat, all of which attract tourism to the area.

Your cultural itinerary includes sights like The College Basketball Experience and TWA Museum. Step out of the city life by going to Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge and Parkville Nature Sanctuary. Change things up with these side-trips from Kansas City: Watkins Mill State Park (in Lawson), Confederate Memorial State Historic Site (in Higginsville) and Jesse James Birthplace Museum (in Kearney). There's still lots to do: examine the collection at Booth Family Hall of Athletics, stop by Brookside, sample the tasty concoctions at Kansas City Bier Company, and contemplate the long history of Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site.

For ratings, reviews, more things to do, and tourist information, read our Kansas City day trip tool.

December in Kansas City sees daily highs of 44°F and lows of 28°F at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 15th (Wed) to allow enough time to travel back home.