SeeNear the Plaza

Toy and Miniature Museum

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Just off the UMKC campus, 3-min drive from the plaza.

Kansas City Roos
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NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of Missouri–Kansas City, playing in 16 sports (with no football) in the Summit League, mainly featuring regional teams.
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Visitor Center
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Mon-Sat 10AM–6PM, Sun noon-5PM
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Community Christian Church
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and visible from the Plaza.
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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Also has the Kansas City Sculpture Park. Art collection housed in a beautiful 1930s building and a new, critically acclaimed modern wing by Steven Holl. Free.
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Wed 10AM–5PM, Thu Fri 10AM–9PM, Sat Sun 10AM–5PM, closed Mon Tue
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
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Tue–Thu 10AM–4PM, Fri Sat 10AM–9PM, Sun 11AM–5PM
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Free
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Ward Parkway
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A tree-lined boulevard just south of the Country Club Plaza that takes you past stately homes. The houses are home of some of Kansas City's elite including the family that owns Russel Stover's Candies and the Applebee's family among others. The historic houses were built in many different styles, inspired by European architecture.
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