See the best Free Tours of Kansas City offered by local tour guides
Best Free Walking Tours in Kansas City
Kansas City is the most vibrant and young city in the state of Missouri (although half of its territory is in the state of Kansas!). This capital of jazz, barbecue and baseball could very well be one of the most interesting and unknown travel destinations in the United States. Do you want to discover it with a local guide? Then you're invited to join some Free Walking Tours in Kansas City. You will spend a very fun day learning about music, history, art and architecture with a small group of travelers. The Essential Kansas City Tour is suitable for all types of tourists, but it will especially help newcomers who want to visit the must-see highlights and learn to find their way around downtown. Art lovers can join the Crossroads Art District Free Tour to discover an area brimming with creativity, galleries, chic boutiques and quirky boutiques.
Kansas City Walking Tours Highlights
With Free Tours in Kansas City, you will discover the best jewels of a city that is increasingly appearing on the bucket list of seasoned travelers. The must-see attraction in the city is the National World War I Memorial and Museum. Its immersive galleries are spectacular, it explains the origin of this global conflict and offers spectacular views over the city. To explore the more artistic side of the city, we recommend joining Kansas City Free Walking Tours and paying a visit to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Admission is free and it holds fantastic exhibitions of modern art. Kansas City also played an important role in baseball history, so many fans flock to visit Kauffman Stadium, the sixth-oldest stadium in the major leagues. Another eye-opening museum in Kansas City is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a visit that takes us back to the times when US favorite sport was divided by race.
Things to Do in Kansas City
Apart from galleries and history museums, Kansas City offers plenty of things to do. In particular, it is an under-the-radar paradise for food and music lovers. Kansas City's barbecue restaurants are without a doubt among the best in the entire country (second maybe only to Texan barbecue). Also, the River Market offers a good selection of fresh produce from local farmers and a variety of restaurants to choose from. For the best cafés, music venues and bars in the city, head to Country Club Plaza, Crossroads Art District, Power and Light District and Westport. Finally, when it comes to outdoor activities, Swope Park offers fantastic walks among trees and lakes (and places to ice skate in winter). Outside of town Wyandotte County Lake Park offers some of the best hiking to be done in the Kansas City area.