Attractions Just Over 20 miles from Gardner
Welcome to the City of Gardner and the Kansas City Metro area! The City of Gardner has a rich and vibrant history with many local attractions in the downtown district and throughout the City. The list below is not comprehensive, but it does provide some highlights of local attractions which are 20 or more miles outside of City limits. Thank you for visiting the City of Gardner and we hope to see you again soon!
Area Attractions:
18th and Vine Historic District (816)274-3613
Features museums, entertainment and a visitor’s center
18th & Vine Street - Kansas City, MO
Hallmark Visitors Center
Crown Center - 2501 McGee Tfwy. - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Zoo and IMAX Theatre (816) 513-5700
Zoo expansion includes Australian and African areas
6800 Zoo Drive Swope Park - Kansas City, MO
Oceans of Fun/ Worlds of Fun (816) 454-4545
Midwest’s largest tropical-theme water park and theme park
4545 World of Fun Ave. (I-435 & Parvin Road) - Kansas City, MO
Schlitterbahn - Kansas City
NEW in 2009! Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Waterpark is now open for summer 2009
Harley-Davidson Factory Tour (877) 883-1450
Features factory tour of Vehicle & Powertrain Operations
11401 N. Congress Kansas City, MO
Harry S. Truman Farm Home (816) 254-992
President Truman’s boyhood home
12301 Blue Ridge Blvd. Grandview, MO
Harry S. Truman Home (816) 254-8929
Summer White House during Truman’s administration
219 N. Delaware Independence, MO
Harry S. Truman Museum & Library (816) 268-8200
National Archives and Records presidential library
U.S. Hwy. 24 & Delaware Street Independence, MO
Museums:
Airline History Museum at Kansas City (816) 421-3401 or (800) 513-9484
Photos, artifacts, uniforms, instrumentation, logbooks and personal mementos
201 N.W. Lou Holland Drive - Hangar 9 Kansas City, MO
Arabia Steamboat Museum (816) 471-4030 (infoline) or (816) 471-1856
Excavation in 1988 uncovered the world’s largest collection of preserved 1856 frontier supplies
400 Grand Blvd. - Kansas City, MO
Jesse James Bank Museum (816) 781-4458
Includes original vault, safe and James’ family memorabilia
103 N. Water - Liberty, MO
John Wornall House Museum (816) 444-1858
Farmhouse used as a hospital after Civil War Battle of Westport in 1864
6115 Wornall - Kansas City, MO
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art - Kansas City Art Institute (816) 753-5784
Features innovative, challenging works in all media by artists from around the world
4420 Warwick Blvd. - Kansas City, MO
Liberty Memorial National Monument and Museum of WWI (816) 784-1918
Acknowledged as the only public museum in the U.S. dedicated solely to the history of World War One
100 W. 26th Street - Kansas City, MO
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (816) 221-1920
Preserves and highlights American history of Black baseball players
1616 E. 18th Street - Kansas City, MO
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (816) 751-1278
Unique collection of European and American art renowned for its Oriental Collection
4525 Oak Street - Kansas City, MO
Union Station (860) 460-2020
Once the nation’s second largest train station, now restored with Theater District and interactive children’s museum
30 W Pershing Road - Kansas City, MO