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Here's a perfect itinerary for how to spend the weekend in Kansas City exploring the best of what it has to offer! The city is a great spot for a weekend trip in the Midwest with unique local business to shop at, delicious food (barbecue!!), and fun sports teams to cheer for. Kansas City was the first place I lived after graduating from college, so it'll always hold a special place in my heart. While I was there, I tried a wide variety of restaurants and activities around the city, so I've got you covered on the best things to do and I'm so excited to share my favorites with you! This itinerary includes a suggested itinerary for Friday - Sunday with multiple options for each activity as well as details about my experiences visiting these spots when I lived there. It covers where to stay, eat, and enjoy the most popular local spots in KC!

Welcome to my completely unorganized but oh-so-helpful map of Kansas City! An absolute smorgasbord of my own travels and research, suggestions from friends and strangers, and many treasures found along the way, this is where I compile all things KC for my future trips and yours. Things I particularly love that you’ll find a lot of: ☕️ Coffee shops & bakeries 🌮 Local cuisine 🏛️ Museums of all kinds 🌳 Gardens & parks 🛏️ Boutique hotels 🍕 Small regional chains with good reputations All my guides in this category are $5 per 100 places included, but since I add to these constantly, you can lock down the lowest price today and gain a lifetime access!

2024 was more of a homebody year for me and my family, but between a visit to NYC to see my sister, my eldest daughter’s first Disney vacation, a family reunion in Kentucky, celebrating our ninth anniversary in Kansas City, and lots of Tennessee day trips, I was still able to see lots of new corners of our wild world. Enjoy this travel journal of over 300 places, including: 🖼️ 32 Museums, Gardens, Theatres, and Attractions ☕️ 63 Coffee Shops 🍽️ 79 Restaurants, Bakeries, Bars, and Food Trucks 🛏️ 14 Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, and Airbnbs ⛪️ 18 Places of Worship ✨ and a whole bunch more! Scroll to the bottom for my favorites of the year!