BUCKET LIST BONUSES
By Kristina Light
When you want to add something extra to your KC visit, consider one of these great bonus excursions! Giant sunflowers greet thousands of visitors every autumn at Grinter Farms where acres of the beautiful yellow flowers bloom in the heart of Kansas.
This autumn, visit the Kansas City Zoo and explore the detailed illuminated displays of GloWild, a spectacular nighttime lantern festival.
Underwater pumpkin carving is a thing, and you can watch as scuba divers carve jack-o’-lanterns at Sea Life in October.
Challenge your friends or family as you compete IN a game show in at Overland Park’s Game Show Battle Rooms.
Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains, boasting more fountains than any city other than Rome. Visit some of the city’s more than 200 fountains using the“Best Fountains” guide and map on KCParent.com.
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WINTER FUN IN KC
Imagine you’re in outer space as you walk a scale model of the solar system on a quest to see the entire Voyage Exhibition along Baltimore Avenue in downtown KCMO. Follow a 1-mile path through the Crossroads District, ending in front of historic Union Station to discover our solar system from the sun to Pluto. 62 KC GOING PLACES | 2022
Play a round of mini golf at Art Course, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s mini golf experience on the gallery lawn, with holes inspired by some of the museum’s favorite masterpieces.
