Sports
in Kansas City, KS (showing 1 - 18 out of 18)

Shoot some pool with your buddies at the Brass Rail, Kansas City's premier restaurant, sports bar and pool hall. Watch your favorite college or pro team play on the numerous big-screens and HDTVs as you sip on some of your favorite brews and beverages, or participate in one of the pool or dart tournaments.

Get in touch with Mother Nature’s wild side at the Byron Shutz Nature Trail in Powell Gardens. This 3.25-mile nature and recreational trail winds underneath a wooded canopy filled with native plant life, past lotus and frog-filled ponds, through a wild meadow filled with flowers and up the Powell Garden’s north and eastern ridges. See all sorts of wildlife, horticulture and waterscapes as you follow this trail.

Be enchanted at the CoCo Key Water Resort. This tropical themed oasis offers a heated indoor water park for Kansas City residents and visitors year-round. Ride down a waterslide, relax at the spa and whirlpool, play at one of the interactive rivers or let the kids loose in the specially-designed Kiddie Pool. Here you can experience water recreation, no matter the weather!

Spend some time with family and friends at the Cool Crest Family Fun Center. Putt your way around at the mini-golf course, challenge each other to a go-kart race, sneak in a few hits at the batting cages or spend some time in one of the finest gaming arcades in the nation.

Enjoy some time at the Great Wolf Lodge, part of the world’s largest chain of indoor water parks. KC’s Great Wolf Lodge is excellent for a family looking to get wet and wild any time of the year. This resort has five slides, two hot tubs, an activity pool, a lazy river, a children’s splash area and many other attractions.

Watch the Kansas City Chiefs take the field and tackle their opponents in Arrowhead Stadium. Part of the NFL, this professional football team has a rich past including more than one Super Bowl appearance as well as a healthy history of championships titles. Come cheer them on to victory!

Sports fans, take yourself and your family and friends out to the ballgame with the Kansas City Royals. This Major League Baseball team has participated in two World Series, winning one, and has six division titles under their belts. Stop by the Kauffman Stadium decked out in Royal Blue to show your support for these royal-class players.

See the Kansas City T-Bones wreck the field as they face off in the CommunityAmerica Ballpark. This lesser-known sports team is a best-kept secret due to being part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, not associated with Major League Baseball. You can come by for a game expecting fierce competition, loyal fans and a great show.

If you prefer fun-based adrenaline rushes over fear-based, check out the Power Play Family Entertainment Center where people of all ages can have a great time experiencing all kinds of recreational fun. Climb a rock wall, race in the go-karts, get dizzy in a tilt-a-whirl, take out your aggression in bumper cars, compete in laser tag and much, much more.

See some of the best architecture and historical sites of the bi-state Kansas City as you walk, jog or bike along the Riverfront Heritage Trail. This fully accessible 10-mile recreational trail system is open to pedestrians and bicyclists looking for a fun way to exercise in the heart of downtown KC. Riverfront Heritage Trail snakes through and connects many communities, parks and exciting urban destinations.

Bring the whole family out for a great time at the Schlitterbahn Vacation Village, the fourth Schlitterbahn water park to be opened outside of Texas. Recently constructed in 2009, this water park resort will be a sprawling 370 acres once complete. The current Village offers eighteen water attractions, four restaurants and three shops.

Cheer for the former Kansas City Wizards, now known as Sporting Kansas City, as they face their rivals with a new team name in a newly built stadium. For about 15 years, the sports franchise has served as KC’s main soccer club. As part of the top professional soccer league in the USA, Major League Soccer, Sporting Kansas City has competed in and won major soccer tournaments and championships.

Whether you want to swim, splash or just doze by the poolside, the Springs Aquatic Center is the perfect place for single people or entire families to have some fun in the sun. This aquatic recreation hot spot holds almost one million gallons of water in its pools, slides and playgrounds.

Get your adrenaline flowing when you enter The Beast Haunted House, Kansas City’s realm of fear and terror during September, October and November. If you enjoy being frightened, check out one of the best haunted houses in the country for 45 minutes of heart-pounding scares. In addition to the Beast, you can also check out the nearby Edge of Hell, Macabre Cinema and Chambers of Edgar Allen Poe.

Walkers, runners and cyclists unite! The historic Trolley Track Trail was built on the site of Kansas City’s last streetcar line. Paved with crushed, compacted limestone, this recreational trail runs for six miles straight from Volker to 85th & Prospect with a streetcar right of way for an additional seven miles from Westport Road to 85th Street.

Support the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s athletics teams, known collectively as the UMKC Kangaroos. Kasey Kangaroo, originally designed and drawn by Walt Disney, has brought luck to her Roos in all 16 sports for both men and women. Wear old gold and royal blue when you show up to a basketball, soccer, softball, baseball, tennis, golf, volleyball, track and field or cross-country event.

Lace up your bowling shoes or rent a pair at the Ward Parkway Lanes for an hour or more of classic leisurely fun. Open until 1:00 in the morning, this bowling alley is the perfect spot for casual and competitive bowlers to practice and show off their skills.

Prepare yourself for Worlds of Fun at this amusement park! Worlds of Fun lives up to its name, providing guests with different culture-themed rides, shows and attractions. Designed around Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days, you can visit Scandinavia, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americans in a single, local resort that easily competes with the local Schlitterbahn.