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Berkley Riverfront

Downtown green space along the Missouri River features broad biking & walking paths & open fields.

Liberty Jail

Former jail where the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, was imprisoned for 5 months.

Kessler Park

Elegant public gathering space with four memorials, a colonnade, sculpture & a disc golf course.

McCoy Park

Open area with a ball field, tennis courts & a playground, plus a picnic shelter & splash park.

Rotary Park

Loose Park

Site of a Civil War battle, this 75-acre green space features a pond, tennis courts & a rose garden.

Swope Park

1,805-acre park with community gardens, a golf course & 9 soccer fields, plus a theater & zoo.

Stocksdale Park

Green space with a playground, trails & multi-use athletic fields plus horseshoe pits & a dog park.

Penguin Park

Whimsical public park featuring giant animal sculptures, a picnic shelter & barbecue grills.

Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Former home of U.S. president Harry Truman, with personal artifacts, furniture & photographs.

William E. Macken Park

A 60-acre public park offering tennis, basketball, soccer & baseball facilities, plus playgrounds.

Burrus Old Mill Park

14-acre hangout with a skate park, walking trail, playground & sports facilities.

Independence Visitors' Center

Religious historical center with tours featuring exhibits on 1830s-era Mormon settlers.

Ermine Case Junior Park

Cave Spring Park

Jackson County Parks + Rec

Fishing & boating on 2 lakes, campgrounds, native animal enclosure, soccer & model airplane fields.

Penn Valley Park

Park with the National WWI Museum & Memorial, a theater & tennis, baseball & skateboarding venues.

Oak Grove Park

Union Station Kansas City

Grand, historic train station with permanent & temporary exhibits, a planetarium & a science center.

Lea McKeighan Park - South

Park featuring a shelter, a playground, a skate park, ball diamonds, volleyball courts & restrooms.