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See what's live in KC today ↓Stacked food rewards
Free sides, apps and entrées across 65 chains — mapped to your KC area, plus birthday freebies.
Saved on parking
The local trick that drops $50 game-day lots to about $10 — downtown too.
The BBQ debate, settled
The famous joint locals skip, the one they actually go to, and the time slot with no wait.
Real day-plans
Coffee → breakfast → dinner → nightcap, mapped to walking distance from where you're staying.
Kansas City is having a moment.
New stadiums, a free streetcar that finally goes everywhere, a James-Beard-finalist food scene, and the biggest summer the city has ever hosted. Here's the part most guides haven't caught up to yet.
Ride $0 from the Berkley Riverfront through River Market, Power & Light, the Crossroads and Union Station all the way to the Country Club Plaza and UMKC — about 6.4 miles, no ticket, no tap. As of 2026 it's the single smartest way to see KC, and it drops you steps from CPKC Stadium on the river.
The four teams
Arrowhead
GEHA Field at Arrowhead — officially the loudest stadium on Earth. See a game here while you can: a new domed stadium across the line in Kansas is coming around 2031.
The K
Kauffman Stadium and its iconic outfield fountains. A brand-new downtown ballpark at Crown Center is on the way around 2030 — for now, the magic's still at The K.
Sporting Park
Renamed for 2026, this KCK ground (near the Legends) is one of the best soccer-specific stadiums in the league. Find "The Cauldron" for the loudest, best atmosphere.
CPKC Stadium
The first stadium ever built for a women's pro team, right on the riverfront — and the Current were 2025's regular-season champions. Ride the free streetcar to the door.
Six of the biggest matches in world football come to Arrowhead between June 16 and July 11, 2026 — including a quarterfinal on July 11. The whole city will be packed. Book hotels, tables and parking now, and ride the free streetcar or rideshare instead of driving to the complex.
Fresh off the press
- New1587 Prime — Mahomes & Kelce's downtown steakhouse, in the Loews Hotel.
- NewPalm Tree Club — rooftop coastal sushi & steak, Power & Light.
- NewAnjin — a 20-seat Crossroads izakaya, national Best-New-Restaurant finalist.
- NewCar No. 551 — BBQ & deli inside a restored 1947 streetcar, River Market.
- NewPlaza Provisions — a Plaza food hall (Lula's Southern, Messenger Coffee, J. Rieger).
Don't make the drive
- ClosedHarp Barbecue — no current location (the Overland Park spot closed May 2026).
- Pop-upNight Goat — pop-up only; check Fox & Pearl, there's no walk-in storefront.
- ClosedCorvino, Seasons 52 & Brio have shut their doors.
- EndedBoulevardia — the music festival wrapped for good after 2025.
- KC's scene moves fast — always double-check hours before you go (or ask our local chat).
Free & iconic
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art — always free; find the giant Shuttlecocks on the lawn (closed Tue & Wed). · National WWI Museum & Memorial — the grounds and skyline views are free to walk; $18 inside ($8 Wednesdays). · City Market on weekends in the River Market. · And the fountains that earned KC its "City of Fountains" name.
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