Local Amenities
Shopping:
Overland Park offers one enclosed shopping mall and hundreds of specialty, discount and department stores. Oak Park Mall, located at 95th and Quivira, features more than 190 stores ranging from the finest in fashions to relaxing dining establishments. Anchor stores include: Nordstrom, Macy's, JC Penney and Dillard's.
In addition, Overland Park features more than 90 local shopping centers, making some of the nation's top retailers and speciality stores accessible within a five to ten minute drive. For a complete list of Overland Park shopping opportunities, visit the Overland Park Convention and Visitors Bureau web site.
Area Restaurants:
Overland Park is home to more than 300 restaurants from fine dining to fast food. Whether you have 15-minutes or an hour, there are numerous restaurants available for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
From catering to carry-out, Overland Park offers a variety of tastes including American, barbecue, cafeteria style, casual, family dining, fast food, international, Italian, Japanese, Mexican and seafood. For a complete list of Overland Park restaurants, please visit the Overland Park Convention and Visitors Bureau web site.
Daytime Errands:
Before or after work or during the lunch hour, it's feasible to make a quick trip to the grocery store, schedule a semi-annual dental check-up or take in a challenging game of racquetball with a friend or co-worker.
Within Overland Park are numerous dentists, doctors and health care providers, dry-cleaners, banks and ATMs, child-care facilities, health clubs, walking and biking trails, fitness classes and most everything one needs to complete life's daily tasks, errands and responsibilities.
Area Attractions:
Overland Park, and nearby Kansas City, offer many attractions including: professional sports, live theater, art museums, amusement parks and petting zoos. Local attractions such as Downtown Overland Park, the New Theatre Restaurant, 300-acre Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens and Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead make visitors smile and residents proud. Other area attractions include:
- American Royal
- Country Club Plaza
- Hallmark Cards Visitors Center
- Harry S Truman Home, Library & Museum
- Johnson County Museum of History
- Kansas City Chiefs Football
- Kansas City Jazz & Baseball Museum
- Kansas City Museum
- Kansas City Royals Baseball
- Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
- Kansas City Wizards Soccer
- Kansas City Zoological Gardens
- Kansas Speedway
- Lyric Opera
- Mahaffie Farmstead & Stagecoach Stop
- Missouri Repertory Theatre
- National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame
- National Frontier Trails Center
- National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Oceans of Fun Water Park
- Old Shawnee Town
- Renaissance Festival
- Verizon Musical Amphitheater
- Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site
- Starlight Theater
- State Ballet of Missouri
- Steamboat Arabia Museum
- Theatre in the Park
- Thomas Hart Benton Home & Studio
- Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
- Union Station and Science City
- Worlds of Fun Theme Park
- Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College
Additional Information:
The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce offers restaurant and visitor guides, new resident information, maps, community profiles and a variety of brochures on topics from housing to child-care. For additional information call (913) 491-3600.