Brandmeyer Great Hall
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There’s so much to see in Kansas City and our surrounding communities. That’s why the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts makes the perfect starting point — or the crowning touch — to Kansas City attractions for couples.
Sure, you can enjoy world-class performances at the Kauffman Center. You can also tour the facilities, where the art of architecture and function meet to create a masterpiece of urban design and spatial engineering.
Here we share just a few of the experiential treats our communities have to offer.
Take a Tour of the Kauffman Center
Sitting in the seats for a performance makes for an amazing arts experience. But have you gone behind the scenes at the Kauffman Center?
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This 285,000-square-foot performance center is the epitome of excellence in the world of performing arts. Its unique and harmonious design has earned high praise from attendees and renowned performers and artists alike.
Now you can take a tour that goes behind the curtain, sharing the why’s and how’s of the design for one of the finest performing arts centers in the world — which started as an architect’s drawing on a napkin. Plus, you just might get to see what it looks like to operate the Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875. Over 20,000 pieces and four months of reassembly and tuning went into making this magnificent instrument the jewel of Helzberg Hall.
With its stunning glass and stainless-steel structure and state-of-the-art Muriel Kauffman Theatre and Helzberg Hall, you’ll be dazzled by the engineering, even as you marvel at the architecture. Request a one-hour tour led by knowledgeable volunteer tour guides.
Only available with reservations, our private tours cost $100 for groups of 35 attendees or fewer and $150 for more than 35.
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Just east of Kansas City’s famed Plaza area, you’ll find the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Established in 1994, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art delivers a cutting-edge vision among modern and contemporary art museums in America.
Admission is always free, with exhibitions that provide experiences to challenge, engage and inspire. If you book a table at Oil on Linen, the Kemper Museum’s in-house restaurant, you can tour the museum and then talk about what you’ve seen over cocktails and prix fixe or à la carte menu items. It’s one of the more thought-provoking Kansas City attractions for couples.
Tom’s Town Distillery Tour
Tom Pendergast was both famous and infamous in Kansas City politics. Inspired by the infamous era of Prohibition and this notorious political boss, Tom’s Town Distillery pays homage to the rebellious spirit and vibrant energy of the Roaring Twenties.
If you love bourbon, gin or vodka, the Tom’s Town Distillery Tour could be a great choice for a couple’s activity. The distillery tours last approximately an hour and include:
- A behind-the-curtain view of the production facility
- An educational overview of how the spirits are made
- A historical perspective behind Pendergast-era KC
Along with this engaging and sometimes surprising tour, you’ll also get to sample all five of their award-winning spirits. Make your reservations online for $20 per person.
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KC Power & Light District
For that all-in-one party-and-play experience, the Kansas City Power & Light District delivers nine city blocks of world-class dining, delightful shopping and award-winning entertainment.
Since opening in 2008, this $850 million mixed-use district has become one of the largest and most exciting development projects in the Midwest. More than 95 million visitors have enjoyed the Power & Light District so far, helping revitalize downtown Kansas City.
Check out their events, and discover with your partner how this entertainment destination energizes Kansas City attractions for couples.
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Find the Best Kansas City Attractions
For couples, for groups, for the young and young-at-heart, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts makes an amazing starting point or final stop for an adventure. Contact us for more information about how you can make the Kauffman Center your hub for exploration.
About the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Providing state-of-the-art facilities for world-class performances, the Kauffman Center proudly delivers excellence for everyone. Check out the guide to the Kauffman Center so you can plan a couple’s event that makes lasting memories.
From pop performances to classical concerts, Broadway to ballet, opera to presentations, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is truly where art and community meet.
