Reviews
Awesome place to spend a day. We visited at Christmas time and that added more beauty because of the lights. The train exhibition was very nice and interesting to watch. They decorated a hall with lights and had so many events. Kids can easily spend and enjoy a day. They set up a lot of photo frames where you can capture fantastic photos. Clean and good parking area. You can experience the "Street Car" which is starting from Union Station
Love that they have the Amtrak station here. Like always, I like the 1930 vibe and the restaurants in the building. The souvenirs vending machine has some cool stickers. Lots of displays to remember our history.
Go to the 4 level exhibit on the south side! It isn't marked well, but obvious once you enter one of the elevators on either of the south corners. It explains the entire history of the station, why it was built where it was, how it was used, and, the downfall and long restoration process. Detailed maps and written explanations were very informative. The only issue was that the middle portion of the third level was inaccessible due to locked doors. It was also strangely neglected. The motion sensing lights and video displays were not being activated by anyone but me on a Sunday afternoon when the main floor was full of people looking around.
The street cars are not running until further notice they are replaced with buses. We specifically went to ride the street car with my two year old bc he loves stuff like that only to see they were gone… we did still see the model trains and stand on the bridge over the trains and that was really cool!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
Union Station in KC is pretty compared to some others! It has a few restaurants throughout, along with some local shopping for souvenirs or local favorites! A movie theater, Lockout Rooms, Science City for kids and more! This visit was for the "special Spider-Man exhibit"..... as you can tell! The exhibit was "okay!" Great camera and light works, nice displays of vintage comic books , and several movie used props! Great for adults, but not much for kids until they get to the retail shop to look around and make purchases! Ehhhh, it was alright, but by the time we ventured thru the rest of Union Station and bought ice cream , it made it all worthwhile! Price for entry: $25.00 Ticket type: Special Spider-Man display!
Classic Kansas City icon. Always has fun exhibits and activities for the family. We love going to the planetarium and using the link over to crown center. You can park for free in river market then catch the Streetcar over for free too. Admission to Union Station is free but the activities inside are mostly paid attractions. The grand hall is really cool and the hallway back to the link shows photos and stories from the construction and opening of what was once the largest train station in the country and was one of the last built of its size.
A must-see for KC and is a great place to be. Fantastic exhibits and delicious food. *UPDATE* I came for the draft on day 3/3. Pretty easy entrance and good view of the stage from the Liberty Memorial and field in front.
Wonderful historic site. There was a great exhibit on the history of the building. The traveling exhibit about Spider-Man was well worth the high admission price. The movie theater is clean and spacious.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo wait
This is a lovely building at the heart of Kansas City. There is always plenty of stuff going on in Union Station, whether it's exhibitions, or one of the many cafes, there's something for everyone. The architecture inside was phenomenonal. We also visited during the construction of the NFL draft stage, so didn't see it in all of its glory.
We are recently new to the area and decided to visit Union Station on a Friday night following the AFC Championship Game. There were many sign installations throughout the building for Chiefs fans to take pictures. We really enjoyed our first trip to Union Station although I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan. There is so much more to see and do and we cannot wait to return to check out some of the other things within Union Station.
