City Market

City Market is a shop in Kansas City, MO, part of the Kansas City guide. Cost: free. Open year-round; farmers market strongest on weekends.

20 E 5th St · Kansas City, MO

Why you should go…

One of the Midwest's largest and longest-running public markets has anchored the River Market neighborhood since 1857. Browse weekend farmers' stalls, graze through Middle Eastern, Vietnamese and barbecue vendors, and poke into indie shops. Sunday mornings here are peak Kansas City.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to City Market, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Quirky Fun
Arabia Steamboat Museum
Under $25
200 tons of pristine 1856 frontier cargo, dug from a steamboat buried 45 feet under a Kansas cornfield.
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Sightseeing
Iconic
Kansas City
Free
A Missouri River metro known for jazz and barbecue history, hundreds of fountains, and a walkable downtown.
0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Free
KC Visitor Center
Free
Visit KC's downtown visitor center by the Metro Center streetcar stop, with maps, guides and tips from local staff.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Tours
Date Night
Kansas City Helicopter Tours
$50+
Aerial sightseeing flights over the Kansas City skyline and riverfront.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Tours
Local Gem
Just One Day Travel Tours
$25–$50
A Kansas City area tour operator offering walking, streetcar, and bus tours covering local history, gangster lore, and food.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Shopping
Iconic
Country Club Plaza
Free
Fifteen blocks of Seville-inspired towers, fountains, and mosaics, America's first suburban shopping district, glowing since 1923.
4.7 mi awayMore like this