You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. Kansas City offers a number of places where adults can let loose with a little friendly competition. You can take part in some old-school fun like pinball and mini golf, or try out newer activities like pickleball or virtual reality.
Pickleball is all the rage right now. They have five food concepts, including a grab-and-go food station, Power Plants vegan restaurant, and the cutely-named taco shop Tacodile. They are open for pickleball from 7 a. Chicken n Pickle has become a Kansas City mainstay. As the name suggests, their menu features a lot of chicken, but plenty of other stuff, too. If pickleball is not your thing, they also have yard games like pickleball, cornhole, and life-size Jenga. Like the Westport location , they also serve barbecue and have an extensive cocktail and mocktail menu.
While you might have memories of playing miniature golf as a kid, the game is getting a new life at places like Craft Putt in Overland Park. They have a hole course that is first-come first-serve and accommodates up to five players per group.
If you have to wait for your turn, Craft Putt offers cocktails, a large beer menu, and traditional bar-and-grill fare like sliders, wraps, and tacos. The massive space has three nine-hole courses set amongst eclectic indoor backgrounds. Puttery has lounges, bars, and a large varied food menu with appetizers, pizzas, and entrees that range from Ahi Poke Bowl to Meatball sub. Sinkers Lounge is another miniature golf and bar concept in Power and Light. Spring is here, and if you want to enjoy the outdoors, Art Course is a scenic mini golf course designed by artists on the lawn of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.
They have a small bar where you can purchase a local beer or nonalcoholic drink to enjoy while you play. You can also play an outdoor round of miniature golf at Pennway Putt , a hole mini golf course below the newly opened KC Wheel. While those are more hip mini golf concepts, you can also play the game in a classic environment at the iconic Cool Crest in Independence on Highway Originally opened in , they have four hole miniature golf courses.
