Tour Descriptions
ABC Tour Antiques, Boutiques & Coffee
This walking tour satisfies many cravings: coffee*, antique shops, specialty shops, and an option for sweets! Choose between three different neighborhoods to explore, each unique in their own way!
Depending upon the option you select, we may see some lovely residential neighborhoods and walk through a large park, or it may be a more industrial and urban feel. Not sure which option to choose? Contact us!
These are really fun and quirky alternatives to a bachelorette or birthday party.
*Coffee samples are included in this tour. Additional purchases are not included.
Option #1: The River Market, KCMO
Option #2: Westwood, Kansas
Option #3: The West Bottoms, KCMO
Mural Tours Crossroads Arts District or Downtown Overland Park
Mural tours are always a fan-favorite. The art is vibrant, whimsical, thought-provoking and constantly changing. Choose between two different locations for this tour.
In the Crossroads Arts District you’ll see dozens of colorful murals that cover the entire sides of buildings and explore Artist Alley, where paint covers everything!
In Overland Park you'll experience five different murals from local artists, each embedded into a vibrant shopping district. This location ends at a local pub, where the first beer is included!
Option #1: Crossroads Arts District
Option #2: Downtown Overland Park
Architecture Tour Pretty Buildings of Kansas City
This popular tour begins inside Union Station, one of the most iconic buildings in Kansas City, where you'll hear the story of how close it came to being torn down in the 1990s. This impressive space includes hidden gems that some locals don't even know about.
Riding the KC Streetcar, we’ll focus on buildings with design elements from the beaux arts, art deco, and modern eras. You’ll learn about the architects and their inspirations.
On one of the stops, we'll see Kansas City’s first skyscraper, built in 1890 in the Italianate Renaissance style, whose original elevator was steam powered.
The tour ends in the River Market, where some of our oldest architecture still stands.
History Tour Town of Kansas
This is Cowtown Tours most popular walking tour, for good reason! We'll start in the historic River Market district where commerce meets quirky. This area has been the heartbeat of the city since 1857, and it's still a vibrant, creative and exhilarating neighborhood to explore.
Our walk will take us through the Garment District, Quality Hill, Library District, and Financial Center. Along the way, you'll hear the stories of Nelly Don, Boss Tom, Madame Annie, and others.
This tour can be customized for your large group in a motor coach. Contact us for details.
Mobsters & Mayhem KC's Only Gangster Walking Tour
Starting inside Union Station, we'll retrace the final steps of mobster, Frank Jelly Nash, right before the bullets flew, leading to the Kansas City Massacre of 1934.
On foot, we'll explore a few of the Boss Tom Pendergast's hangouts in the Crossroads Arts District, before taking the KC Streetcar towards the old River Quay neighborhood.
This tour focuses on our city's early mob history, leading up to the 1930s. Stories of bootleggers, prostitution, gambling and saloons will be shared. Let me know if your group wants to stop in a speakeasy!
This tour can be customized for your large group in a motor coach. Contact us for details.
Public Art Tour Explore KCMO by Street Car
This tour is for art lovers and those who are curious about those hair curlers on top of Bartle Hall.
Kansas City's "1% for Art" program ensures that we continue to have thought provoking, interesting and fun art, free and accessible to all.
On this tour, the KC Streetcar takes us from site to site, with only minimal walking required. We'll view towers, fountains, sculptures, monuments and architecture on this tour.
While in the Crossroads Arts District, we'll stop into a couple of independent art galleries.