Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go!
Day Trips from Kansas City, 15th Edition, is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover in your own backyard. Explore places you never knew existed—many free of charge and most within a two-hour drive of the city rightfully dubbed the “Heart of America”:

 

Do something delicious: Head to Lafayette County for handpicked roadside produce and family fun at the Apple Jubilee.

Do something daring: Slosh through slippery mud and clamber over rocky surfaces on the Devil’s Icebox Wild Cave Tour in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.

Do something outdoorsy: Take a boat ride, camp, or fish at the Lake of the Ozarks, one of the Midwest’s premier playgrounds.

 

With full trip-planning information, you can make the most of your time off and rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip .