We’re Kansas City’s botanical garden! Set on more than 900 acres of lush, rolling hills, Powell Gardens is a spectacular tribute to the innate beauty of the Midwestern landscape. Powell Gardens is known for its contemporary architecture, including the Marjorie Powell Allen Chapel and the Visitor Center, which houses a glass-topped conservatory, The Marketplace and Perennial Lounge. A not-for-profit public garden, Powell Gardens is dedicated to inspiring an appreciation for the importance of plants in our lives. Join us for events, performances and classes year-round.
Powell Gardens’ history begins in 1948, when George E. Powell, Sr., a prominent Kansas City businessman, acquired the beautiful tract of land that is now Powell Gardens. He, along with his son George Powell Jr., and others, took over ownership of Yellow Transit Freight Lines in 1952. Throughout his successful business career, Mr. Powell and his family and friends enjoyed many weekends on his Johnson County, Missouri, farm. In 1969, in keeping with his stewardship philosophy, Mr. Powell donated the 640-acre farm to the Kansas City Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, who used it as a regional camp until 1984. In 1984, with the University of Missouri’s School of Agriculture as a partner, the Powell Family Foundation began developing a horticultural and natural resource facility called Powell Center. In 1988, official ties with the University of Missouri ended and Powell Gardens Inc., a not-for-profit organization, was established to serve as Kansas City’s botanical garden.
9364 Mitchell Trail, Lexington, MO 64067, USA
Distance: 18.26 mi (straight line)
2200 S Crenshaw Rd, Independence, MO 64057, USA
Distance: 20.42 mi (straight line)
13907 E US Hwy 40, Independence, MO 64055, USA
Distance: 23.16 mi (straight line)
Fort Osage National Historic Landmark, Osage Street, Sibley, MO, USA
Distance: 23.26 mi (straight line)
Lafayette County Courthouse, Main Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 23.27 mi (straight line)
Madonna of the Trail, Commerce Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 23.29 mi (straight line)
Lexington Historical Museum, 13th Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 23.32 mi (straight line)
Wentworth Military Academy Museum, 13th Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 23.33 mi (straight line)
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, Delaware Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 23.64 mi (straight line)
Museums and Interpretive Centers Guided Tours Walks and Hikes
6633 Raytown Rd, Raytown, MO 64133, USA
Distance: 24.44 mi (straight line)
National Frontier Trails Museum, West Pacific Avenue, Independence, MO, USA
Distance: 25.21 mi (straight line)
100 W Maple Ave, Independence, MO 64050, USA
Distance: 25.32 mi (straight line)
208 W Maple Ave, Independence, MO 64050, USA
Distance: 25.39 mi (straight line)
Big River Ranch, Goodloe Orchard Road, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 25.80 mi (straight line)
1212 W Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64050, USA
Distance: 25.84 mi (straight line)
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum, West US Highway 24, Independence, MO, USA
Distance: 25.97 mi (straight line)
1500 N Liberty St, Independence, MO 64050, USA
Distance: 25.99 mi (straight line)
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