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Powell Gardens, Kingsville

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#66 of 274 in Parks in Missouri

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Powell Gardens, Kansas City's botanical garden, is a 970-acre (3.9 km2) botanical garden in Kingsville, Missouri, United States, 30 miles (48 km) east of Kansas City. It features 6,000 varieties of plants, with 225,000 plants in seasonal displays, and is open to the public, for a fee, during daylight hours.


The garden dates to 1948, when the land was purchased by George E. Powell, Sr. Since then, the site has been a dairy farm, a Boy Scout camp, an agricultural and natural resource center, and since 1988, a botanical garden.

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• By chrisbS9910XG

  Just outside the Kansas City metro there is a wonderful year round botanical garden that hosts many year round events. We visited Powell Gardens for their annual Festival of Lights after Christmas...  more »

• By skipsaundra

  We came to see the butterfly exhibit and look at the wonderful flowers and surroundings. What a wonderful place to look at the beautiful scenery. Bring along your walking shoes to be able to...  more »

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• By kayla kamolz

  Do it! Go see this place. A beautiful well designed garden. Can't wait to come back, so many different trails and gardens to see. Bring a friend, a book or some paints and a canvas! You just want to sit and enjoy the scenery at every turn! The cafe grows all their food and it's delicious! Vegan and gluten free, amazing staff.

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• By Erin Lockard

  I love this place so much. I took my husband and daughter the for the first time. They loved it. It was super hot that day so we didn't stay very long. I enjoyed it either way though. So many butterflies!

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