Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri

On our drive home from Texas, we stopped and visited Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri for the morning. My dad’s first job out of graduate school was with Hallmark Cards so we lived here when I was about 3 or 4 years old. I have so many fond memories of playing at Crown Center and running through the fountains almost every day! I never thought I would get to come back here, so it was such a neat experience being able to show Cole and my own kids around and share with them my memories from when I was so small!

What we did while visiting Crown Center:

Kaleidoscope
Shopping mall
Fountains
Hallmark ornaments and decorations
#LightTheWorld Giving Machines

Tips

Crown Center is home to the international headquarters of Hallmark Cards, and features the three-level Crown Center Shops, restaurants, movie theaters, children’s activities, and free events.
Kaleidoscope is a FREE center for art and creativity for children provided as a gift by Hallmark. A vivid, imaginative workshop for young artists to use their imaginations to paint, discover and have fun.
The Crown Center Square Fountains features 49 water jets and 48 water shooters that spout up to 60 feet in the air.
Light the World Giving Machines are unique bright red vending machines sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that give the public a fun and memorable opportunity to donate and serve local and international charities during the holidays. Crown Center is one of 28 giving machines located around the world for the holiday season.

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This was one of my favorite places in Kansas City! I always dreamed of coming back here!

So many childhood memories of this shopping mall!

Hallmark Christmas decorations:

The Crown Center fountains where my brother and I spent so much time running and playing in the water on hot summer days! Turns out our kids love the fountains too!