Guidebook for Mission

Marsha & Philip
Marsha & Philip
Guidebook for Mission

Food Scene

Fun place, good coffee, smoothies, pastries, sandwiches, quiche, etc.
9 locals recommend
Filling Station Coffee -Overland Park
7420 Johnson Drive
9 locals recommend
Fun place, good coffee, smoothies, pastries, sandwiches, quiche, etc.
One-of-a-kind, great pies -- by the slice or whole pies. Short bike ride, along the Santa Fe Trail.
The Upper Crust
7943 Santa Fe Dr
One-of-a-kind, great pies -- by the slice or whole pies. Short bike ride, along the Santa Fe Trail.
We go here a lot — funky Bubble Tea, Crispy Tofu with Spicy Awesome Sauce, Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap!
47 locals recommend
Blue Koi Noodles & Dumplings
1803 W 39th St
47 locals recommend
We go here a lot — funky Bubble Tea, Crispy Tofu with Spicy Awesome Sauce, Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap!

Shopping

Independent book store.
6 locals recommend
Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd St
6 locals recommend
Independent book store.
Large department store, solar-powered
33 locals recommend
IKEA
6000 Ikea Way
33 locals recommend
Large department store, solar-powered
Fair trade gifts, short bike ride, along the Santa Fe Trail
Ten Thousand Villages
7947 Santa Fe Dr
Fair trade gifts, short bike ride, along the Santa Fe Trail
Used books, funky, one-of-a-kind, fun neighborhood near KU Med Center
28 locals recommend
Prospero's Books
1800 W 39th St
28 locals recommend
Used books, funky, one-of-a-kind, fun neighborhood near KU Med Center

Parks & Nature

Picnic tables, walking/biking trails, rose garden, lake, boardwalk, kids toys, hilly, woodsy, open grassy areas.
17 locals recommend
Antioch Park
6501 Antioch Rd
17 locals recommend
Picnic tables, walking/biking trails, rose garden, lake, boardwalk, kids toys, hilly, woodsy, open grassy areas.
Within walking distance -- hiking, biking and walking.
Rock Creek Trail
Rock Creek Trail
Within walking distance -- hiking, biking and walking.

Essentials

Full service grocery, pharmacy, gas station, and new cafe. Short bike ride or reasonable walking distance.
12 locals recommend
Hy-Vee
6655 Martway St
12 locals recommend
Full service grocery, pharmacy, gas station, and new cafe. Short bike ride or reasonable walking distance.

Getting Around

Gas and diesel for cars and trucks, also electric charging station for plug-in cars (in parking lot just east of filling station)
12 locals recommend
Hy-Vee
6655 Martway St
12 locals recommend
Gas and diesel for cars and trucks, also electric charging station for plug-in cars (in parking lot just east of filling station)
Nearest bus stop is just north of 65th Street on Metcalf (2 blocks east of our house). Go to ridekc.org for routes and schedules, enter "6600 Marty" for "start address."
Johnson County Transit
1701 West Old 56 Highway
Nearest bus stop is just north of 65th Street on Metcalf (2 blocks east of our house). Go to ridekc.org for routes and schedules, enter "6600 Marty" for "start address."

Arts & Culture

Noted art museum, with large outdoor sculpture garden
674 locals recommend
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St
674 locals recommend
Noted art museum, with large outdoor sculpture garden
Unique architecture, world class performances
166 locals recommend
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
1601 Broadway Blvd
166 locals recommend
Unique architecture, world class performances
Walking distance, children's library, periodicals, internet
Johnson County Library - Antioch
8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy
Walking distance, children's library, periodicals, internet

Drinks & Nightlife

Also good food! Fun neighborhood near KU Med Center.
21 locals recommend
Fric & Frac
1700 W 39th St
21 locals recommend
Also good food! Fun neighborhood near KU Med Center.