Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit is a city in Missouri. It is the hometown of famous outlaw Cole Younger of the James-Younger Gang, and of Grammy Award-winning musician Pat Metheny.

Understand
Lee's Summit can provide a family-friendly vacation, and let you get away from the hustle of Kansas City. You come here to see historic towns, have great shopping, fish, go boating, and slow your world down. Lee's Summit covers a large area, so renting a car or driving here are the easiest ways of getting around and getting out. Lee's Summit is a place you really have to experience. When you're here, you can't help but smile!

From LS's location in the midwest it is probably fall that is the best time. With great weather. Several local festivals. Less crowded stores, restaurants, and attractions. And best of all, there is peace and quiet here on weekdays. Spring and summer are still great times to visit themselves, but avoid winter here if you can. They are cold and snowy.

By plane

 * Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, 2751 NE Douglas St, +1 816 969-1186, It serves just private jets. It is being expanded to bring some Air Link flights to town.
 * Kansas City International, 601 Brasilia Ave, Kansas City. About 40 min north of the city (U.S. 71 is the quickest way to get there), KCI has domestic and international flights.

By train
The town is served by Amtrak with the daily Missouri River Runner, connecting Kansas City with St Louis. is at 220 SW Main St.

By car

 * Interstate 70, runs just north of town, it has an exit onto I-470 south into town.
 * Interstate 470, from the west and north.
 * U.S. Route 40, from east to west (runs parallel with I-70 through most of Missouri).
 * U.S. Route 50, from east and west.
 * U.S. Route 71, runs north and south just west of town, it does have an exit on MO-150, MO-291, & I-470 to take you into town.
 * Missouri State Highway 7, runs north and south east of town. It does jct. with U.S. 50.
 * Missouri State Highway 150, runs east and west in south part of town.
 * Missouri State Highway 291, south and picks a mile east going north.
 * Missouri State Highway 350, connector with Interstates 435 and 470.

Get around
Again, the best way to get around is by car. So, the major roads in the city are as follows: Chipman Rd, 3rd St, Blue Pkwy, Oldham Pkwy, Douglas St, Colbern Rd, Ward Rd, Todd George Rd, Woods Chapel Rd, They take you to most places you would visit.

Car rental

 * Enterprise, 1025 SW Blue Pkwy, +1 816 736-8222

Taxi service

 * LS Taxi, 1605 SE Willow Rd (at the corner of 16th St), +1 816 246-8246, local taxi available for use. Call ahead to schedule your time of pick-up, drop-off, and locations your traveling to.

Bus

 * Metro Bus Service Bus #252 (Lee's Summit MetroFlex),
 * Metro Bus Service Bus #152 (Lee's Summit/Raytown Express), (same link as above).

Lakes
Beaches are open Memorial Day through Labor Day.

The arts

 * All three local high schools, and MCC-Longview, have their own theatre seasons where they perform plays and musicals several times a year.
 * All three local high schools, and MCC-Longview, have their own theatre seasons where they perform plays and musicals several times a year.
 * All three local high schools, and MCC-Longview, have their own theatre seasons where they perform plays and musicals several times a year.
 * All three local high schools, and MCC-Longview, have their own theatre seasons where they perform plays and musicals several times a year.

To keep up to date on public art displays, check out the Lee's Summit Art Council website.

Learn

 * University of Central Missouri-Summit Campus , NE Corner of Chipman Rd & Blue Pkwy, This award-winning school's first campus outside of Warrensburg, Summit Center offers flexible city hours in a state-of-the-art facility.
 * Unity Institute, at Unity Village, With several classes to promote your understanding within, the Unity Institute is a peaceful to sit and study an afternoon away.
 * Unity Institute, at Unity Village, With several classes to promote your understanding within, the Unity Institute is a peaceful to sit and study an afternoon away.
 * Unity Institute, at Unity Village, With several classes to promote your understanding within, the Unity Institute is a peaceful to sit and study an afternoon away.

Eat
All Lee's Summit bars and restaurants are completely non-smoking.

Connect

 * Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce
 * Missouri Division of Tourism

Stay safe
Lee's Summit is one of the safest cities in America, which is a big reason it was ranked the 27th Best Place to Live by CNN/Money Magazine. If you need assistance though call:


 * Fire Department, Non-Emergency - +1 816 969-7407,
 * Police, Non-Emergency - +1 816 969-1700,
 * Emergency, 911

Hospitals

 * TMC Lakewood, 7900 Lee's Summit Rd, +1 816 404-7000,

Close by

 * Belton, US 71 South of LS, A city with its own vital downtown strip, Belton also features a historic rail and city museum.
 * Blue Springs, MO-7 or I-70 East of LS, The big things in Blue Springs are forests. The main features being Burr Oak Woods State Forest and Landahl Park, both of which are well worth visiting.
 * Harrisonville , MO-291 South of LS, The old courthouse square and an 1835 log cabin are the big stars of Cass County's seat. Recommended to enjoy.
 * Independence, I-470 North of LS, Hometown of the westward expansion and former President Truman, Independence is a must see! Several attractions about the 3 "great trails" and Truman are here, as well as Mormon historic sites. Plus it's the county seat of Jackson so the Courthouse Square is a great place to start.
 * Liberty, I-470/MO-291 North of LS, The county seat of Clay County is talked about worldwide for being the site of the first daylight bank robbery, by the James-Younger Gang in 1866, but it's famous William Jewell College and 3 local museums make it an interesting place to visit. A must see is Historic Downtown Liberty, you have to visit it!
 * Lone Jack, US 50 or MO-150 East of LS, Home to the Battle of Lone Jack and Bynum Winery, Lone Jack is the perfect sleepy small town to visit.
 * Martin City, MO-150 & Holmes Rd West of LS, Some of the best restaurants in the area are in Martin City like, Jess & Jim's, RC's Chicken, and Jack Stack's Barbeque. Plus you can shop till you drop for everything you can dream about. Let's not forget the baseball and golf academy's too!
 * Pleasant Hill, MO-7 South of LS, A gorgeous downtown museum and rail station, a city lake and golf course, plus it's home to the Cass County Fair. Pleasant Hill is worth a day.
 * Warrensburg, US 50 East of LS, The county seat of Johnson County is also home to the main campus of University of Central Missouri, which wonderful to tour. It also houses two public golf courses and is near Knob Noster State Park, Whiteman Air Force Base, and two wineries &.

Further away

 * Fort Osage National Historic Landmark , about 45 minutes away from the city center, A national treasure. This reconstructed outpost from 1803 was hand-selected by William Clark. In Sibley and on the mighty Missouri River.
 * Lexington, a little less than an hour away from the city center. The best to learn about Missouri's impact in the Civil War within an hour's drive is Lexington. You have to visit Battle of Lexington State Historic Site. One of most fascinating of Missouri's state park's. Lexington also has the oldest continually used county courthouse west of the Mississippi. A stray cannonball is still lodged in it from the Civil War.
 * Kearney, about 45 mins away from the city center, The birthplace of America's most famous outlaw Jesse James and Kearney Historic Museum are the big draws here. This picture-perfect small town in Western Missouri is waiting to be explored.