The Ernie Miller Nature Center offers a variety of displays, hands-on exhibits and a diorama which interpret the area. The 114-acre park has nature trails open dawn to dusk. Located at 909 N. K-7 Highway, Olathe, Kansas. Entry to the park and nature center is free. Penn Valley Park, near downtown Kansas City, stretches south from Pershing Ad., between Main and Southwest Trafficway.
Several overlooks provide fine views of the Kansas City skyline.
Sculpture Park is on the grounds of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A collaboration of the Nelson-Atkins Museum and The Hall Family Foundation, The Sculpture park opened in 1989 an provides an outdoor venue for enjoying art in an urban, landscaped park. The Park is home to a remarkable collection of sculptures by many of the 20th century's finest artists, including the largest collections of monumental bronze sculptures by Henry Moore outside his home country of England. It was the acquisition of this collection that prompted the formation of the Sculpture Park. Swope Park is one of the largest city parks in the nation and features guided nature trail hikes.