The KC Streetcar now runs to UMKC. With its terminal stop at our front door at the UMKC Volker Campus, it’s now even easier for Roos to take advantage of all our hometown has to offer and for our community to visit Kansas City’s university. Plan your next adventure with these iconic spots.

UMKC at 51^st & Brookside

Home to Kansas City’s top university! We may be biased, but this area is our favorite, and we can’t wait to share it with the rest of the community. Grab a coffee or slice of pizza, take a walk on the miles of trails, stock up on your weekly essentials, earn your degree or catch a UMKC Roos athletic event or performance all in one spot.

• UMKC Volker Campus
• Kansas City Roos Athletics
• National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
• Whole Foods
• Pizza 51
• Crow’s Coffee
• Ding Dog Dogs
• Harry Wiggins Trolley Track Trail

Plaza at Cleaver II & Main

The Country Club Plaza offers some of the region’s best shopping and dining, with everything from affordable to luxury and trendy to timeless. Grab a bite to eat or spend the day window-shopping in this historic district. Or take a jog or stroll around Mill Creek Park, highlighted by its beautiful and oft-photographed fountain.

• Country Club Plaza
• Mill Creek Park

Art Museums at 45^th & Main

Spend a rainy day at two of Kansas City’s most iconic museums or meet up with a friend from the Kansas City Art Institute! On a nice day, enjoy a picnic on the lawn of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and watch out for community events you won’t want to miss.

• Kemper Museum of Contemporary Arts
• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
• Kansas City Art Institute

Southmoreland at 43^rd and Main

Power up with a coffee, tea from Starbucks or QuikTrip.

• Starbucks
• Ragazza Food and Wine
• QuikTrip

Westport at 39^th and Main

Enjoy some of Kanas City’s most iconic nightlife at 39^th and Main, near Westport. Shop, eat and play in this historic district, just a quick ride from the UMKC Volker Campus.

• Madrid Theatre
• Unicorn Theatre
• Soli Deo - Coffee + BakeryCheval Hand Crafted Cocktails
• Pryde’s Old Westport
• Mills Record Company
• Westport Nightlife

Armour at 35^th and Main

Plan your next book club meetup at Bliss Wine and Books or Mother Earth Coffee, both a quick, tree-lined walk from the Armour and Main streetcar stop.

• Mother Earth Coffee
• Bliss Wine and Books
• Mainstreet Tavern

Union Hill at 31^st & Main

At 31^st and Main, you’re just a quick walk from Martini Corner, one of Kansas City’s hidden gems for a cup of joe or a bite to eat.

• The Russell Restaurant & Catering Company
• Gates Bar-B-Q
• Martini Corner

WW1 Museum & Memorial at 27^th & Main

Hop off the streetcar at 27^th and Main and access the world-renowned National World War I Museum and Memorial with a perfect view of downtown Kansas City. Within a ten-minute walk you can enjoy local shops and restaurants, spend some time at the Federal Reserve’s Money Museum, or take a 1.5 mile stroll to the UMKC Health Sciences District.

• UMKC Health Sciences District
• WWI Museum and Memorial
• Federal Reserve Money Museum
• Succotash