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www.exploremerriam.com866-707-6534

Welcome to Merriam!

Merriam Visitors Bureautoll free 866.707.6534

www.exploremerriam.com

On behalf of the Merriam Visitors Bureau, we invite you to come shop, dine, stay and play in Merriam, Kansas...just eight miles from downtown Kansas City in the heart of the Midwest! Enjoy nearby attractions, dining for every taste, plentiful lodging and accommodations, fun-family events and numerous meeting facilities for every need and budget! Just minutes away from anywhere in the metro region, Merriam offers big-city accessibility with small-town hospitality!

Located just a day’s drive for over 50 million people, Merriam is a convenient host city for corporate functions, sporting events, group tours, weddings and family reunions. Whether you’re just passing through or plan to stay awhile, we invite you to Explore Merriam...next door neighbors to Kansas City!

Directions

From downtown Kansas City (8 miles)Take I-35 S into Kansas. Travel south to Merriam (Exits 229 - 227).

From the Airport/North (27 miles)Take I-29 into Kansas. Exit on I-635 S to I-35 S. Keep right at the fork and merge onto I-35 S. Travel south to Merriam (Exits 229 - 227).

From Wichita/South (198 miles)Take I-35 N toward Kansas City (partial toll road). Travel north to Merriam (Exits 229 - 227).

From St. Louis / East (258 miles)Take I-70 W toward Kansas City. Follow signs for I-70 Alt (Topeka)/I-35 S (Wichita). Take Exit 2T for I-35 S. Travel south to Merriam (Exits 229 - 227).

From Topeka / West (64 miles)Take I-70 E toward Kansas City (partial toll road). Take exit 418A to merge onto I-635 S. Take exit for I-35 S. Keep right at the fork and merge onto I-35 S. Travel south to Merriam (Exits 229 - 227).

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GAThER IN MERRIAM FoR BuSINESS oR PLEASuRE

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STAy IN oNE oF MERRIAM’S WELCoMING LodGING

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GRouPS -Load up the motor coach and enjoy a half to full-day itinerary along Merriam’s unique and eclectic tour stops.

CoRPoRATE -Meet in Merriam at the high-tech Historic Plaza facility or check out a long list of other meeting venues to suit your corporate needs.

BRIdE/GRooM -Plan a special occasion at any of Merriam’s beautiful settings for lasting lifetime memories.

LEISuRE -Enjoy a weekend trip, girls shopping excursion, romantic getaway or family visit in Merriam’s quaint but generous surroundings.

Plan your gathering at: www.exploremerriam.com Plan your stay at: www.exploremerriam.com

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STAy IN oNE oF MERRIAM’S WELCoMING LodGING

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CoMFoRT INN -6401 East Frontage Road913.262.2622www.comfortinn.com/hotel/ks023dRuRy INN -9009 W. Shawnee Mission Pkwy.913.236.9200www.druryhotels.comhAMPToN INN & SuITES -7400 West Frontage Road913.722.0800www.hamptoninn.comhoMESTEAd STudIo SuITES -6451 East Frontage Road913.236.6006www.homesteadhotels.com/merquALITy INN -6601 East Frontage Road913.262.4448www.qualityinn.com/hotel/KS093WALNuT GRoVE RV PARK -10218 Johnson Drive913.262.3023www.walnutgroverv.com

Plan your stay at: www.exploremerriam.com

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ExPERIENCE MERRIAM’SEVENTS & ACTIVITIES

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ExPLoRE MERRIAM ANd NEARBy ATTRACTIoNS

ONGOINGArt gallery exhibits, Irene B. French Community Center, 5701 Merriam Drivewww.merriam.org/park

MAY - OCTOBER

Merriam Farmers’ Market (Wed. & Sat.),Merriam Marketplace, 5740 Merriam Drivewww.merriam.org/park

MAYTurkey Creek Festival, Antioch Park3rd Saturday in Maywww.merriam.org/park

JUNE - JULYFriday Night Concerts,Merriam Marketplace, 5740 Merriam Drivewww.merriam.org/park

JULYFields 4 Freedom, 5740 Merriam Drive4th of July (and week prior)www.flags4freedom.org

SEPTEMBERTurkey Creek Car & Motorcycle Show2nd Saturday in September, 5740 Merriam Drwww.merriam.org/park

OCTOBERHalloween Candy Scramble,Merriam Marketplace, 5740 Merriam Drivewww.merriam.org/park

DECEMBERMayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting, 1st Saturday of December, 5740 Merriam Drwww.merriam.org

Find more events at: www.exploremerriam.com

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Merriam is central to hundreds of visitor amenities including world-renowned shopping at the Country Club Plaza, lip-smacking BBQ restaurants, attractions like the ever popular Kansas City Zoo and fun recreation such as the KC Indoor Skatepark. Whatever your reason to visit, you’ll find a huge selection of places to go and things to do in Merriam and nearby Kansas City!

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ExPLoRE MERRIAM ANd NEARBy ATTRACTIoNS

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Merriam is central to hundreds of visitor amenities including world-renowned shopping at the Country Club Plaza, lip-smacking BBQ restaurants, attractions like the ever popular Kansas City Zoo and fun recreation such as the KC Indoor Skatepark. Whatever your reason to visit, you’ll find a huge selection of places to go and things to do in Merriam and nearby Kansas City!

Discover more at: www.exploremerriam.com

ShoPPINGMERRIAM ToWN CENTER Antioch & Johnson Drive6

SEAR’S GRANd 8703 Shawnee Mission Parkway8doWNToWN MERRIAM Merriam Drive & Johnson Drive7

RuSSELL SToVER CANdy SToRE 10100 W. 63rd Street9

NEARBy: Oak Park Mall, Legends Outlets, Country Club Plaza, Crown Center, Zona Rosa and Leawood Town Centre.

ATTRACTIoNSSKATEWoRLd9800 W. 62nd Terrace • www.skateworldkc.com

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PuMP IT uP7230 W. Frontage Road • www.pumpitupparty.com

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KC INdooR SKATEPARK9701 W. 67th Street • www.kcskatepark.com

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CINEMARK MoVIE ThEATER5500 Antioch Road • www.cinemark.com

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MERRIAM MARKETPLACE5740 Merriam Drive • www.merriam.org/park

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NEARBy: WWI Museum, Steamboat Arabia, Sprint Center, Worlds and Oceans of Fun, Schlitterbahn Vacation Village, Union Station, Crown Center, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City Zoo, Deanna Rose Farmstead, Mahaffie Stage Coach & Farm Stop, New Theatre Restaurant, Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Arrowhead & Kauffman Stadiums, Harley Davidson, Boulevard Brewery

PARKS & RECREATIoNANTIoCh PARK 6501 Antioch10

CAMPBELL PARK 61st & Knox Street12BRoWN MEMoRIAL PARK 51st & Grandview Road11

ChATLAIN PARK 9703 W. 63rd Terrace13

IRENE B. FRENCh CoMMuNITy CENTER 5701 Merriam Dr.14

WERNER PARK 5740 Merriam Drive15

quAIL CREEK PARK 71st & Grandview Road16

TuRKEy CREEK STREAMWAy TRAIL 75th Street to 51st Street17

VAVRA PARK 61st & Slater Street18

WATERFALL PARK 51st & Merriam Drive19

ART & hISToRyMERRIAM hISToRIC PLAZA “ThE BEAR PIT”By Kwan Wu • 6304 East Frontage Road

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MERRIAM hISToRIC MuRALBy Charles Goslin • City Hall, 9000 W. 62nd Terrace

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doWNToWN MERRIAM MuRALBy Michael Young • 5701 Merriam Drive

IBF CoMMuNITy CENTER ART GALLERyBy rotating artists • 5701 Merriam Drive, 3rd floor“TRINITy” By Dirk Van Keppel • Shawnee Mission Medical Center, 9100 W. 74th Street

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CAMPBELL hoME 9503 Johnson Drive23

ANTIoCh CEMETERy 75th Street & Antioch Road24MERRIAM’S hISToRIC TRAIN RooM5701 Merriam Drive, 3rd floor

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dININGAFTERShoCK BAR & GRILL5240 Merriam Drive • 913-384-5646

BoB EVANS RESTAuRANT5870 Antioch Road • www.bobevans.com

BILSKI’S BAR & GRILL5831 Merriam Drive • 913.831.2337

CARIBou CoFFEE8722 Shawnee Mission Parkway • www.cariboucoffee.comChILI’S GRILL & BAR5880 Antioch Road • www.chilis.comChINA GARdEN BuFFET5860 Antioch Road • 913-831-6888dENNy’S9001 Shawnee Mission Parkway • www.dennys.comGEoRGEToWN PhARMACy SodA ShoP 5605 Merriam Drive • www.ghccusa.comhuRRICANE ALLIE’S5541 Merriam Drive • 913-217-7665INTERNATIoNAL houSE oF PANCAKES8701 W. 63rd Street • www.ihop.comKC’S NEIGhBoRhood BAR & GRILL10201 W. 47th Street • www.kcsbar.comKRISPy KREME douGhNuTS8805 Shawnee Mission Parkway • www.krispykreme.comLoNG JohN SILVER9900 Shawnee Mission Parkway • www.ljsilvers.comPAPA JohN’S PIZZA8915 Johnson Drive • www.papajohns.comquIZNo’S SuBS5620 Antioch Road • www.quiznos.comSoNIC dRIVE-IN5440 Merriam Drive • www.sonicdrivein.comSTARBuCKS5800 Antioch (inside Hen House Market) • www.starbucks.comTACo BELL8800 Shawnee Mission Parkway • www.tacobell.comWENdy’S10006 W. 75th Street • www.wendys.comWINSTEAd’S8817 Shawnee Mission Parkway • www.winsteadskc.com

AREA RESouRCESMERRIAM CITy hALL9000 W. 62nd Terrace • 913-322-5500

MERRIAM PoLICE dEPARTMENT9010 W. 62nd Street • 911 • 913-322-5560 (non-emergency)

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ShAWNEE MISSIoN MEdICAL CENTER9100 W. 74th Street • 913-676-2000JohNSoN CouNTy LIBRARy (ANTIoCh BRANCh)8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway • 913-261-2300

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u.S. PoST oFFICE (ShAWNEE MISSIoN BRANCh)6029 Broadmoor (Mission, KS) • 913-831-5375

ShAWNEE MISSIoN SChooL dISTRICT7235 Antioch Road • 913-993-6200

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NE JohNSoN Co. ChAMBER oF CoMMERCE500 Foxridge Drive (Mission, KS) • 913-262-2141

hEN houSE MARKET5701 Antioch Road • 913-831-3500

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MERRIAM FIRE dEPARTMENT9000 W. 62nd Terrace • 911 • 913-322-5530 (non-emergency)

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IRENE B. FRENCh CoMMuNITy CENTER5701 Merriam Drive • 913-322-5550

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Merriam Visitors Bureau6304 East Frontage RoadMerriam, Kansas 66202toll free: 1.866.707.6534

www.exploremerriam.com

The Merriam Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization

for the City of Merriam, Kansas.