Hallmark Visitors Center

We've been to KC 5x in the last year and were thrilled the Visitor's Center had finally re-opened! Reservations were easy (it's free) and the staff were just lovely. We started with the video on the Hall history and then did a self-guided tour. All-in-all, it took us about 90 minutes to pour over everything but you could have taken longer, we didn't even watch every video. We were so impressed with learning how it all started and what it's become, including the Hallmark Channel! They do have a small gift shop but if you go over to the shopping mall, they have a big crown store with lots of variety.

This place is pretty cool! They have a place where we take our daughter monthly called Kaleidoscope. It was created by Hallmark and they have a place there with a whole bunch of activites and crafts for little children (and even adults who want to show their creative side! Some of the things they have include a watercolor station where you can paint. They have a "Galaxy" room where they have screens you can draw on with fiber optic cables. They have a station where you can draw with markers and make puzzles, they have a place where you can paint pre-cut shapes, color them and glue them together. There is also a place where the children can enter and you can press different buttons and they make various sounds and music. It is very colorful and creative as they use different things to bring out the creativity in children (and you also)! It is also free, which is good also! If you are looking for a good place to go for a half an hour with the family this is the place to be.