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LEE'S SUMMIT & INDEPENDENCE

Dinner Under the Square, Then an Evening Stroll

Burgers in the carved-rock dining room of the Courthouse Exchange, below street level since 1899, then a walk around Independence Square and the Truman Courthouse.

About $30–$50 for two2 hrs 3 minEstimated fit
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Map of the stops for Dinner Under the Square, Then an Evening StrollA map of a few blocks, not to scale, north at the top, with straight lines between stops. Stop 1, Courthouse Exchange, the start. Stop 2, Historic Independence Square, under 0.1 miles from stop 1, 3 min walk. The route is under 0.1 miles end to end.START Courthouse ExchangeHistoric Independence Square12N0.1 miDinner Under the Square, Then an Evening StrollFoodOutdoorsWalkStraight lines between stops, not driving directions.Not to scale, north up. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
The route is under 0.1 miles end to end. © OpenStreetMap

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Also close by
  • Main Street Coffee House, coffee, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • Ophelia's Restaurant and Inn, food, 1 min walk from stop 2
  • 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home and Museum, museum, 2 min walk from stop 2
  • Harry S Truman National Historic Site (the Truman Home), museum, 8 min walk from stop 2

The stops

  1. Courthouse ExchangeDinner below street level. Prices are not posted, so the date counts an estimate.about 75 min · 113 W Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64050 · hours freshly checked · then 3 min walkWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
  2. Historic Independence SquareA free loop of the Square and the Truman Courthouse.about 45 min · 112 W Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64050Website Google Maps Apple Maps

How the night flows

The Courthouse Exchange serves until 9 PM Monday to Thursday and 10 PM Friday and Saturday (Sundays it closes at 4). The Square is lit for the holidays from the Square Lighting on November 20, and Living Windows fills the shop windows on December 4. Its dining-room prices are not posted, so the date counts an estimate.

Good to know

Reservations
Not needed
Parking
Confirm parking at each stop.
Getting around
Driving, Walking
Setting
Indoors and outdoors
Alcohol
Optional
What to wear
Whatever you feel good in.

Before you go

Hours, prices and reservations change. Anything we haven't recently source-checked is marked “Confirm today” in the planner rather than presented as fact. Check the venue's own page before you head out.

We last looked over this date on October 21, 2026. That is a review of the plan, not a promise that every detail is current.

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