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LEE'S SUMMIT & INDEPENDENCE

Unity Village, Then Barbecue on Main

Walk the Unity Village nature trail and fountains, then drive into downtown Lee's Summit for lunch at Smoke Brewing Company.

About $35–$60 for two2 hrs 58 minEstimated fit
Plan this date
Map of the stops for Unity Village, Then Barbecue on MainA map of a neighborhood or two, not to scale, north at the top, with straight lines between stops. Stop 1, Unity Village (nature trail and grounds), the start, a general area rather than one address. Stop 2, Smoke Brewing Company, 2.7 miles from stop 1, 13 min drive. The route is about 2.7 miles end to end.MO-350I-470US-5013 min driveSTART Unity VillageSmoke Brewing Company12N½ miUnity Village, Then Barbecue on MainOutdoorsFoodDriveStraight lines, not directions. Dotted ring: somewhere in this area.Not to scale, north up. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
The route is about 2.7 miles end to end. © OpenStreetMap

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Also close by
  • Libations & Company and The 1909 Club, music, 2 min walk from stop 2
  • Stuey McBrew's, drinks, 2 min walk from stop 2
  • Llywelyn's Pub (Lee's Summit), drinks, 2 min walk from stop 2
  • Third Street Social (Lee's Summit), food, 3 min walk from stop 2

The stops

  1. Unity Village (nature trail and grounds)A 2.5-mile nature trail, large fountains and the paver labyrinth.about 90 min · 1901 NW Blue Pkwy, Unity Village, MO 64065 · then 13 min driveWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
  2. Smoke Brewing CompanyLunch: ribs, brisket or burnt ends. Prices are not posted as text, so the date counts an estimate.about 75 min · 209 SE Main St, Lee's Summit, MO 64063 · hours freshly checkedWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
The tall white Unity Village tower rising over red tile roofs on the Unity Village grounds
Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How the night flows

Do the walk in the morning, then lunch: Smoke opens at 11 AM (10 AM weekends). Unity Village's page gives no grounds hours for visitors, so check before you go. Smoke does not post prices as text, so the lunch cost is a planning estimate.

Good to know

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

Before you go

Hours not confirmed for Unity Village (nature trail and grounds). Check their pages first; they keep their own hours.

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 14, 2026. That is a review of the plan, not a promise that every detail is current.

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