Explore KC Together
Menu
← All Kansas City date ideas

18TH & VINE

Jazz & Baseball Museum Doubleheader

Spend an afternoon with Kansas City jazz and Negro Leagues history in two museums under one roof.

About $60 for two2 hrs 35 minEstimated fit
Plan this date
Map of the stops for Jazz & Baseball Museum DoubleheaderA map of a few blocks, not to scale, north at the top, with straight lines between stops. Stop 1, American Jazz Museum, the start. Stop 2, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, under 0.1 miles from stop 1, 5 min same building. The route is under 0.1 miles end to end. Neighborhoods shown: 18th & Vine.18TH & VINETHE PASEO18TH STThe ParadeSTART American Jazz MuseumNegro Leagues Baseball Museum12N0.1 miJazz & Baseball Museum DoubleheaderMuseumRideStraight 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

Whole route inGoogle Maps Apple Maps

Also close by
  • Gem Theater, music, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • The Blue Room, music, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • The Corner Bar & Grill, food, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • The KC Juke House, food, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • Black Archives of Mid-America, museum, 1 min walk from stop 1
  • Charlie Parker Statue, art, 2 min walk from stop 1

The stops

  1. American Jazz MuseumTwo adult admissions at the posted price. One wheelchair is available at visitor services.about 75 min · 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 · hours checked recently · then 5 min same buildingWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
  2. Negro Leagues Baseball MuseumAllow at least an hour. Confirm the current admission price before leaving.about 75 min · 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 · hours checked recentlyWebsite Google Maps Apple Maps
The building that holds the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum at 18th and Vine
Photo: Richard · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's name in metal letters on its brick wall at 18th and Vine
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

How the night flows

Start early enough to finish both museums before 5pm. They share the Museums at 18th & Vine building, so no street transfer is required between stops.

Good to know

Reservations
Not needed
Parking
Check the museums' current parking and construction notice. Street work can change the accessible arrival route even though both museum listings confirm accessible interiors.
Getting around
Driving, Walking
Setting
Indoors
Alcohol
None needed
What to wear
Comfortable shoes for short walks between stops.

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 September 17, 2026. That is a review of the plan, not a promise that every detail is current.

Spot something closed, moved or wrong? Tell us so it can be fixed.

More date ideas in 18th & Vine

All 18th & Vine date ideas →

Make it yours

Set your date, budget and mood and the planner will rebuild this into three options that fit, with swaps, timing and travel between stops.

Plan a date like this →