Friendly Competition: Topgolf High-Tech Fun & KC Barcade Brews
Hit the high-tech driving range at Topgolf or sip on local brews at a KC barcade. Either way, it's all fun and games.
TOPGOLF
Give Topgolf a shot. Not your mom and dad’s driving range. Part hangout and part high-tech golf experience, a new kind of golf experience where compete play in point and target-based games. The new year-round crowd pleaser in Overland Park includes 102 climate-controlled hitting bays, games, restaurants and a rooftop beer garden perfect for a nightcap.
UP-DOWN
Game on. From Pac-Man to Punch-Out, Up-Down raises the bar with more than 50 arcade games from yesteryear plus skee-ball, Nintendo and Sega console games. The extensive craft beer menu includes a long list of Kansas and Missouri brews.
UPTOWN ARTS BAR
Break the ice with an open-mic night. The programing at Uptown Arts Bar changes nightly, with poetry slams, live readings, improv shows, DJ sets and open sketch nights, where aspiring artists draw portraits using a live model.
CHAR BAR
After you fill up on the competition barbecue at Char Bar, step into the backyard and start a friendly competition of your own. The restaurant’s large assortment of lawn games includes croquet, bocce and sand bags—or just relax and curl up by the fire pits.
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