5 Fantastic Off-Sites in Overland Park, Kansas

August 20, 2013

Tyler Davidson

The Culinary Center of Kansas City
Located in a turn-of-the-19th century buggy barn, this 6,500-square-foot facility offers unique event space, team-building programs and test kitchens for events.

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
The largest contemporary museum of art in the region, the Nerman’s stunning minimalist architectural design, 200-seat Hudson Auditorium and two lobbies provide elegant meeting space.

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Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
The 300-acre Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens features numerous gardens that can be rented for events.

Prairiefire
This brand-new, $430 million museum, entertainment and dining district will be a must-visit attraction for groups when it opens in 2014. Highlights include the Museum of Prariefire, with rotating exhibits from NYC’s American Museum of Natural History.

Rio Theater
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Rio boasts splashy space for everything from meetings to special events and receptions.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com