If you’re looking for a truly one-of-a-kind experience for your next date night or family outing, Atlas9 is the perfect spot. This new fully immersive experience has plenty to offer including a mystery to solve, tons of photo ops, and delicious food. Make a reservation and get ready to take a nostalgic trip to the 90s.
Mom Pro Tips
- Give yourself 2-3 hours to explore and experience all that Atlas9 has to offer. Tickets have timed entry but once you are in you can stay as long as you like.
- Want to save money? Visit on Tuesdays when admission is half off! Children 2 and under always get in free. Wyandotte County residents also get discounted admission as do teachers, nurses, EMTs, firefighters, police officers, active military, and veterans.
- Want to visit without any kids? There are special grown-ups only nights once a month!
Where is Atlas9?
1100 N 98th St, Kansas City, KS 66111
Atlas9 is in the Legends area, across the highway from the Kansas Speedway and Nebraska Furniture Mart and next to Margaritaville.
What is Atlas9?
Atlas9 is an immersive art exhibit with an interactive mystery, live performances, and great food and drinks to boot. You’ll step inside a 90s movie theater and discover hidden rooms and uncover clues in each space to help you solve the mystery of what’s really going on.
Unlike an escape room, the mystery unravels in a non-linear way so you can explore freely and at your own pace. If you are more interested in just exploring and taking pictures (definitely my kid’s preference) that’s totally fine.
Each person wears a wristband that they scan at different touchpoints throughout the space to help track their progress.
Food and Drink
- Cinematic Concessions is a 90s movie theater concession stand with popcorn, nachos, slushies, and more.
- The Speakereasy is hidden upstairs and offers themed cocktails and other drinks.
- Splice Bros Pizza sits outside the ticketed area and is a great place to dine before or after you explore the building. They have regular and gluten free pizza as well as appetizers, salads, and desserts. There’s even a free pool table to enjoy while you wait for your food.
Live Performances
Quixotic performers are part of the Atlas9 experience! They typically do larger performances around fifteen minutes past the hour rotating between Auditorium #9 and the Jazz Club. Listen for the overhead announcements letting you know when and where the performances are held. The rest of the time you can find them walking around the exhibit and even handing out candy. Talk to them and maybe they’ll give you hints along the way!
Don’t Miss
- There are free arcade games and a photo booth! The pool table inside the pizzeria is also free to play.
- Explore the van in the lobby before or after you enter for a blast from the past.
- There are at least two tunnels that you can crawl through to get to another room (but there are other ways to enter if crawling is not your jam!)
- The gift shop has an option to buy print outs of the movie posters with your image as a souvenir.
