Harry S. Truman Sports Complex — Attraction in Kansas City

Truman Sports Complex is a great location for fundraising events, festivals, runs, etc. There are several gates through which you can enter, from various directions of the city. Look at the map of the parking lot with respect to tickets you have if you're attending a sports event here, and that will help you to find the best gate to enter from, so the walk is less from your vehicle. There's over one million square yards in area when you put together all of the parking lots.

Check the website for Kauffman or Arrowhead, to find when the gates to the parking lots are going to open on any given day - it changes by event. You should also look to see if you can purchase parking in advance as sometimes you get a small discount doing this. Parking fees are steep, so bring cash and be prepared for this.

They are usually well-prepared for tailgaters. You can bring a grill, and there are bins for disposing of hot coals. Just make sure you're using these designated bins and not trash bins. There are plenty of trash bins (dumpsters). There's also porta-potties throughout the parking lots. It's always wise to bring a small roll of tp and hand sanitizer as back up, if it's going to be close to a sell-out crowd. You can play yard games in the lot, and play music.

Depending on the sport, sometimes you are not allowed to remain in the parking lot to just tailgate once the game has started, so make sure you're checking on the rules for this ahead of...

We went to the Royals/Red Sox game and had quite an experience going through security because you can no longer take a purse that isn't see- through or more than 3" high and 4 inches wide. We had to take a purse back to the car, which was parked a very long way out in the parking lot. The small purse was only 5" high and 6" wide. There were only debit cards and ID in it, so you could easily see there wasn't anything else in it. We went to a Red Sox game in Boston and were able to take our full-size purses in. They checked them, and we went in. I understand being thorough for safety, but this is ridiculous. I witnessed a white headed security lady that had a metal detector wand go over to an African American lady and run the wand in front of her and then physically pat the lady's lower abdomen paunch. Well, you would think that would be good enough, but obviously not. The older woman then lifted the shirt so everyone could see and then patted her again. This had to be humiliating. So this African American lady spent a considerable amount of money to buy a ticket, then paid $30 for parking, and then was treated like a terrorist. Unbelievable! This was beyond safety. It seemed more like racism. I'm a white woman, but I was ashamed of the security's actions. We will just go elsewhere for baseball games. We used to love coming here for Royals games, but those...

Kaufmann Stadium is my favorite place to be in the whole world. The Royals have been my life since I was born 50 years ago on the 13th. Baseball was always my favorite sport, with basketball and football not far behind. The stadium has changed over the years, but it's still beautiful and still gives me goosebumps when I walk in. I feel like The K is family, it's part of me. I was born in KC, but only lived there for 2 weeks before my parents moved to St.Paul Minnesota so my Dad could start college, that had been delayed by his service in Vietnam. I always knew Royal blue, and he would tell stories from when the A's were in KC, I was just in awe. I have loved this place and this team unconditionally for 50 years, and I really don't want the Royals to leave it. So many memories, from the Wild Card game to the ring ceremony again the Mets, to sitting in the upper deck along first base side for my very first game against the California Angels. I didn't get to Royals Stadium until around my 10th birthday because we were living in Florida. When I had kids, living 5 hours north of KC I would be able to take kids to their first games before their 10th birthday. I'm supposed to be the Dad, but I feel like a kid walking through...