Destinations · Missouri
Independence
MO · 39.0911, -94.4156
From Independence, Missouri, Byway's registries place 4 scenic byways within 30 miles.
Get in
Interstate 70 is the main east-west highway, while Interstate 435 (running north-south) passes just to the city's west. U.S. highways 24 and 40 and Missouri state highway 291, which becomes Interstate 470, south of I-70, also provide access to the city. I-70 offers six exits to Independence (from west to east, in order: Blue Ridge Blvd., U.S. 40/Sterling Ave., Noland Rd., Lee's Summit Rd., MO-291/I-470, and Little Blue Parkway), while I-435 offers three (from north to south, in order: U.S. 24/Winner Road, Truman Rd., and 23rd St.).
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Cliff Drive · 5 mi
- Spirit of Kansas City · 8 mi
- Old Trails Road · 18 mi
- Frontier Military Historic Byway · 19 mi
Lookouts
- Scarrit Point · 7 mi
- Kaw Point · 11 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 25 mi
Named places
- 1827 Log Courthouse · 0 mi
- 1827 Log Courthouse · 0 mi
- Jackson County Pioneers Marker · 0 mi
- Harry S Truman · 0 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Marker · 0 mi
- Historic Courthouse · 0 mi
- Andrew Jackson · 0 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker · 0 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Kansas City · 9 mi
- Kansas City Area · 9 mi
- Kansas City · 11 mi
- Lee's Summit · 12 mi
- Overland Park · 16 mi
- Kearney · 19 mi