Cliff Drive in Spring

An historic view of Cliff Drive, northeast Kansas City’s 4.27-mile Scenic Byway, which on weekends is designated for pedestrian use only.

200 million years ago, a large sea, referred to as the Kansas-Nebraska Sea, covered present-day Kansas City and helped create our farmlands, bluffs, hills and rock formations. Small fossils from this time are still visible on the high bluffs of Cliff Drive. History in action, folks!