Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Kansas City

Guests can travel endlessly around Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City water park without ever leaving the water. This seemingly impossible feat is achievable thanks to a man-made waterway known as the Transportainment River System. Part lazy river, part high-speed thrill ride, the system is actually over one mile of interconnecting rivers, chutes and beaches. A guest might start their trip at the zero-entry shores of Torrent Beach, before encountering the ocean-sized waves of Torrent River. Challenge seekers can also attempt to surf the rapid waves of the Boogie Bahn.

While floating through the more leisurely areas, tubers should take a moment to gaze up at some of the park's towering attractions—including the drops and whitewater of Mighty Mo and the dark ride through a fully-enclosed coiled slide – Black Knight. This tube slide is one of the attractions atop a 42-foot-tall tower. In total, the water park encompasses more than 20 attractions, from the highest of thrills to mini slides for kids, to a swim-up bar for adults.