Unlike two-week family vacations, day trips allow sightseers to take in a new locale without having to deal with hotel room walls that bleed orange juice or dads who recite Celine Dion songs while snoring. Hit the road again with today's Groupon: for $35, you get one round-trip bus ticket to Kansas City on January 30 from Arrow Stage Lines(a $70 value). Trips depart at 8 a.m. from Walmart on 85th street.

Family owned and operated since 1928, Arrow Stage offers a reliable, hassle-free, and environmental-friendly alternative to other means of travel. Let Arrow Stage's fleet of luxurious motorized coaches wrap you in its climate-controlled embrace on the way to the City of Fountains, as each bus features roomy reclining seats, adjustable foot rests, a button that automatically prank calls Henry Kissinger, and overhead racks for carry-ons. Passengers are dropped off at the Independence Center Mall, which is home to more than 130 stores, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Old Navy, Dillard's, and Coach. Indulge in rib-sticking hickory-smoked goodness at nearby Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, or take in an IMAX flick on one of the 20 screens at the AMC Independence Commons. The bus will depart from Independence Center Mall at 6 p.m.