Editing Overland Park, Kansas (section)

==Culture==
===Points of interest===
[[File:Waterfall and Flowers, OP Arboretum.jpg|thumb|Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens]]
[[File:Aerial View of Oak Park Mall (7590693896).jpg|thumb|right|[[Oak Park Mall]]]]
The [[Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens]] is {{convert|300|acre|ha}}.  The [[Oak Park Mall]] is one of the area's top shopping locations with nearly 200 stores.

The Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center houses the Johnson County Museum, KidScape, resident theatre company Theatre in the Park, a fine arts program, an emerging arts program, and the Overland Park Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johnson County Kansas Museum|url=https://www.jocoahc.com/|publisher=Johnson County Park & Recreation District|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead]] is a {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} farm with animals, hay rides, a fishing pond, an early 1900s school house, and a children's gold mining camp.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

The Overland Park Golf Division operates two public golf courses: St. Andrews Golf Club and the Sykes Lady Golf Club. These courses host more than 130,000 rounds of golf a year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}

Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex was named the top soccer facility in the nation by Livability because it is considered the only complex of its kind in the United States.  It covers {{convert|96|acre|ha|abbr=on}} and offers 12 lighted, regulation size synthetic, turf fields with a cooling system to control turf temperature on hot days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opkansas.org/recreation-fun/sports-facilities/scheels-overland-park-soccer-complex/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701150005/http://opkansas.org/_Res/Parks_and_Recreation/Soccer/index.cfm|url-status= dead|title=Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex|archivedate=July 1, 2008}}</ref>

The city is also home to [[Overland Park Convention Center]].

In 2015, Topgolf driving range and entertainment complex opened in Overland Park.  It offers a driving range, bar, and restaurant complex, and employs more than 450 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fox4kc.com/news/topgolf-overland-park-looking-to-hire-450-new-employees/|title=Fox4KC|date=May 4, 2015}}</ref>

Historic Downtown Overland Park contains a farmers' market, the clocktower plaza and a statue of Overland Park City founder [[William B. Strang Jr.]]  It also hosts the [[Strang Carriage House]] and is home to the Overland Park Historical Society.

The [[Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art]] is on the campus of [[Johnson County Community College]].

The city has numerous public art works installed under the Public Art Program.

There are two community centers in the city: Matt Ross Community Center and Tomahawk Ridge Community Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opkansas.org/things-to-see-and-do/community-centers/|title=Community Centers|website=City of Overland Park, Kansas|language=en-US|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Religion===
Overland Park is highly populated by Protestants, reflective of the overall population of the state of [[Kansas]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} Large [[Baptist]], [[Methodist]], [[Church of the Nazarene|Nazarene]] and [[Pentecostal]] churches dot the landscape of Overland Park as well as its neighboring suburbs. Also, Overland Park is home to a significant number of Roman Catholics.  Overland Park falls within the boundaries of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]].  Parishes such as St. Michael the Archangel, Holy Cross, Holy Spirit, Ascension and Queen of the Holy Rosary serve Catholics in Overland Park. Holy Cross offers a Spanish mass for the Hispanic community in the city.

Overland Park is also served by a number of synagogues: [[Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner]], an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[synagogue]] established in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], in 1894.<ref name=history>[http://www.biav.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=105 BIAV History], Synagogue website.</ref><ref>Lipoff, Beth. "New year, new rabbi for Congregation BIAV", ''The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle'', September 26, 2008.</ref> Other Orthodox synagogues include the [[Chabad]] House Center which serves as the Chabad Headquarters for Kansas and Missouri, and the Torah Learning Center.<ref name=chabadhq>[http://www.kansasjewish.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/100787/jewish/About-Us.htm About Chabad House Center of Kansas City], Chabad website.</ref> There are several other synagogues, too, including Kehilath Israel, Congregation Beth Torah, and [[The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah]].

Overland Park is also home to a relatively small Muslim population. The Islamic Center of Johnson County serves as a mosque and a community center for Muslims in Overland Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cres.org/pubs/IslaminKC.htm|title = CRES Multifaith Resources - Community Resources for Exploring Spirituality - Center for Religious Experience and Study}}</ref> There is also a growing Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist population in Overland Park and surrounding areas.

===In popular culture===
Overland Park is the setting of the 2008 documentary series ''[[High School Confidential (TV series)|High School Confidential]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title = High School Confidential | website = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139188/ | access-date = April 23, 2013}}</ref> the 2009–2011 television series, ''[[United States of Tara]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title = Overland Park, KS | work = 6-figure towns | publisher = [[CNNMoney.com]] | date = July 21, 2009 | url = https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0907/gallery.bplive_6_figure_towns.moneymag/26.html | access-date = April 23, 2013}}</ref> and the web series ''[[The Most Popular Girls in School]]''.