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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
This interactive museum, one of Kansas City's most popular attractions, chronicles the history of jazz and its greatest contributors. Learn about the lives and music of such legends as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Charlie "Bird" Parker. The American Jazz Museum plays host to many scheduled events throughout the year, including live...
American Royal Museum and Visitors Center
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1701 American Royal Ct, Kansas City, MO 64102
Employing interactive displays, memorabilia, hands-on exhibits, and a fascinating 20-minute film, this inspirational museum documents the livestock industry and its impact on the development and history of Kansas City (and the Midwest). A kid-friendly reading corner, computer games, and a gift shop further enhance visits. In addition, the museum...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106
This intriguing museum relates the history of the once-successful steamboat "Arabia" and its watery demise in 1856. On display are more than 200 tons of cargo recovered 132 years after the ship's tragic ruin. Recovered items include china, preserved food such as pickles and fruits, cases of bourbon, hardware, and jewelry. In addition, several...
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library Museum
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 500 W US Hwy 24, US 24 and Delaware, Independence, MO 64050
One of ten US presidential libraries, this impressive memorial to America's 33rd president is fascinating. Featured in its holdings is a prolific collection of landmark historical documents that address the Korean War, NATO, the Berlin Airlift, the desegregation of the Armed Forces, and the Manhattan Project. Many personal items are on display as...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 3218 Gladstone Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64123
Located in a turn-of-the-century mansion in the historic Northeast neighborhood, this museum features artifacts and audio-visual displays. Exhibits chronicle the development of the city's metropolitan area from the period of the Osage Indians to the completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869. Frontier life, the Civil War, and astronomy are among...
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 4420 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
The Kemper boasts an extraordinary collection of international art, all of which utilizes current technology in a wide variety of media. The museum also offers regularly scheduled conferences, films, lectures, and performances. Enjoy the intimate ambience and a meal from one of the area's most innovative chefs at the on-site café. The gift shop...
Liberty Memorial and National World War One Museum
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 100 W 26th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Officially the only US museum devoted solely to World War I, Liberty Memorial displays objects collected beginning on Armistice Day (November 11, 1918) at war's end. The permanent exhibits, then, seek to explain and interpret the varied holdings. The memorial itself is composed of a 217-foot tower, the museum building, two sphinxes representing...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
This unique museum utilizes film, memorabilia, and other exhibits to track a remarkable chapter of American sports history. Guests use computers to access 3-D information on the league's history and players, play challenging trivia games, and learn basic baseball techniques. An interactive playground allows visitors to "bat" against video images...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Established in 1933, this museum is among America's premier art institutions, boasting a variety of prestigious works dating from antiquity to the present. Indeed, the Atkins is renowned for its magnificent collection of rare European, American, and Asian art. The 17-acre Sculpture Park features the largest stateside collection of bronzes by...
Category: Museums - Kansas City Attractions & Activities
Address: 5235 Oak St, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64112
Located on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, this restored, circa-1911 mansion boasts 24 rooms filled with antique dolls, dollhouses, cast-iron toys, trains, and scale miniatures of items such as Noah's Ark. Contemporary toys are also featured, and the gift shop has something for everybody.
