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AIRLINE HISTORY MUSEUM AT KANSAS CITY Hanger 9 201 NW Lou Holland Drive Kansas City, MO 64116 (816) 421-3401 (800) 513-9484 Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: Noon - 4 p.m Located at the Historic Downtown Airport; contains a collection of photographs, artifacts, printed material, and audio/visual displays in addition to aircraft including the Lockheed L1049 "Super G" Constellation, a Martin 404, and a Douglas DC-3 which is undergoing restoration. AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM 1616 E. 18th Street Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 474-8463 Monday: Closed; Tuesday-Saturday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday: Noon - 6 p.m The Jazz Museum is the first museum in the country devoted exclusively to this art form. Kansas City's jazz legacy was nurtured in the 1920s and 1930s in the area around 18th & Vine. AMERICAN ROYAL MUSEUM & VISITORS CENTER 1701 American Royal Court Kansas City, MO 64102 (816) 221-9800 Open All Year, Closed Sundays & Mondays Learn the role of agribusiness and the American Royal Shows and Rodeo through interactive displays and hands-on exhibits. ARABIA STEAMBOAT MUSEUM 400 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 471-4030 (infoline) (816) 471-1856 Open All Year Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m. (Tours begin every 30 minutes) Excavation in 1988 uncovered a "time-capsule" of remarkably preserved 1856 frontier supplies -- the world's largest collection. ART AT THE CENTER GALLERY Overland Park Convention Center 6000 College Boulevard Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 895-6357 ENSOR FARMSITE AND MUSEUM 18995 W. 183rd Street Olathe, KS 66062 Discover amateur radio history. FRONTIER ARMY MUSEUM 20 Reynolds Avenue Leavenworth, KS 66048 (913) 684-3191 Open All Year Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: Closed Oldest post in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. GLORE PSYCHIATRIC MUSEUM 3406 Frederick Avenue St. Joseph, MO 64506 (816) 232-8471 (800) 530-8866 (toll free) Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Exhibits range from full-size replicas of 16th-18th century treatment devices to period artifacts, photographs, books and documents. H&R BLOCK ARTSPACE AT THE KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE 16 E. 43rd Street Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 561-5563 Tuesday-Friday: Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday-Monday: Closed Distinguished college of art and design founded in 1885 featuring speakers and exhibits IRISH MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER Union Station 30 W. Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 474-3848 Supports and celebrates our individual and community’s Irish and Celtic heritage. THE JAMES FARM 21216 James Farm Road Kearney, MO 64060 (816) 628-6065 Enjoy a treasure of Jesse James and James family artifacts at the home of Frank and Jesse James. JESSE JAMES BANK MUSEUM 103 N. Water Liberty, MO 64068 (816) 781-4458 Open All Year A bank believed to have been robbed by Jesse James. Includes original vault, safe and James' family memorabilia. JESSE JAMES HOME MUSEUM 12th Street & Penn Street St. Joseph, MO 64503 (816) 232-8206 Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (April through October). Open November through March on weekends or by appointment. Outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed in this house April 3, 1882, by fellow gang member, Bob Ford, to collect a $10,000 reward. The house, now furnished as it might have looked in 1881, includes exhibits on Jesse and his family and the legendary "bullet hole." JOHN BROWN MUSEUM 10th Street & Main Osawatomie, KS 66064 (913) 755-4384 Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.; Monday: Closed Examine pioneer life of Reverend Samuel and Florella Adair and Abolitionist John Brown. Exhibit includes the original log cabin and many Civil War era weapons. JOHN WORNALL HOUSE MUSEUM 6115 Wornall Road Kansas City, MO 64113 (816) 444-1858 Open February through December Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; Monday: Closed This farmhouse was used as a field hospital for both armies following the Civil War's Battle of Westport in 1864. JOHNSON COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY 6305 Lackman Road Shawnee, KS 66217 (913) 715-2550 Open All Year, Closed Mondays Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Monday: Closed Permanent and changing exhibits explore life in Johnson County, Kansas. KANSAS CITY FIRE MUSEUM 1019 Cherry Street Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 474-0200 Dedicated to the promotion of fire safety through its research, collection, preservation and display of firematic historical items and programs. KANSAS CITY MUSEUM 3218 Gladstone Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64123 (816) 460-2020 Open All Year Tuesday-Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday: Noon - 4:30 p.m.; Monday: Closed In the historic Robert A. Long mansion; offering hands-on science and history exhibits including the Challenger Learning Center, a planetarium, and a national history hall. KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 4420 Warwick Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 753-5784 Open All Year Tuesday-Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Monday: Closed Permanent collection and temporary exhibitions feature innovative, challenging works in all media by renowned artists from around the world. |
KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL 119th Street & Lowell Avenue Overland Park, KS 66213 Open All Year Dedicated to the 415 Kansans and two Kansas Congressional Medal of Honor recipients that lost their lives in the Korean War. LANESFIELD SCHOOL HISTORIC SITE 187th Street & Dillie Road Edgerton, KS 66021 (913) 893-6645 Open Tuesday - Sunday 1pm- 5pm Meet a costumed schoolteacher. Dip a pen in an ink well and practice your penmanship. Cipher math problems on a slate using a slate pencil. Participate in a spelling bee. All these activities recreate a 1904 learning experience for children and adults. Built in 1869, the school is the only building that remains on the town site of Lanesfield, Kansas a mail stop on the Santa Fe Trail. LEAVENWORTH COUNTY MUSEUM AND CARROLL MANSION 1128 5th Avenue Leavenworth, KS 66048 (913) 682-7759 Tuesday-Saturday: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday-Monday: Closed This 1867 Victorian Mansion is also home to the Leavenworth County Historical Society. LEGLER BARN MUSEUM 14907 W. 87th Street Parkway Lenexa, KS 66215 (913) 492-0038 Closed Mondays Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. It is believed that both Quantrill and Jesse James used this limestone barn near the Santa Fe Trail as a hideout during raids in Lawrence, Kansas. Also features the 1912 Lenexa, Kansas railroad depot and prairie schooner. LIBERTY MEMORIAL NATIONAL MONUMENT & MUSEUM OF WWI 100 W. 26th Street Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 784-1918 Open All Year Tuesday-Sunday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Monday: Closed The Liberty Memorial Museum is acknowledged as the only public museum in the United States dedicated solely to the history of World War One. NATIONAL FRONTIER TRAILS MUSEUM 318 W. Pacific Avenue Independence, MO 64050 (816) 325-7575 Museum dedicated to telling the rich history of America’s principle western trails. NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM 1616 E. 18th Street Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 221-1920 Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sunday: Noon – 6 p.m.; Monday: Closed Preserves and highlights American history of Black baseball players NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART 4525 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 751-1278 Open All Year, Closed Mondays Tuesday-Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m.; Monday: Closed A unique collection of European and American art; renowned for its glorious Oriental Collection. NERMAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 12345 College Boulevard Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 469-3000 At over 38,000 square-feet, the Nerman Museum is the Midwest's largest contemporary art museum. Designed by Kyu Sung Woo (Cambridge, MA), the Nerman is a powerful, elegant building clad in Kansas limestone. The museum features temporary exhibition and permanent collection galleries, a new media gallery, area artists’ project gallery, a focus gallery, meeting space, and more. PATEE HOUSE MUSEUM 12th Street & Penn Street St. Joseph, MO 64503 (816) 232-8206 Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (April-October). Open November through March on weekends if weather permits. Patee House was built as an elegant 140-room hotel in 1858 to serve the expanding West. It is a National Historic Landmark for its role as headquarters for the Pony Express. The restored Pony Express office of Russell, Majors & Waddell is now among its exhibits. PONY EXPRESS MUSEUM 914 Penn Street St. Joseph, MO 64503 (816) 279-5059 (800) 530-5930 Open All Year Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Re-created within museum walls is "The Moment in Time" when the first horse and rider were preparing to leave on the first leg of a 2,000 mile trek to California to deliver the mail. A 3-dimensional diorama 70 feet long, shows the different trail conditions endured on that trek. THE 1950S ALL-ELECTRIC HOUSE 6305 Lackman Road Shawnee, KS 66217 (913) 715-2550 Open Tuesday- Saturday 1pm- 4pm (Tours begin every half-hour) Whether you're a child of the 50s or just curious about lifestyles from this nostalgic era, The 1950s All-Electric House at the Johnson County Museum of History offers an eye-opening look at the technology of the times. Futuristic features include: hidden televisions, electric curtain openers, trendy appliances and "moon glow" lighting. Step inside this "house of the future" and its suddenly 1954 all over again! SHOAL CREEK LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM 7000 N.E. Barry Road Kansas City, MO 64156 (816) 792-2655 Village of more than 20 authentic 19th century buildings that date from 1807-1885. STRAWBERRY HILL MUSEUM 720 N. 4th Street Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 371-3264 Saturday-Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m. Weekday tours available by appointment only for groups of 15 or more. Enjoy exhibits on the many diverse cultures in the Strawberry Hill section of Kansas City, including Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovakian, Slovenian, Russian and the Netherlands. TOY & MINIATURE MUSEUM OF KANSAS CITY 5235 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64112 (816) 333-9328 Open All Year, Closed Mondays & Tuesdays Wednesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Miniatures, toys and doll houses from every generation dating from the 19th century to present day. WILLIAM MARRA MUSEUM 450 East Park Street Olathe, KS 66061 (913) 782-5808 Viewing and tours by appointment Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Exhibits photographic works of students who attended the KS State School for the Deaf since its 1861 founding. |
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