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History buffs will feel right at home in Kansas City, KS.  Visit Kaw Point Park, the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, the very spot where Lewis and Clark camped as they traveled to unknown territory.  Learn about Kansas River's first ferry at Grinter Place or explore the Underground Railroad at Quindaro Ruins. A fascinating history awaits you in Kansas City!  Listed below are historic museums and sites in the Kansas City, KS and metropolitan area.

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  1827 Log Courthouse

  816-325-7111 | www.visitindependence.com
  107 W Kansas Ave., Independence, MO, 64050 (map)
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  Airline History Museum

  816-421-3401 | www.ahmhangar.com
  201 NW Lou Holland Drive, Kansas City, MO (map)
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  American Jazz Museum

  816-474-8463 | www.americanjazzmuseum.org
  1616 East 18 Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108 (map)
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  American Royal Museum

  816-569-4043 | www.americanroyal.com
  1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, MO, 64102 (map)
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  Arabia Steamboat Museum

  816-471-4030 | www.1856.com
  400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64106 (map)
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  Buffalo Soldier Monument

  913-682-4113 | www.lvarea.com/cvb
  Grant & Stimson Ave., Fort Leavenworth, KS, 66048 (map)
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  Clendening History of Medicine Museum at KU Med

  3901 Rainblow Blvd (Robinson Bldg), Kansas City, KS, 66160 (map)
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  Ft. Leavenworth Frontier Army Museum

  913-684-3191 | www.ftlvnhistsoc.org
  100 Reynolds, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 66027 (map)
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  Grinter Place Historic Site

  913-299-0373 | www.kshs.org/grinter_place
  1420 South 78th Street, Kansas City, KS (map)
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  Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

  816-268-8200 | www.trumanlibrary.org
  500 West Highway 24, Independence, MO, 64050 (map)
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  Harry S. Truman National Historic site

  816-254-9929 | www.nps.gov/hstr
  233 N Main St., Independence, MO, 64050 (map)
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  Huron Indian Cemetery

  7th and Ann Street, Kansas City, KS, 66101 (map)
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  John Brown Statue

  27th and Sewell Street, Kansas City, KS, 66101 (map)
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  Korean-Vietnam War Memorial

  913-573-8327 | www.wycokck.or/parks
  91st and Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, KS, 66109 (map)
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  Legendary Kansans at Legends Outlets Kansas City

  913-788-3700 | www.legendsshopping.com
  1843 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, KS, 66111 (map)
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  Lewis & Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point

  913-573-8327 | www.lewisandclarkwyco.org
  One River City Drive, Kansas City, KS (map)
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  Memorial Hall

  600 North 7th Street, Kansas City, KS, 66101 (map)
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  National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame

  913-721-1075 | www.aghalloffame.com
  630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, KS, 66012 (map)
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  National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial

  816-888-8100 | www.theworldwar.org
  100 West 26th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108 (map)
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  Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

  816-221-1920 | www.nlbm.com
  1616 East 18th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108 (map)