Privately managed and operated Clay County, Missouri Museum…read more There are three floors of exhibits. The building is as amazing as the exhibits. There also is a good selection of well written local history books available to purchase. They are self funded, so please leave an extra few dollars in the donation box as admission is free. Worth the stop!

Interesting artifacts and photos from this county. Come talk to the dockets. They can tell you…read moregreat stories surrounding each display.

Great tour guide, we were able to tour the house and studio. The guide provided insight to the…read moreartist and family. House has most of the original furnishings. Enjoyed it very much.

The outside of the house was nice. The art studio where Thomas Hart painted his artwork was even…read moremore special. The inside felt like an actual lived-in historic home even including an early-1970s TV set, paintings, and cozy spaces to complete. Although there is a small $5 admission fee per person, it was worth it.

Bring your air buds to listen (respectfully) to the narrative on the QR codes throughout the place…read more Nice little museum

Visiting KC from NY primarily to go to National WW I museum. Stumbled upon this museum. Excellent!…read moreHad to go through background check to enter fort property, but worth it. Totally recommend.

The food, service and decor was so wonderful. Highly recommend. The staff is informative and they…read morehave a quaint little gift shop. A great collection of the different cultures in the region.

I highly recommend that you go online and make reservations to tour this beautifully decorated home…read moreand museum during the holidays. It's stunning! The tour is $10, takes about an hour, and if you have a good guide (which unfortunately we did not), you learn lots of interesting history, including that the home was turned into an orphanage after the war and the Spanish flu destroyed families and left many children homeless. Although the power went out for part of our tour due to the bajillions of tiny holiday lights and old wiring overload, it was so worth the trip! Although the home's decorations will probably never be as gorgeous as during the Christmas season, I am already planning another museum/home tour because there was SO much to see, and so many fascinating displays to explore, an hour was not long enough. The original woodwork, intricate parquet floors, and leaded glass throughout the home could be a whole tour on their own! I also recommend a drive around the area to see some of the many historic churches in the vicinity. We also had reservations for lunch at the tearoom based on a glowing recommendation from a friend, but I think this must have been an "off" day for them, perhaps in part due to the unexpected power outages. I'll try the tearoom again another day. And if you go, ask for hot tea with your lunch. It's a treat ser in lovely antique china cups, with two different flavors of tea,

The Grinter House is Wyandotte County's oldest home and has a fascinating history that is being…read morekept alive by the Kansas Historical Society. My personal tour guide Bill was awesome and a wealth of information about the property and all things related to Kansas history. The house was built in 1857 by Moses and Annie Grinter - he ran a ferry boat across the Kaw River at the base of his expansive property and also traded, farmed, and owned a general store. His wife Annie was a member of The Delaware Tribe. The house fell into neglect in the mid 20th century and became a famous fried chicken restaurant in the 1950's- 60's. Through fundraising it was preserved and donated to the state. The house contains 2 floors of period artifacts that show life during the early years of statehood and includes two beautiful original pieces from the Grinter family. For $5 it was a great way to absorb some local history and support the preservation.

Very interesting place to visit. Our tour guide was excellent. The tour was unhurried, and we had…read moreas much time as we wanted to see each exhibit. Highly recommend.

*Missing Review(s)?…read more In my opinion this is one of the best museums in the world. No doubt,pound for pound I would put the Nelson Akins up against any museum anywhere. I love art so, traveling to Kansas City regularly in the early to mid 2000s,I naturally visited the Nelson Adkins. Walking into the building was not particularly interesting as the entrance had been modernized and different from the exterior. However,once you walk into the galleries,you are stunned. The overall building design,galleries and quality of art seems almost out of place in Kansas City. Not that they don't deserve it,every city should be so lucky,it just seems a surprise. One special thing they had, that is just wonderful, is the cafeteria style cafe in a significantly beautiful atrium. I took many pictures and posted them of the entire facility including the marvelous food over several years. I have been trying to come up with a good excuse to go to KC for a Nelson-Adkins fix! Seriously,maybe an UYE! Now for "The"truly significant impact this museum had on my life.On the second floor you could walk out doors, taking you into the large atrium that holds the cafe. Around this walkway were many Rodin sculpture. I must have past these sculpture a dozen times on my walk to the descending stairs in order to eat During one visit as I exited the doors,passed the sculptures,I noticed a large photographic presentation. Stopping to look closer,I learned it was regarding details of Rodin's Hell Gates. If you have the slightest interest in art,look it up, amazing. After lunch,I returned to this exhibit reading all about the Hells Gates. Finding out there are only two bronze cast of this magnificent sculpture,I felt I just had to see one if not both. One is at the Rodin museum in Paris. If I needed a reason to go to Paris( you don't) this was as good as any. I'm proud to report a few months later I was standing in front of the Gates Of Hell at the Rodin museum Paris. All because of a visual display at Nelson Atkins... Go!

My visit to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art was extremely disappointing. While the museum itself…read morewas beautiful the behavior of several staff members completely ruined the experience. Throughout our visit we were repeatedly followed and monitored. At one point, as we were leaving through a doorway a staff member who was entering saw us exiting and immediately turned around after looking directly at us. Another staff member approached us in a very confrontational manner under the guise of "guiding" us and even laughed after I responded with "yikes." The micro-aggressions were impossible to ignore. They didn't even seem "micro." The behavior from staff was excessive, unwelcoming, and deeply uncomfortable. It's unfortunate that such a culturally significant and visually appealing place is staffed by people who ruin the experience. I genuinely hope the museum addresses and provides better training on how staff members interact with guests.

KC got a major upgrade with the move of the National Archive to the Union Station complex and…read moredowntown. Now visitors to the metro can view exhibits and do research in a central and convenient location. The building houses a full-fledged research center, but also exhibits from the national archives collection. When we visited, there was a room dedicated to the Kansas-Nebraska Act which set the stage for the Civil War. The actual document was sitting in front of you. The National Archives at Union Station is yet another cultural amenity added downtown in the last few years. Although the exhibits aren't blockbusters by any means they are very well done and make you think. Many feature poignant and interesting stories about the region. The location is a bit hidden and faces away from the street, but is worthy of a trip for any history buff for research or recreation.

Hidden treasure in Kansas City. Have had some great exhibits over recent years. Exhibits have…read moreslowed in last 12 months. They also have occasional events / speakers. Keep hoping they will get back to core history topics as a few events have been a bit political. But again. A great asset for kc.

Although there were three buildings on the site, only one of them was open since it houses the…read moremuseum about Shawnee Mission and how it relates to Bleeding Kansas. Otherwise, it was interesting to view exhibits about Native Americans in Kansas and westward expansion in the 19th century.

A nifty little tour site. It's free and open during normal hours. Two of the buildings are open…read morewhile one is a private residence.