Best places: Museums in Kansas City, United States

The nation's only public museum dedicated to WWI, with a large collection of photos, weapons & more.

Art collection spanning 5,000 years in neoclassical & modern galleries, plus a sculpture garden.

Eclectic array of collectible toys, antique marbles & miniature reproductions of fine furnishings.

Grand, historic train station with permanent & temporary exhibits, a planetarium & a science center.

Big collection of everyday objects pulled from a steamboat that sunk on the Missouri River in 1856.

Miniature railway in Frank Vaydik Park open weekends May–Sep for rides around a 1/2-mi. track.

70-room beaux arts mansion & outbuildings housing exhibits detailing local & regional history.

Modest museum housing a permanent collection & special exhibitions of challenging contemporary art.

Historic coins & bills, a huge cash vault & more, on view in a federal bank building with tours.

Museum devoted to jazz music with live performances, educational programs & interactive exhibits.

👍👍 What an Ambassador Class experience! Pam and Dean were an absolute delight in showing us around and peppering us with wonderful stories of their time with TWA! This was a pleasant surprise for us on our trip to Kansas City! The museum is so well put together with hidden gems EVERYWHERE if you know w...

👍 We had our Eid Dinner there and it was beautiful. Everyone enjoyed themselves. I had a good time and so did my Mom. I love our Muslim Family. Eid Mubarak. ❤️

Museum featuring hands-on exhibits about art, science, math & reading designed for kids.

Basketball fans can visit the college Hall of Fame, practice at skill stations & try sportscasting.

Museum offering free tours & exhibits about the Hallmark company's history & present-day operations.

Historic site established in 1977 at the home & studio of Regionalist artist Thomas Hart Benton.

👍👍 Great history lesson about Kansas City from African Americans 80+ years old.

This museum dedicated to Kansas City history & its past residents is housed in a historic Victorian.

👍 Not only a historical downtown site, but has a very interesting museum inside. From trains to the Genghis Khan exhibit. Well worth the cost of admission.

Docent-guided tours of a Civil War–era family home with authentic period furnishings & artifacts.