Museums

Museum of BBQ

The Museum of BBQ is an immersive, colorful environment that encourages you to play while you learn about the elements and regions of American barbecue. We’re intentionally based in Kansas City – a city known for its barbecue culture – and a place where lots of different influences come together to create unforgettable barb...

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

The Nerman Museum serves as a cultural leader, facilitating deeper understanding of our world and contemporary issues through their exhibitions and permanent collection.

Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

Home of Muriel, the last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E! Muriel is identical to the airplane Amelia Earhart went missing in on her famed final flight around the world. This hybrid history and STEM museum tells Earhart’s story and teaches visitors about aviation and aerospace through interactive exhibits. In the legacy o...

TWA Museum at 10 Richards Road

The TWA Museum is located inside the Signature Flight Support building at 10 Richards Road at the Wheeler Downtown Airport, on the east side of the airport( take the Broadway Bridge exit ).The TWA Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit all volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the history of TWA (Trans World Airlines). M...

St. Joseph Museums

Housing the Glore Psychiatric, Black Archives, Native American Galleries and Doll Museum, as well as, the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion. We truly have something for everyone.

The College Basketball Experience

This is the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Here, two floors of fun await every basketball fan. Slam dunk, challenge others to a full court press, or broadcast live from our ESPN-U desk. This is NOT a museum. You are going to jump, stretch and shoot the ball at the official hall of fame for men's college basket...

Black Archives of Mid-America, Inc.

The mission of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City, Inc. is to collect, preserve and make available to the public materials documenting the social, economic, political and cultural histories of persons of African American descent in the central United States, with particular emphasis in the Kansas City, Missouri region.

The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City

The region’s only accessible, non-profit children’s museum dedicated to providing STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math – educational experiences for young children and their families. Wonderscope features 15,000 square feet of indoor exploration and 1/2 acre of year-round outdoor adventure, all with a un...

Shoal Creek Living History Museum

Shoal Creek Living History Museum, which started in 1975, is nestled quietly on 80 acres out of the 1,000 acres that makes up Hodge Park. The museum has twenty-one structures including seventeen authentic log cabins and homes, relocated from surrounding counties, dating from 1807-1885 to create a village setting. The g...

The Museum of Kansas City

We are the museum of Kansas City. We tell the stories of our City and its people through history and humanities exhibits, programs, and events. We encourage collaborative learning about the City’s past, present, and future. Every day, we illuminate a shared humanity, inspire creative action, and aim to deliver a transformat...