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1827 Log Courthouse
Type: History | Location: East
Jackson County's first government building, constructed with slave labor, was the only courthouse between St. Louis and the Pacific at the time the Santa Fe Trail trade began.
Two-room log structu...
1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum
Type: Museums | Location: East
1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum has been rated 5 out of 5 stars
The dungeon-like cells of the 1859 Jail housed thousands of prisoners during the bloodiest time in Jackson County’s history, including Frank James and William Clark Quantrill. Looking much like it did...
Adventure Oasis Water Park
Type: Theme & Water Parks | Location: East
Adventure Oasis Water Park has been rated 1 out of 5 stars
Water fun for the whole family. Park open May 24-Sept. 1, season passes also available; call 816-235-7843 for information.
Additional Independence Parks to enjoy :
-Water Playground - McCoy Park
L...
Arrow Rock, Missouri
Type: History | Location: East
In 1829, the town of Arrow Rock was founded on the bluff above the ferry crossing. Its situation on the Missouri River and Santa Fe Trail meant that large numbers of travelers heading west passed thro...
Bass Pro Shop - Independence
Type: Sporting Goods | Location: East
The store offers 180,000 square feet of outdoor excitement including the area's largest selection of quality gear for fishing, hunting, camping, boating and marine. Much more than a hunting and fishi...
Battle of Lexington & Oliver Anderson House
Type: History | Location: East
Once called "the largest and best arranged dwelling house west of St. Louis." Today Oliver Anderson's mansion is best known for the three bloody days in 1861 when it was a fiercely contested prize in ...
Bingham-Waggoner Estate
Type: History | Location: East
The Bingham-Waggoner Estate is recognized today as one of the most significant historical sites in western Missouri because of its role in the history of the area and the people that lived there. Plot...
Blue Springs Historical Society/ Dillingham-Lewis Museum
Type: History | Location: East
The Dillingham-Lewis Museum in Blue Springs, Missouri was built in 1906 and is the only structure in Blue Springs constructed of native limestone. The house is named after two families.
The origin...
Center for the Study of the Korean War
Type: Museums | Location: East
The Korean War was too significant to neglect, too momentous to ignore, too pivotal to be disregarded, and far too costly to be forgotten. Few people realize the significance of the Korean War in U.S....
Chicago & Alton Hotel
Type: History | Location: East
Built in 1878 by J. K. Parr, the hotel is the oldest business building in Blue Springs, Mo. In 1978 the hotel, which originally served the railroad, was moved from the original site just south of Mai...
Chicago and Alton Depot
Type: History | Location: East
The Depot was built in 1879. It was moved to its current location and restored during the decade from 1992 to 2002.
The two-story depot contains three rooms on the first floor which are the waiting...
City of Independence Historic Preservation
Type: History | Location: East
The City of Independence has a rich and diverse architectural heritage with buildings dating from the early nineteenth century. The Historic Preservation Division is responsible for the preservation, ...
City of Independence Tourism
Type: Tours & Sightseeing | Location: East
From pioneers to presidents, Independence played a key role in shaping our nation's future. Minutes east of Kansas City, it offers 16 heritage attractions within a short distance of the downtown histo...
Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri
Type: History | Location: East
Discussion and history group that centers on the Civil War and events pertaining to it. Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm at Old Blake Museum, 106 E. Walnut, Independence, MO....
CoCo Key Water Resort
Type: Theme & Water Parks | Location: East
Escape the everyday at CoCo Key Water Resort, Missouri’s largest indoor water resort!
CoCo Key Water Resort is 55,000 square feet of fun for the whole family. Thrilling water slides, dip-in theatr...
Elmwood Cemetery
Type: History | Location: East
Visit the gravesites of KC's first black police officer, William Davis, old-time baseball players from Philadelphia and Cincinnati, classical musicians, the most Civil War veterans in Kansas City with...
Family Golf Park
Type: Sports Attractions | Location: East
Located one mile east of I-470/M291 on Hwy. 40. Features: Miniature Golf, Bumper Boats, Driving Range, and a Par 3 Course.
-Miniature Golf
A challenging 36 holes of miniature golf in a landscaped ...
Fleming Park
Type: Parks & Lakes | Location: East
Fleming Park, covering over 7,800 acres of recreational parkland, is located approximately 15 minutes from Kansas City. Originally named Lake Jacomo, the park was renamed Fleming Park in honor of Judg...
Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
Type: History | Location: East
Historic fort overlooking Missouri River. First U.S. outpost in Louisiana Purchase....
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Type: History | Location: East
Victorian mansion built in 1885, summer White House during Truman administration and home from 1919 until death in 1972. Tickets on first-come first-serve basis at Visitor Center, Main St. and Truman ...
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
Type: Museums | Location: East
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007, the Truman Library and Museum recounts the life of America's 33rd president, Harry S. Truman. One of only 12 U.S. Presidential Libraries, the museum's two per...
Harry S. Truman Office & Courtroom
Type: Museums | Location: East
Truman began his political career as a County Judge in the Jackson County Courthiouse: Courtroom has 25 minute A/V show tracing Truman's Life before presidency....
Heritage Park
Type: History | Location: East
Heritage Park contains a memorial bell tower to commemorate the 1852 Saluda steamboat disaster where 75 Mormon immigrants perished. Owned and operated by the Lexington Historical Museum....
Jackson County Genealogical Society
Type: Museums | Location: East
Encouraging members to research their family histories and offer meetings, activities, publications and research--assistance in their library located in the historic Harry S Truman Depot (today an Amt...
Jackson County Historical Society
Type: History | Location: East
For more than 60 years we've been dedicated to the preservation, interpretation and education of regional history. We collect through donations original materials and make them available in our Archiv...