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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Cradle of Zion Tours
Type: History | Location: East
Ronald Putz is a founder of the multi-faith Missouri Mormon Frontier Foundation which provided the background and funding for the 14-Stop Walking Tour. He has carefully researched the lives of the 1,2...
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 ...
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
Harry S Truman National Historic Site has been rated 5 out of 5 stars
Victorian mansion built in 1885, summer White House during Truman administration and home from 1919 until death in 1972. Tickets on first-come first-served basis at Visitor Center, Main St. & Truman R...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Type: Museums | Location: East
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum has been rated 4 out of 5 stars
- Harry S. Truman Library and Museum has a Video
Celebrating Harry Truman's 125th birthday in 2009, the Truman Library & Museum recounts the life of America's 33rd president. One of only 13 U.S. Presidential Libraries, the museum's two permanent ex...
Harry S. Truman Office & Courtroom
Type: Museums | Location: East
Truman began his political career as a County Judge in the Jackson County Courthouse 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....
Independence, MO Tourism Department
Type: Tours & Sightseeing | Location: East
- Independence, MO Tourism Department has a Video
From pioneers to presidents, Independence played a key role in shaping our nation's future. Minutes east of Kansas City, it offers several heritage attractions within a short distance of the downtown ...
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...
Jackson County Parks & Recreation
Type: Parks & Lakes | Location: Southeast
Jackson County Parks & Recreation has been rated 1 out of 5 stars
Jackson County Parks and Recreation is one of the Midwest's premier park systems and we are making it even more convenient for you to take advantage of the many wonderful things that make our county a...
Jim Bridger Burial Site
Type: History | Location: East
Visit the final resting place of this celebrated frontiersman, discoverer of the Great Salt Lake, South Pass, Yellowstone Park and Fort Bridger....
Kansas City Chiefs
Type: Professional Sports | Location: East
- Kansas City Chiefs is a Visitor's Choice
- Kansas City Chiefs has a Video
Whether you're enjoying the world's largest tailgate party or witnessing one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL, nowhere does football quite like Kansas City.
Founded in Kansas City in 1963, the ...
Kansas City Royals
Type: Professional Sports | Location: East
- Kansas City Royals has a Video
Royals Baseball...It's all about FUN! Come experience Major League action at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals!
"The K" opened April 10, 1973, and is recognized throughout baseball a...
Kansas City Wizards
Type: Professional Sports | Location: East
- Kansas City Wizards has a Video
The Kansas City Wizards are now in their 14th season in Major League Soccer, looking to reinforce their dominance at their temporary home, CommunityAmerica Ballpark, while ownership group OnGoal, LLC ...
Kemper Gardens
Type: Gardens | Location: East
Step into a world of adventure. Explore our woodlands, wetlands, arboretum, garden pond, butterfly gardens and much more. Listen to the birds singing, leaves rustling in the wind, turkeys gobbling a...