Hillsdale Cemetery
This cemetery includes resting sites of Union Soldiers. South of 225th Street and east of Grant Street.
Arts and Culture
Heritage League of Greater Kansas City
The Heritage League of Greater Kansas City is a network of more than 100 history and heritage organizations, museums, archives, and sites. The League helps to cross-promote the interests and activities of its members, provide networking opportunities, and maintain an online and print History Map. Visit heritageleaguekc.org to view the online map and learn more!
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site - Truman Home
Home of President Harry S Truman from his marriage in 1919 until his death in 1972. Originally built by George Porterfield Gates and his wife Elizabeth, their granddaughter, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, served the nation as First Lady from 1945-1953. The Truman Home was left to the American people by Mrs. Truman in he...
Hallmark Visitors Center
Discover how an ambitious teenage boy from Nebraska tucked two shoeboxes of postcards under his arms and set out to create an iconic company in Kansas City. More than 110 years later, our billion-dollar enterprise features a diverse portfolio of innovative businesses. With one of the world’s largest creative communities,...
Gem Theater
Originally named the Star Theater, the Gem was built in 1912 by the Shriner and Powellson Amusement Company as a silent movie palace serving Kansas City’s African American population. It was renamed the Gem in 1913, and by the time motion pictures could talk in 1929, it had become an established fixture on 18th Street. U...
Ft. Leavenworth, KS
Established in 1827, oldest fort west of the Mississippi River in continuous operation. Features Frontier Army Museum, Buffalo Soldier Monument, Berlin Wall Monument, Oregon & Santa Fe Trail wagon ruts, national cemetery, 17 historical wayside tours.
Frontier Army Museum
The Frontier Army Museum collects and preserves items used to tell the story of the Frontier Army from 1804 to 1916 and Fort Leavenworth from 1827 to the present day. Officially recognized as an Army Museum in 1960, the Museum preserves one of the finest collections of nineteenth century military artifacts in the country. ...
Fontana Cemetery
The Fontana Cemetery is one of the oldest in Miami County. With its close proximity to Missouri, there are many Civil War veterans buried there. The east portion is the oldest section and some of the stones are now unreadable. There are also Spanish American, WWI, WW II, Korea and Vietnam veterans buried there. Located south of 383rd Street and east of Osage Street.
Folly Theater
The historic Folly Theater, which is Kansas City's oldest theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the "Grand Lady of 12th street" presents and hosts a wide range of quality events for the community. Live theater, features world class jazz series, national touring shows for children and a variety of prog...
Flood Marker
In 1951, the Marais des Cygnes River swelled with rains and rose above 50.3 feet. A high water marker attests to this deluge.