Arts and Culture

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.

The First City Museum houses collections of early Leavenworth frontier railroad and manufacturing industries memorabilia and artifacts, including buggies, cutters, Great Western Stoves, even a large bank safe where Buffalo Bill Cody's father, Isaac, stored his gold dust. The museum also features prison-related memorabilia ...

First Land Office

The First Land Office was built in 1854 and contained the land patent office of H.B. Smith and his brother, who were the first land patent agents in Kansas Territory. The Trail of Death plaque, a memorial to the Pottawatomie Indians, who were forced to leave their ancestral lands in Indiana and settle in the Osawatomie area...

Elmwood Cemetery

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 over 700, Armour hot dog family, John Muir's father, Daniel Muir. Free self-guided tour available. Listed on the National R...

Creamery Bridge

This bridge is one of two Marsh Arch triple span bridges in Osawatomie. The other one spans Pottawatomie Creek at Sixth Street. Both are on the National Register of Historic Places. James B. Marsh's patented design used rainbow arches that expanded and contracted with the bridge floor. The Creamery Bridge was built in 1930 ...

Copaken Stage

Contemporary performing arts venue hosting productions by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.

Chicago and Alton Depot

The Chicago & Alton 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 room, stationmaster's room, and baggage room. On the second floor, four rooms, which were formerly the stati...

Buffalo Soldier Monument

Fort Leavenworth, KS, initiated and dedicated in 1992 by Gen. Colin Powell to the memory of the 9th & 10th Cavalry Regiments made up of black soldiers. These troopers proved their bravery & valor throughout the Indian Wars, winning the respect of the Cheyenne warriors who named them "Buffalo Soldiers," a badge of honor.

Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center

The Center is named in honor of Bruce R. Watkins, a political and social activist. Watkins was fueled by the need to recognize and preserve the varied contributions African-Americans made to the development of Kansas City. The facility is located on one of Kansas City's major thoroughfares.

The Midland Theatre

Historic beauty with modern amenities! Welcome to downtown Kansas City’s premier indoor venue for live music and special events.

Located downtown in the Power & Light District, the original Midland Theatre opened in 1927 and hosted many well-known artists throughout its history.