We've created a list of indoor museums and activities throughout the greater Kansas City area! Get out of your neighborhood and go check out a local museum!
ALEXANDER MAJORS HISTORIC HOUSE & MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
AMERICAN ROYAL MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
ARABIA STEAMBOAT MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
BELGER CRANE YARD STUDIOS (previously called Belger Arts Center-Red Star Studios) - Kansas City, MO
BRUCE R. WATKINS CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
CHICAGO AND ALTON DEPOT - Independence, MO
CLAY COUNTY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE - Kansas City, MO
C.W. PARKER CAROUSEL MUSEUM - Leavenworth, KS
CARROLL MANSION - Leavenworth, KS
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
FRONTIER ARMY MUSEUM - Leavenworth, KS
GLORE PSYCHIATRIC MUSEUM - St. Joseph, MO
HALLMARK VISITORS CENTER - Kansas City, MO
HARRY S. TRUMAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
HARRY S. TRUMAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE - TRUMAN HOME - Independence, MO
HISTORIC GARMENT DISTRICT MUSEUM OF KANSAS CITY
HISTORIC LIBERTY JAIL - Liberty, MO
INDEPENDENCE VISITORS' CENTER - Independence, MO
JOHN WORNALL HOUSE MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
JOHNSON COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY - Overland Park, KS
KALIEDOSCOPE - Kansas City, MO
KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM - Olathe, KS
KANSAS CITY MUSEUM AT CORINTHIAN HALL
KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - Kansas City, MO
LANESFIELD SCHOOL HISTORIC SITE
LEE'S SUMMIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY & DEPOT MUSEUM - Lee's Summit, MO
LEGLER BARN MUSEUM - Lenexa, KS
LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER - Kansas City, MO
LENEXA TRAIN DEPOT - Lenexa, KS
MOON MARBLE COMPANY - Bonner Springs, KS
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTER & HALL OF FAME - Bonner Springs, KS
NATIONAL AIRLINE HISTORY MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT KANSAS CITY - Kansas City, MO
NATIONAL FRONTIER TRAILS MUSEUM - Independence, MO
NATIONAL SILK ART MUSEUM - Weston, MO
NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL - Kansas City, MO
NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM - Kansas City, MO
NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART - Kansas City, MO
POWELL OBSERVATORY AT LEWIS-YOUNG PARK - Louisburg, KS
RAYTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM - Raytown, MO
SCIENCE CITY AT UNION STATION - Kansas City, MO
SEA LIFE KANSAS CITY - Kansas City, MO
SHAWNEE TOWN - Shawnee, KS
THE MONEY MUSEUM AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY - Kansas City, MO
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TOYS AND MINIATURES - Kansas City, MO
THOMAS HART BENTON HOME & STUDIO STATE HISTORIC SITE - Kansas City, MO
UNION STATION KANSAS CITY - Kansas City, MO
WONDERSCOPE - Kansas City, MO
1855 HARRIS-KEARNEY HOUSE MUSEUM
1859 JAIL, MARSHAL'S HOME & MUSEUM
We hope you enjoy and take advantage of this comprehensive guide!
This article was originally published May 2018. It was updated July 2025 to include location, in hopes it makes it easier for you to find your family fun®!
