Missouri 2008 Official Vacation Planner - (Page 52) Jerry Litton Visitor Center SMITHVILLE 816-532-0174, 16311 Route DD. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers visitor center featuring displays about the life of former state representative Jerry Litton. Also, displays about Smithville Lake, building the dam, managing wildlife areas and archaeology. Year-round. Free. www.nwk.usace.army.mil/smithville/ smithvillehome.htm. { 39.3911 -94.5654 Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art ST. JOSEPH 816-233-7003, 2818 Frederick Blvd. Collection of 18th–20th century art comprises more than 3,000 works. Art classes for children and adults. Meeting and dining facilities available. Year-round. $1–5. www.albrechtkemper.org. { 39.776663 -94.823007 Black Archives Museum of St. Joseph ST. JOSEPH 800-530-8866, 3406 Frederick Blvd. Exhibits cover African-Americans and their history in St. Joseph, including the Middle Passage, the Underground Railroad, the civil rights era, historic progress and achievements. Year-round. Adults, $3; students, $1. www.stjosephmuseum.org. { 39.776763 -94.814551 Buchanan County Courthouse ST. JOSEPH 816-271-1412, 411 Jules St. The two-story courthouse, built in 1873, houses the courtroom where the Ford brothers were tried for the murder of Jesse James. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Year-round. Free. { 39.768337 -94.855216 Gallery 206 ST. JOSEPH 816-271-4282, 4525 Downs Drive. The gallery hosts a variety of art exhibitions, including paintings, photographs, prints and mixed media by students, faculty, local and guest artists. Located in the Thompson E. Potter Fine Arts Building at Missouri Western State College. Late August–early May. Free. { 32.53738 -83.894974 Glore Psychiatric Museum ST. JOSEPH 800-530-8866, 3406 Frederick Blvd. One of the most unusual in the country, the museum uses full-size replicas, interactive displays, audio-visuals, artifacts and documents to illustrate how mental illness has been portrayed and treated from centuries past until now. Year-round. Adults, $3; students, $1. www.stjosephmuseum.org. { 39.776763 -94.814551 Hall Street Historic Homes District ST. JOSEPH 800-785-0360, 801 Hall St. A small, intact 1860–1905 residential neighborhood built during St. Joseph’s golden age. By appointment only. Call or log on. Year-round. Free. www.stjomo.com. { 39.772437 -94.850611 Heaton-Bowman-Smith Funeral Home Museum ST. JOSEPH 816-232-3355, 3609 Frederick Blvd. Museum is maintained by the oldest continuously operating business in the city of St. Joseph and the oldest funeral home in the state of Missouri. Of special interest is the wicker body basket used to transport the remains of Jesse James. Year-round. Free. { 39.777037 -94.807181 Jesse James Home ST. JOSEPH 816-2328206, 1202 Penn St. This is the house where the outlaw Jesse James was gunned down on April 3, 1882. Exhibits include artifacts taken from Jesse’s grave after his remains were exhumed for DNA testing in 1995. Year-round. Adults, $2; students, $1. www.stjoseph.net/ponyexpress/jesse.shtml. { 39.756163 -94.845312 Missouri Theatre ST. JOSEPH 816-271-4628, 717 Edmond. A 1927 vaudeville palace that seats 1,200. Renovated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours by appointment only. Year-round. Adults, $1; children, 50¢. www.missouritheatre.com/. { 39.765937 -94.851566 Missouri Valley Trust Bank Building Museum ST. JOSEPH 800-530-8866, Fourth and Felix streets. St. Joseph history entwines with this 1859 building. Ornately carved woodwork, cast-iron pillars, stained glass windows, two original fireplaces and a vault built of track rails. Year-round. Adults, $1; students, 50¢. www.stjosephmuseum.org. { 39.7666 -94.8554 Mount Mora Cemetery ST. JOSEPH 800-530-8866, 824 Mount Mora Road. Established in 1851 and the burial site of JEN MELLARD prominent Missourians, including three governors, two Pony Express riders and St. Joseph Mayor Jeff Thompson, the “Swamp Fox of the Confederacy.” Call for tour. Year-round. Free. www.mountmora.org. { 39.773729 -94.842078 National Military Heritage Museum 816-233-4321, 701 Messanie St. This beautiful 1890 brick building, designed by architect Harvey Ellis, was St. Joseph’s first police station. It houses a museum covering the history of all military branches. Year-round. 50¢–$2. www.nationalmilitaryheritagemuseum.org/. { 39.762637 -94.851712 ST. JOSEPH N O RT H W E S T Patee House Museum ST. JOSEPH 816-232-8206, 1202 Penn St. The museum is housed in the 1858 Patee House, a frontier hotel that served as business headquarters for the Pony Express. On the National Register of Historic Places. Daily, April–October; weekends only, November–March. Year-round. Adults, $4; seniors, $3.50; students, $2.50. www.stjoseph.net/ponyexpress/patee.shtml. { 39.7563 -94.8455 Phil Welch Stadium ST. JOSEPH 816-271-5510, 2500 S.W. Parkway. Built in 1939 and still active as a minor league ballpark. Playing area is bigger than the field at Kauffman Stadium, home of the K.C. Royals. March–September. { 39.7655 -94.8506 Pony Express Museum ST. JOSEPH 800-530-5930, 914 Penn St. Interactive, educational tribute to the history and legend of the Pony Express — the 1860–61, horse-borne mail service from St. Joe to Sacramento, Calif. Year-round. Adults, $4; seniors, $3; students, $2; under age 7, free. www.ponyexpress.org. { 39.756163 -94.849001 Robidoux Row Museum ST. JOSEPH 816-232-5861, 219 E. Poulin. A series of connected houses built in the 1840s by city founder Joseph Robidoux. February–December. $2. { 39.7746 -94.8568 Society of Memories Doll Museum ST. JOSEPH 816-233-1420, 12th and Penn streets. More than 600 dolls ranging from 1840s “covered wagon dolls” to present-day Barbies and Cabbage Patch Kids. May–November. Free–$3. { 39.7563 -94.8455 St. Joseph Fire Museum ST. JOSEPH 816-671-0410, 1202 S. 11th St. Located in old Fire Station No. 5, the museum contains St. Joseph firefighting memorabilia dating from the mid-1860s. Group tours available. Year-round. Donations accepted. www.stjomo.com. { 39.7563 -94.8468 Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site, Kansas City 52 Missouri Vacation Planner 2008 http://www.stjosephmuseum.org http://www.mountmora.org http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/smithville/smithvillehome.htm http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/smithville/smithvillehome.htm http://www.stjomo.com http://www.nationalmilitaryheritagemuseum.org/ http://www.albrecht-kemper.org http://www.albrecht-kemper.org http://www.stjosephmuseum.org http://www.stjoseph.net/ponyexpress/jesse.shtml http://www.missouritheatre.com/ http://www.stjoseph.net/ponyexpress/patee.shtml http://www.stjosephmuseum.org http://www.ponyexpress.org http://www.stjomo.com
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