List of museums in Missouri explained

See also: List of museums in St. Louis.

See also: List of museums in Kansas City, Missouri. This list of museums in Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.

Museums

NameTown/CityCountyRegionTypeSummary
1827 Log Courthouse Northwest Historic site Mercantile operation, home and gathering place for the early Mormon settlers in Independence[1]
Independence Jackson Northwest Prison Operated by the Jackson County Historical Society
Adair County Historical Society Museum Northeast Local history website
Adamson Cabin Southwest Historic house [2]
Agency Ford Museum Northwest Local history Located in the Agency Community Center and open by appointment[3]
Ancient Ozarks Natural History MuseumRidgedale, MissouriTaneySouthwestNatural History and Paleontology, and local historywebsite Part of the Big Cedar Lodge resort
Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks Southwest Aviation website
Buchanan Northwest Art Collections of 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st-century American art
Southeast Historic house Late 18th-century house
Northwest Local history website, includes collection of Navajo rugs and Kewpie dolls
Anheuser Estate Northeast Historic house Mansion and summer home of the Anheuser family[4]
Springfield Greene Southwest Sports Located on the upper floor of Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, history of archery and bowhunting in America, includes Fred Bear memorabilia
Northwest Open-air Includes a museum of local history and the George Caleb Bingham House
Northwest Art website, part of Central Methodist University, located on the first floor of Classic Hall, present 3 to 5 shows a year
Northeast Multiple website, complex includes Graceland Museum, a historic 1857 mansion, the American Saddlebred Horse Museum, the 1903 Country School and the Country Church
Northeast Local history Operated in the August Sehrt House
FultonCentral Automotive website, vintage and classic cars and memorabilia
Barton County Historical Society Museum Southwest Local history Located in the basement of the Barton County Courthouse[5]
Southwest Local history website, operated by the Bates County Historical Society, includes Victorian period rooms, displays on Osage culture, area settlers, Civil War, coal mining, railroads, author Robert Heinlein
Northeast Military Civil War
Northwest Military Civil War
Northwest Railroad Short line passenger heritage railroad and museum, formerly the Kansas City Railroad Museum
Ben Ferrel Museum Northwest Historic house website, Victorian period house, operated by the Platte County, Missouri Historical & Genealogical Society
Benton County Museum Central Local history website, operated by the Benton County Historical Society
Big River Train Town Hannibal Marion Northeast Railroad Model train store and museum[6]
Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house website, Victorian mansion once owned by artist George Caleb Bingham
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest History website, area African American history
Southeast Natural history website, fossils, Native American artifacts, Lewis & Clark exhibit, Civil War history, Will Mayfield College history
Southeast Mill 1867 working mill
Bonebrake Center of Nature and History Southwest Multiple website, 1880s Bonebrake-McMurtrey House, nature exhibits and programs, 12 acre nature reserve
Bonnell Museum Platte Northwest Local history 19th-century period house and farm life[7]
Southwest Biographical website, home and museum of Rose O'Neill, creator of Kewpie dolls, operated by the Bonniebrook Historical Society
Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, MO Southeast Children's website The mission of the Bootheel Youth Museum is to foster an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and an insatiable curiosity about life. Three decades have passed from the “why not” through the “we can” to the “we will” and now “we are”. Incorporated in August 1991, the Bootheel Youth Museum was established in Malden, Missouri by a group of dedicated civic leaders, schoolteachers, administrators, and interested citizens in the Southeast Missouri area. What began as a conversation between three local women, soon evolved to include more than 250 volunteers, over 25 area businesses who continue to enable the museum to meet its goal and mission. The museum has grown from its original 50 hands-on exhibits housed in 10,000 square foot exhibit hall to 25,000 square feet with over 250 hands on displays and activities which includes the themed areas BYM Children Village, This Island Mars: A Space Adventure, Missouri Nature, Shadow Room, Bubble Room. Making Tracks on the Lewis and Clark Trail, Nano technology exhibition and Punky’s Lab. Nearly 80,000 children have enjoyed a variety of educational enriching programs. The Bootheel Youth Museum has had over 500,000 visitors in its history. This is quite a feat considering Malden is a rural community with a population of 4,415.e
Central Historic house 31-room, 12,000-square-foot lodge with various eccentric construction details
Branson Dinosaur MuseumTaney Southwest Natural history website, life-size dinosaur figures, skeletons, fossils
Branson Military MuseumBranson Taney Southwest Military website, weapons, historical artifacts from conflicts spanning the Civil War to present day, military uniforms, military toys and action figures
Burgess-How House Kimmswick Jefferson Northeast Historic house 1840s period farmhouse, operated by the Kimmswick Historical Society[8]
Bushwacker Jail Museum Southwest Prison website, operated by the Vernon County Historical Society; old jail and 1880s jailor's home
Bushwacker Museum Nevada Vernon Southwest Local history website, operated by the Vernon County Historical Society
Calaboose Springfield Greene Southwest Police website, 1891 former jail housing a police museum
Calico Cupboard Toy Sewing Machine Museum Southeast Commodity Collection of toy sewing machines[9] [10]
Camden County Museum Central Local history website, operated by the Camden County Historical Society
Cameron Depot Museum CameronNorthwest Railroad website, operated by the Cameron Historical Society
Cape River Heritage Museum Cape Girardeau Southeast Local history website
Center of Creative Arts (COCA) St. Louis Northeast Art website, community visual and performing arts center
Centralia Historical Society Museum Central Local history website
Chaffee Historical Society Museum ChaffeeSoutheast Local history website
Northeast Historic house Also known as Honeyshuck, home of Congressman Champ Clark
Northwest Local history website, operated by the Chariton County Historical Society
Independence Jackson Northwest Children's Designed to teach concepts of personal peace, social peace, international peace, and environmental peace to children ages 12 and under
Christian County Museum Southwest Local history website, operated by the Christian County Historical Society
Northwest Local history Includes pharmacy items, weapons, dolls, household items, arrowheads, historic doctor's office, period rooms, tools, agricultural equipment
Coal Miners Museum Adair Northeast Mining Area coal mining, includes simulated coal mine and blacksmith shop, antique farm tools[11]
Cole Camp Museum Benton Central Local history website
Central Local history website, also Upschulte House, a historic house museum
Columbia College Galleries Boone Central Art website, includes Greg Hardwick Gallery for 3-D and alternative media art, PaperInParticular for works on paper, Sidney Larson Gallery for professional work by nationally and internationally known artists and by outstanding Columbia College students
Commemorative Air Force Missouri Wing Museum Northeast Aviation website, includes World War II aircraft and memorabilia, located at St. Charles County Smartt Airport
Independence Jackson Northwest Religious Part of the Independence Temple, history of the Community of Christ
Concordia Area Museum Lafayette Central Local history [12]
Northeast Religious Changing exhibits of area and Lutheran religious history, located at Concordia Seminary[13]
Craft Studio Columbia Boone Central Art website, contemporary crafts, exhibits works by University of Missouri students, faculty and staff, as well as local and national artists
Crane's Museum & Shoppes Callaway Central Local history website, Americana and local history
Crawford County Historical Museum Southeast Local history website, operated by the Crawford County Historical Society
Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau Southeast Multiple Part of Southeast Missouri State University, archaeology, history and fine art; also known as Southeast Missouri Regional Museum
Current River Heritage Museum Southwest Local history information, operated by the Ripley County Historical Society
Dade County Historical Society Museum Southwest Local history [14]
Dallas County Museum Central Local history website, operated by the Dallas County Historical Society; located in Buffalo Head Prairie Historical Park
DefianceSt. Charles Northeast Living Operated by Lindenwood University, life of Daniel Boone, simulated town consisting of over a dozen 19th century buildings
Sedalia Pettis Central Art website
DeKalb County Historical Society Museum Northwest Local history website
Dent County Museum Salem Dent Southwest Local history [15]
Dexter Welcome Center Depot/Museum Southeast Local history [16]
Northeast Open-air Mid-19th-century German immigrant family life
Crawford Southeast Mill Early 20th-century water-powered grist mill
Dillingham-Lewis Museum Jackson Northwest Local history website, operated by the Blue Springs Historical Society
Springfield Greene Southwest Science Hands-on science exhibits
Doc's Museum Northwest Automotive website, antique cars and tractors
Doling Museum Springfield Greene Southwest Amusement website, history of Doling Park, a former amusement park
Douglas County Museum Southwest Local history website, operated by the Douglas County (MO) Historical & Genealogical Society
Dunklin Southeast Local history Local history, open on Wednesdays
Ed Clark Museum of Missouri Geology Southeast Natural history website, operated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, minerals, rocks, fossils, mammoth tusks
Edna Cuddy Memorial House Northwest Historic house Operated by the Harrison County Historical Society, late 19th-century period house[17]
Elgin Cottrell House Pike Northeast Historic house website, Victorian period house
Jefferson City Cole Central Art Located in the Union Hotel at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site
Ellsinore Pioneer Museum Southwest Local history[18] [19]
Columbia Boone Central Natural history website, insects, part of University of Missouri
Epps-Houts Museum Southeast Art Art from around the world including Africa, Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran[20]
Excelsior Springs Museum Clay Northwest Local history website
Faust VillageSt. Louis Northeast Open-air website, located in Faust Park, includes four homes and 16 structures spanning a period from 1840 to 1910
Fenton Historical Museum St. Louis Northeast Local history website, operated by the Fenton Historical Society
Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Historic House 1830s Historic home and mercantile of Felix and Odile Vallé
St. Charles St. Charles Northeast History Site of state's first government in the early 19th century
Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center Museum Springfield Greene Southwest Religious website, history of American Pentecostalism
Southeast Military Park and museum, fort's old earthworks, two Confederate burial trenches and a visitor center about the Battle of Fort Davidson during the Civil War
Jackson Northwest Military 1812 fort
Foundry Art Centre St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Art Interdisciplinary art center with exhibitions[21]
St. Louis Northeast Historic house 1950s house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Frisco Depot Museum Pulaski Central Railroad [22]
Frenchtown Heritage Museum St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Local history website
Gallery 210 Bellerive St. Louis Northeast Art website, part of University of Missouri–St. Louis
Gasconade County Historical Society Museum Gasconade Northeast Local history website
General Daniel Bissell HouseSt. Louis Northeast Historic house website, early 19th-century home of General Daniel Bissell
LacledeLinn Northeast Historic house Mid 19th-century boyhood home of General John J. Pershing
George Caleb Bingham Gallery Columbia Boone Central Art website, gallery of the University of Missouri Art Department
Southwest Biographical Park and 19th-century boyhood farm home of scientist George Washington Carver
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Southeast Historic house Late Victorian period house
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Medical History of what was once known as the “State Lunatic Asylum No. 2”
Golden Missouri Pioneer Museum Southwest History website, includes Early American Pattern glassware, Native American arrowheads and artifacts, minerals, and collections of pocket watches, baseball cards, Civil War and pioneer artifacts and tools
Granby Mining Museum Newton Southwest Mining [23]
Grand River Historical Society Museum Northwest Local history website
Grandview Depot Museum GrandviewJackson Northwest Railroad Operated by the Grandview Historical Society[24]
Gray/Campbell Farmstead Springfield Greene Southwest Historic house website, mid 19th-century house, located in Nathanael Greene Park
Grundy County Museum Northwest Local history website
Hain House Cooper Central Historic house website, operated by the Friends of Historic Boonville, 19th-century house owned by one family
Hannibal History Museum Northeast Local history website, operated by the Hannibal History Museum Foundation
Howell Southwest Multiple website, art and local history
Harold Bell Wright Museum Southwest Local history website, author Harold Bell Wright and local history exhibits
Barton Southwest Historic house Late 19th-century period birthplace home of President Harry Truman
Grandview Jackson Northwest Historic house Late 19th-century Harry S. Truman Farm Home built by Harry Truman's maternal grandmother
Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house Home of Harry S Truman from the 1919 until his death in 1972
Independence Jackson Northwest Biographical Office used by Harry S. Truman during his early political years, located in the Jackson County Courthouse
Independence Jackson Northwest Biographical Papers, books, and other historical materials relating to the 33rd President of the United States Harry S Truman
Benton Central Multiple Cultural and natural history of Truman Lake, environmental activities, the construction of Harry S. Truman Dam, the operation of the powerhouse, and the US Army Corps of Engineers
Haviland Museum St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Decorative arts website, Haviland china collection
Hawken House Webster GrovesSt. Louis Northeast Historic house website, operated by the Webster Groves Historical Society, Victorian Federal/Greek Revival style farmhouse
Central Open-air website
Hermann Fire Company Museum Hermann Gasconade Northeast Firefighting [25] [26]
Hickory County Museum Central Local history website, operated by the Hickory County Historical Society in the John Siddles Williams House
Higgerson School Historic Site Southeast School website, 19th-century one room school[27]
Maryland HeightsSt. Louis Northeast Aviation Located at Creve Coeur Airport, mostly fabric-covered historic aircraft and biplanes from the inter-war years
BethelNortheast Open-air [28]
Historic Hanley House ClaytonSt. Louis Northeast Historic house website, Victorian period farmstead
Historical Society of Lee's Summit Museum Lee's Summit Jackson Northwest Local history website, housed in a former post office
Springfield Greene Southwest Local history website
Branson Taney Southwest Media Wax figures of celebrities including movie stars, television personalities and music icons
Hulston Mill Park Greenfield Dade Southwest Mill website, includes the historic Hulston Mill, operated by the Dade County Historical Society, and several log cabins
New Madrid New Madrid Southeast Historic house Mid-19th-century period mansion
Iron County Historical Society Museum Southeast Local history website
Clay Northwest Biographical website, birthplace of Jesse James
J.C. Penney Museum Northwest Biographical website, information, life of James Cash Penney, founder of J. C. Penney stores
LemaySt. Louis Northeast Military Two museums about the history of Jefferson Barracks Military Post
St. Louis Northeast History Features telephones, telephone-related equipment and memorabilia, located in Jefferson Barracks Historic Park[29] [30]
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Biographical House where Jesse James was gunned down
Jefferson City Cole Central Transportation Exhibits on river transportation, site also includes Elizabeth Rozier Gallery
Jim's Journey Hannibal Marion Northeast African American website, also known as the Huck Finn Freedom Center, life of the man who inspired Huck Finns Jim, Hannibal's African American history and notable figures
Central Military website, includes US Army Chemical Corps Museum, US Army Engineer Museum, US Army Military Police Museum, Fort Leonard Wood Museum
John Colter Museum and Visitors Center Northeast Local history Includes art exhibits featuring John Colter and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Native American artifacts and Missouri River history[31]
Johnson County Historic Complex Southwest Open-air website, includes the Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library & Museum, 1839 Johnson County Courthouse, a one-room school and an agriculture building; operated by the Johnson County Historical Society
Southwest Multiple website, includes the Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum, Dorothea B. Hoover Historical Museum, Empire District Electric Company Museum, the Joplin Sports Authority Sports Hall of Fame, and the National Historical Cookie Cutter Museum
Chesterfield St. Louis Northeast Automotive website
Kimmswick Historical Society Museum Kimmswick Jefferson Northeast Local history website
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society Museum FultonCallaway Central Local history website
Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Historic House French-Colonial home and gardens of Jacques Jean Rene Guibourd built in 1806 shows life as it was in the early 19th century, operated by the Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc.
Laclede County Historical Society Museum Central Local history Located in the former county jail[32]
St. Louis Northeast Art 105acres open-air museum with over 70 sculptures
Southwest Biographical Home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder from 1896 until her death in 1957
Lawrence County Historical Society Museum Mount Vernon Lawrence Southwest Local history
Independence Jackson Northwest Commodity Contains wreaths and jewelry containing, or made of, human hair dating before 1900
Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center St. Charles St. Charles Northeast History website, exhibits relating to the Lewis and Clark expedition, historic St. Charles, and the Missouri River ecosystem
Lewis County Historical Society Library & Museum CantonNortheast Local history [33]
LexingtonLafayette Northwest Local history Located in a mid-19th-century church building, exhibits include steamboats, coal mining, Osage Indians and the Wentworth Military Academy
Liberty Clay Northwest Jail Former jail where Joseph Smith, Jr. and others were imprisoned from 1838 to 1839 during the Mormon War
Lincoln County Jail Museum Northeast Prison Open for events by the Lincoln Count Historical Society[34] [35]
Lone Jack Battlefield Museum Jackson Northwest Civil War website, history of the Battle of Lone Jack and Missouri in the Civil War
Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Historic house Operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri, French Colonial house
Louisiana Area Historical Museum Pike Northeast Local history [36]
AltenburgSoutheast Local history website, operated by the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society, history and culture of the German Saxon immigration to East Perry County in the early 19th century
Malden Dunklin Southeast Military website, located inside the Malden Regional Airport office building, history of Malden Army Airfield
Malden Historical Museum Malden Dunklin Southeast Local history website
Columbia Boone Central Historic house Operated by the Boone County Historical Society, late 19th-century house
Poplar Bluff Butler Southeast Art website
Northeast Biographical Two-room rented cabin where author Mark Twain was born
Northeast Biographical Complex includes author Mark Twain's 19th-century boyhood home and other historic houses
Marshall Welcome Center and Jim the Wonder Dog Museum Saline Northwest Local history website, history of Jim the Wonder Dog
Jefferson Northeast Archaeology Site of Pleistocene ice age deposits and Clovis culture artifacts
May Gallery Webster Groves St. Louis Northeast Art website, part of Webster University
Warrensburg Johnson Southwest Multiple Includes Middle East, Guatemalan and Native American artifacts, seashells, WW II collections, history of the University of Central Missouri
McDonald County Historical Museum Southwest Local history website
Mid-Missouri Museum of Independent Telephone Pioneers Central Technology [37]
St. Louis St. Louis Northeast Art Part of Washington University in St. Louis, collections include 19th, 20th, and 21st-century European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, installations, and photographs
Miller County Museum Central Local history website
Mississippi County Historical Museum Southeast Local history Open during events and by appointment[38]
Missouri Children's Museum Columbia Boone Central Children's website
Lemay St. Louis NortheastMilitary State's role during the American Civil War
Missouri Farm Bureau Log Home Jefferson City Cole Central Historic house website, 1850s log home, displays about the state's agricultural heritage over the last 150 years
Jefferson City Cole Central Historic house 1870s mansion
Southeast Industry Lead and zinc mining and geology
Springfield Greene Southwest Sports Memorabilia of Missouri athletes and interactive displays
Jefferson City Cole Central History
Jefferson City Cole Central Multiple Missouri history, natural history, and cultural resources history
Jefferson City Cole Central Prison Museum located on the second floor of the Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau, guided tours of the historic former prison
Jackson Northwest Living 30-acre antebellum open-air museum shows 19th-century life
Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation Museum Jefferson City Cole Central Medical Operated by the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association[39]
Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum Hannibal Marion Northeast Biographical website, operated by the Hannibal History Museum Foundation, 19th-century birthplace home of activist Margaret Brown[40]
Monroe County Museum Monroe Northeast Local history website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society, located in the Monroe County Courthouse
Salem Dent Southwest Mill Tour of the 1896 Montauk Mill
Moore Home Southeast Local history website, operated by the Mississippi County Historical Society, Victorian period home with local history displays
Morgan County Historical Society Museum Central Local history website, located in the Martin Hotel
Independence Jackson Northwest Religious Experiences of Mormon settlers in Missouri between 1831 and 1839, importance of families, messages from modern prophets and the Book of Mormon
Columbia Boone Central Anthropology website, part of University of Missouri
Columbia Boone Central Art Part of the University of Missouri, also Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern art works and artifacts
Jefferson City Cole Central Military [41] [42]
Museum of the Dog St. Louis Northeast Art website, collection of art devoted to the dog, operated by the American Kennel Club
Museum at the German School Hermann Gasconade Northeast Local history website, operated by Historic Hermann
St. Louis Northeast Transportation Antique cars, boats, a plane, locomotives and railroad equipment
Greene Northeast Historic house 1830s period home of Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone
National BB Gun Museum Branson Taney Southwest Sports website, vintage BB guns, ads
FultonCentral Biographical Life and times of Sir Winston Churchill, part of Westminster College, formerly the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Independence Jackson Northwest History website, history of America's principle western trails
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Military website
Weston Platte Northwest Art website, masterworks of French and English silk tapestries based on work by major artists from the 15th through the 20th century
New Madrid New Madrid Southeast Local history website
Newton County Historical Park Newton Southwest Open-air Includes Newton County Historical Society Museum, Newton County School No. 111 and Log Cabin[43]
Nicholas Beazley Aviation Museum Marshall Saline Northwest Aviation website
Northwest Local history Local history and culture
Springfield Greene Southwest Sports Located on the upper floor of Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, history of hunting, over 1000 hunting rifles
Old Cooper County Jail & Hanging Barn Cooper Central Jail website, operated by the Friends of Historic Boonville, 19th-century jail used until 1978
Old Stagecoach Stop Pulaski Central Historic site website, 19th-century hotel with rooms restored for different periods from 1854 to the present
Owens-Rogers MuseumIndependenceJacksonNorthwestHistoric Landmarkwebsite, Home of Lela Rogers and birthplace of actress/dancer Ginger Rogers, historic landmark property
Ozark Natural & Cultural Resource Center Salem Dent Southwest Multiple website, local history, culture, industry, natural resources, art
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Multiple United States history, transportation vehicles, recreated streets of Old St. Joseph in the 1860s-1880s, Western art
Phelps County Museum Rolla Phelps Southeast Local historywebsite, operated by the Phelps County Historical Society, includes the 1838 Dillon Log House, the 1860 Limestone Block Jail, and the 1861 Courthouse
Pioneer Heritage Homestead Doniphan Ripley Southwest Open-airwebsite, 1865 log cabin museum, log barn and a blacksmith shop
Pioneer Spring Cabin Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house 1850s-period two-room log cabin[44]
Pleasant Hill Historical Society MuseumCass Northwest Local history website
Polk County Museum Southwest Local history website
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Transportation History of the Pony Express
Poplar Bluff Historical Museum Poplar Bluff Butler Southeast Local history Operated by the Butler County Historical Society[45]
Poplar Bluff Railroad Museum Poplar Bluff Butler Southeast Railroad website, includes model trail layout
Butler Bates Southwest Living website, 1870s living history farm
Powers Museum CarthageJasper Southwest Local history website, open seasonally
Pulaski County Courthouse Museum Waynesville Pulaski Central Local history website, operated by the Pulaski County Historical Society
Puppetry Arts Institute Independence Jackson Northwest Entertainment website, puppet theater and museum with hand puppets and marionettes
Railroad Historical Museum Springfield Greene Southwest Railway website, located in Grant Beach Park, includes a locomotive, baggage car, commuter car and caboose, railroad artifacts, model train layout
Taney Southwest Local history Part of College of the Ozarks, history and culture of the Ozarks region
Randolph County Historical Museum Northeast Local history website, operated by the Randolph County Historical Society
Ray County Museum Northwest Local history website, operated by the Ray County Historical Society
Raytown Historical Society Museum RaytownJackson Northwest Local history website
Red House Interpretive Center Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Southeast History website, Missouri pioneers and life of community founder Louis Lorimier, as well as the visit of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in November, 1803
Remember When Toy Museum & Historic Village CantonLewis Northeast Toy website, over 20,000 toys, antique cars, recreated 1800s village
Remington Nature Center Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Multiple website, animals, plants, Native Americans, trappers, geology, Civil War history
Reynolds County Genealogy and Historical Society Museum Southeast Local history website
Branson Taney Southwest Amusement
Springfield Greene Southwest Natural history Exhibit center with cave and worldwide fossils, also known as Missouri Institute of Natural Science
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Local history Operated by the Saint Joseph Historical Society, mid-19th-century apartment building with exhibits of the city's history
Rocheport Historical Museum Boone Central Local history Operated by Friends of Rocheport Society
Hannibal Marion Northeast Historic house Late 19th-century 13,500-square-foot (1,250 m2) Colonial Revival/Georgian-style mansion
Route 66 Museum Lebanon Laclede Central Local history website, located in the Lebanon-Laclede County Library, includes recreations of a 1950s gas station and a classic diner, displays of antique cars, Route 66 books, magazines and videos[46] [47]
St. Louis Northeast Local history The Visitors Center, in a historic Route 66 building, has exhibits on the Mother Road in the state of Missouri.
Ruth W. Towne Museum Kirksville Adair Northeast History website, museum and visitor center of Truman State University, exhibits about the history of the university
Perry Southeast Open-air 19th-century period log home and historic buildings
Softball Museum Springfield Greene Southwest Sports website, located in the Killian Softball Complex, history of state's amateur softball
The Space Center St. Francois Southeast Science website, space memorabilia and artifacts
Springfield Greene Southwest Art website, collections include 19th, 20th, and 21st century American paintings, watercolor, sculpture and prints
Stars and Stripes Museum BloomfieldStoddard Southeast Media website, history of the United States Armed Forces military newspaper, the Stars and Stripes
ColumbiaBoone Central Art Changing art and history exhibits drawn from its collections
St. Charles County Historical Society Museum St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Local history website, located in the 1830s Old Market House
St. Clair Historical Museum Franklin Northeast Local history website
Creve Coeur St. Louis Northeast History website
St. Robert City Museum Pulaski Central Local history [48]
Ste. Genevieve Museum Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Local history website, local artifacts, art, antiques and oddities[49]
Stephens College Historic Costume Gallery Columbia Boone Central Textile website, located in Lela Raney Wood Hall
Fayette Howard Northwest Multiple website, part of Central Methodist University, archaeology, cultural anthropology, natural history, geology and paleontology, located on the second floor of T. Berry Smith Hall
Sterling Price Museum Chariton Northwest Local history website, artifacts of Governor and Civil War general Sterling Price, local history, collection of buttons, books, glassware, children's toys, housewares
Kirksville Adair Northeast Medical website, part of A.T. Still University, national history of osteopathic medicine
St. Joseph Fire Museum Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Firefighting website
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest History website, Native American collection, Lewis & Clark exhibits
St. Louis Northeast Art Library with free art and history exhibits from its collections
St. Louis Northeast Historic house website, operated by the Florissant Valley Historical Society, early 19th-century house
Texas County Historical & Military Museum Southeast Local history website, operated by the Texas County Genealogical & Historical Society[50]
St. Louis Northeast Children's Hands-on learning experiences
Thomas Sappington House St. Louis Northeast Historic house Early 19th-century period house[51]
ThornhillChesterfield St. Louis Northeast Historic house website, early 19th-century home of Frederick Bates, Missouri's second Governor
Branson Taney Southwest Maritime Artifacts and history of the RMS Titanic
Townley House Museum ChamoisCentral Historic house Open by appointment[52]
Truman State University Art Gallery Kirksville Adair Northeast Art Professional and student exhibitions in the Ophelia Parrish Fine Arts Center[53]
Warrensburg Johnson Southwest Art website, part of the University of Central Missouri
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic SiteSt. Louis Northeast Biographical Childhood home of Julia Grant, wife of President Ulysses S. Grant
Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house website, 31 room elaborate Victorian mansion
Veterans Memorial Museum Branson Taney Southwest Military website, 20th-century conflicts
Village at Boone Junction Columbia Boone Central Open-air website, operated by the Boone County Historical Society, complex includes 1821 Gordon-Collins Cabin and 1890 Easley country store
Linn Northwest Biographical Walt Disney's childhood and family, railroad artifacts
Columbia Boone Central Local history website, operated by the Boone County Historical Society, also includes Montminy Art Gallery
Warren E. Hearnes Museum Charleston MississippiSoutheast Biographical Museum about Governor Warren E. Hearnes, open for events[54]
Washington Firehouse Museum Franklin Northwest Firefighting website, antique fire engines and vintage automobiles, operated by the Washington Historical Society
Washington Museum Washington Franklin Northwest Local history website, operated by the Washington Historical Society
Clay Northwest Living 1860s farm, 1860 woolen mill and gristmill, Watkins 1850 Classic Revival style house and outbuildings, museum
Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Multiple website, history, natural history and environmental clean-up of the Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Weston Historical Museum Weston Platte Northwest Local history website
Westphalia Historical Society Museum WestphaliaOsage Central Local history website
White House HotelHermannGasconadeNortheastLocal historyRenovated and operating hotel with three suites and offers guide or self-guided tours. Website
RepublicGreene Southwest Military Includes American Civil War battlefield site and museum
Springfield Greene Southwest Natural history Currently closed for expansion, planned reopening in 2016 as America's Wildlife Museum & Aquarium[55]
Branson Taney Southwest Toy website, over 1 million toys, includes Harold Bell Wright Museum
Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Historic house website, Victorian mansion
Zewicki House Museum LinnOsage Central Historic house website, operated by the Osage County Historical Society

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1827 Log Courthouse. Visit Independence. 13 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Attractions. Mt. Vernon, Missouri. 13 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Agency Ford Museum. St. Joseph, Missouri. 16 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030019/http://www.stjomo.com/see-do/museums/agency-ford-museum/. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Kimmswick Attractions. Go Kimmswick. 15 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Barton County Historical Society. Welcome to Barton County, Missouri. 13 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Facebook site. Big River Train Town. 15 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Things to Do: Museums. Weston, Missouri. 16 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Burgess-How Log Cabin. Kimmswick Historical Society. 15 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Calico Cupboard Toy Sewing Machine Museum. Leisure and Sports Review. 15 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Historical Places. Visit Missouri's Ozark Heritage Region. 15 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Novinger Coal Miners Museum. Visit Missouri. 13 November 2015.
  12. Web site: About Concordia: Area Museum. Concordia, Missouri. 15 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Official site. Concordia Historical Institute. 16 November 2015.
  14. Web site: Attractions. Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce. 14 November 2015.
  15. Web site: Our Community: Arts, Culture, and Museums. Salem, Missouri. 14 November 2015.
  16. Web site: Dexter Welcome Center Depot/Museum. City of Dexter. 16 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117180627/http://www.visitdexter.com/points-of-interestDetail.php?Dexter-Welcome-Center-Depot-Museum-16. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: Area Attractions. City of Bethany, Missouri. 15 November 2015.
  18. Web site: Facebook site. Ellsinore Pioneer Museum. 14 November 2015.
  19. Web site: Ellsinore Pioneer Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015551/http://seevanburen.com/new/business/ellsinore-pioneer-museum/. dead. 17 November 2015. Van Buren Area Chamber of Commerce. 14 November 2015.
  20. Web site: Area Attractions. 17 May 2012 . Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce. 14 November 2015.
  21. Web site: Official site. Foundry Art Centre. 17 October 2017.
  22. Web site: Frisco Depot Museum. Visit Pulaski County. 16 November 2015.
  23. Web site: Granby Miner's Museum. Visit Missouri. 15 November 2015.
  24. Web site: Community Overview: History of Grandview. City of Grandview. 15 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014803/http://www.grandview.org/index.aspx?page=319. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  25. Web site: Museums. Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce. 14 November 2015.
  26. Web site: Historic Fire Company Museum. Hermann Hill Vineyard and Inn. 14 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014418/http://www.hermannhill.com/fire-company-museum.htm. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  27. Web site: Higgerson School Historic Site. New Madrid, MO. 15 November 2015.
  28. Web site: Historic Bethel German Colony. Visit Missouri. 16 November 2015.
  29. Web site: Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. National Geographic Mississippi River Geotourism Program. 2 July 2016.
  30. Web site: St. Louis, Missouri: Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Roadside America. 2 July 2016.
  31. Web site: John Colter Museum and Visitor Center. About St. Louis. 14 November 2015.
  32. Web site: Official site. Laclede County Historical Society. 15 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160210021735/http://www.lacledecountyhistoricalsociety.org/. 10 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  33. Web site: Libraries & Museums. Canton, Missouri. 15 November 2015.
  34. Web site: Facebook site. Lincoln County Historical Society. 15 November 2015.
  35. Web site: Old County Jail Building- Troy, Mo. Historic Jail Museum opens their doors.. Lincoln County Journal. 15 November 2015. April 2012.
  36. Web site: Louisiana Area Historical Museum. Louisiana, Missouri. 16 November 2015.
  37. Web site: Mid-Missouri Museum of Independent Telephone Pioneers. Visit Missouri. 14 November 2015.
  38. Web site: Tourism: Museums. East Prairie, MO. 15 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033037/http://www.eastprairiemo.net/home/tourism/museums. 2015-11-17. dead.
  39. Web site: Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation Museum. Visit Missouri. 14 November 2015.
  40. Web site: Explore the Molly Brown Birthplace and Museum. Hannibal History Museum. 15 November 2015.
  41. Web site: Facebook site. Museum of Missouri Military History. 14 November 2015.
  42. Web site: Museum of Missouri Military History hosts grand opening. KOMU. 14 November 2015. December 7, 2014.
  43. Web site: Newton County Historical Museum. Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce. 15 November 2015.
  44. Web site: Pioneer Spring Cabin. Visit Kansas City. 15 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022415/https://www.visitkc.com/business-detail/pioneer-spring-cabin. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  45. Web site: Facebook site. Poplar Bluff Museum located in Old Mark Twain School. 14 November 2015.
  46. Web site: Route 66 Museum. Visit Missouri. 15 November 2015.
  47. Web site: Route 66 Museum. Roadside America. 15 November 2015.
  48. Web site: St. Robert City Museum. St. Robert, Missouri. 16 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151101142250/http://www.saintrobert.com/Tourism/museum.html. 1 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  49. Web site: Museums & Cemeteries. Ste. Geneviève Department of Tourism. 16 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20101022004731/http://www.visitstegen.com/attractions/museums.html. 22 October 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  50. Web site: Texas County Historical & Military Museum. Southern Inn. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20090126071909/http://southerninnmo.com/area_attractions/texas_county_historical_military_museum. 26 January 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  51. Web site: Sappington House Historical Site. City of Crestwood. 16 November 2015.
  52. Web site: Thing to Do: Historical. Visit Osage County. 15 November 2015.
  53. Web site: E. M. Violette Museum Collection: Campus Museums & Galleries. Truman State University. 13 November 2015.
  54. Web site: Schedule of Events. Charleston, MO Dogwood Azalea Festival. 15 November 2015.
  55. Web site: New name, bigger vision for Wonders of Wildlife. Springfield News-Leader. 15 November 2015. March 19, 2015.
  56. Web site: Dick Clark's AB Theater - Branson Missouri. www.dickclarksabbranson.com.
  57. Web site: Branson's American Presidents Museum will not be closing [Branson Courier]]. February 6, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080206075540/http://www.bransoncourier.com/issue-29/American_Presidents_Museum-887.html. 2008-02-06.
  58. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004222818/http://www.cityofbranson.org/meetings/aldermen/agendas2007/11%2026%2007/Request%20Presidents%20Museum.pdf . 2011-10-04 .
  59. Web site: Augusta Station. tripod.com.
  60. Web site: Final Goodbyes For CCC Museum. Don Corrigan. South County Times.
  61. Web site: Visitors Guide to the Clarksville Museum. greatriverroad.com. 16 November 2015. This facility has closed This page has been archived.
  62. Web site: New faces helped to rescue the CAS. https://archive.today/20130120023341/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/sep/13/new-faces-helped-to-rescue-the-cas/. dead. 2013-01-20. Columbia Daily Tribune. 2012-10-29.
  63. Web site: Willow Springs, Missouri: Fire Museum of Missouri (Closed). Roadside America. 15 November 2015. December 11, 2013.
  64. Web site: Official site. Fire Museum of Missouri. 15 November 2015.
  65. Web site: Hazelwood, Missouri: First Due Fire Museum (Gone). Roadside America. 16 November 2015. April 7, 2015.
  66. Web site: The Wilson's Creek Civil War Museum. The Civil War Muse. 14 November 2015. This museum used to be called General Sweeney's Museum of Civil War History before it was acquired by the National Park Service in 2005..
  67. Web site: Rolla, MO - Memoryville USA and Antique Car Museum - Closed. roadsideamerica.com.
  68. Web site: Coinop.org /// Some Random Page. Coinop.org.
  69. Web site: Randy Lewis. Moving Viewers Beyond Camels, Sand Dunes : Museum: Paul Nance, who displays a collection of Arab artifacts on a Missouri farm, says we must look at a society as a whole before judging it.. Los Angeles Times. 15 November 2015. September 7, 1991.
  70. Web site: Obituary: Paul J. Nance. Aramco Expats. 15 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063244/http://www.aramcoexpats.com/obituaries/2015/01/paul-j-nance.aspx. 17 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  71. Web site: Official site. Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum. 15 November 2015.
  72. Web site: Announcement from Roy Rogers Jr.. royrogers.com. 2010-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107234116/http://www.royrogers.com/announcement.html. 2016-11-07. dead.
  73. Web site: St. Joseph Museum Newsletter, January April 2012.
  74. Web site: YouZeum ends with whimper. Columbia Daily Tribune. 2012-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20101021101209/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/oct/17/youzeum-ends-with-whimper/. 2010-10-21. dead.

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