Home to hundreds of puppets and marionettes from around the world, including a Punch and Judy collection and puppets from the collection of Hazelle Rollins, creator and operator of the largest puppet manufacturing facility in the world, based in nearby Kansas City. Come enjoy making your own puppet and then staging an ipromptu on stage for your friends and family. Monthly puppet shows, a gift shop and puppetry resource library.
Learn about the key roles Mormons played in the early and tempestuous history of Independence. See rare artifacts, exhibits and artwork documenting the history and belief of the Saints. Of particular note is a two story mural entitled "The Second Coming of Jesus Christ."
Independence, MO MuseumsRestored office courtroom used by Truman while gresiding judge of county court in 1930s. Sound and light show, "The Man from Independence," on Truman'
Independence, MO MuseumsMultimedia and interactive exhibits on Truman Presidency. Artifacts and materials from Truman Administration. Oval Ofice reproduction. White House gallery. President and Mrs. Truman's gravesites in courtyard. Film on Truman presidency by award winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim. Children'
Independence, MO MuseumsAustere two-room cabin offers a look at life in the 1800
Independence, MO MuseumsListed on the National Register of Historic Places, Lee's Summit historic downtown district has over 40 retail shops, ...
Riverfront park featuring reservable shelter houses, gazebo, volleyball and basketball courts, walking/jogging trails, histor...
The Children's Peace Pavilion is a one-of-a-kind, interactive museum designed to explore essential elements of peace using ha...
This battlefield is one of the few Civil War battlefields that has never been cultivated and the outlines of the trenches are...