The best arts & culture spots in Independence

Museum in an ornate 31-room Victorian home, built in 1881, with historic furnishings.

1500 N Liberty St

Tours are offered of this 1857 hilltop farmhouse with period furnishings, artifacts & river views.

1420 S 78 St (Kansas City)

Well-preserved home of a former estate owner, featuring period furnishings, artwork and artifacts.

Bingham-Waggoner Home, 313 W Pacific Ave

The Museum of Kansas City explores the city’s past, present, and future with engaging exhibits like Dunbar: Kansas City’s First Black…

3218 Gladstone Blvd (Kansas City)

Art collection spanning 5,000 years in neoclassical & modern galleries, plus a sculpture garden.

4525 Oak St (Kansas City)

The nation's only public museum dedicated to WWI, with a large collection of photos, weapons & more.

2 Memorial Dr (Kansas City)

Family-friendly museum with interactive science displays, including a test kitchen & planetarium.

30 W Pershing Rd (Kansas City)

Eclectic array of collectible toys, antique marbles & miniature reproductions of fine furnishings.

5235 Oak St (Kansas City)

Big collection of everyday objects pulled from a steamboat that sunk on the Missouri River in 1856.

400 Grand Blvd (Kansas City)

Modest museum housing a permanent collection & special exhibitions of challenging contemporary art.

4420 Warwick Blvd (Kansas City)

Visitors can experience and learn about visual and sensory illusions at this modern art museum.

30 W Pershing Rd #620 (Kansas City)

Historic coins & bills, a huge cash vault & more, on view in a federal bank building with tours.

1 Memorial Dr (Kansas City)

Exhibits on segregated league's 1920 founding to Jackie Robinson's 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers debut.

1616 E 18th St (Kansas City)

Dinner theater show where guests solve a crime while enjoying a meal.

1301 Wyandotte St (Kansas City)