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From a church to a museum
It’s a small building on top of a hill in a small Ozarks town. It began its life as a church circa 1882, evolved into a public library in 1933, and in 2006 opened its doors as the Harold Bell Wright Museum for the preacher who once taught inside. For six years volunteers from the [...]
From the bottom of the sea to southwest Missouri: The Titanic Museum in Branson
October 29, 2011 No Comment
BRANSON, Mo. — The Titanic Museum is a destination for all ages with hands-on learning. When you enter the museum, you are issued the passport of a person who was on the ship, and throughout the tour of more than 400 original artifacts, you learn about that passenger. In the end, you find out whether [...]
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Kemp Auto Museum, located in Chesterfield, is the perfect place for any automobile enthusiast. The museum’s collection includes vehicles from the turn of the century to modern day, having over 40 rare and classic automobiles, from all over the world, on display. The museum was ranked #15 in the Top 25 Things To Do on [...]
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RAYTOWN, Mo. — “We didn’t just put lipstick on a pig here,” Ben Helt says of the building he and his wife, Sarah, renovated to house Benetti’s Coffee Experience, which they co-own and opened in 2007. Their friend, Jeff Page, a local realtor and business owner, purchased the rundown building, and together the three undertook a [...]
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HERMANN, Mo. — One of the most popular ways to visit wine country is via a wine trail, and Missouri has several. The trails offer a user-friendly way to explore wine areas, with tips on top sights and attractions in each area. Most wine trails sponsor special themed events throughout the year. Patty Held in [...]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When they were younger, Kansas City natives Ed and Jan Guthrie traveled by train on a regular basis. The Overland Park retirees recently attended a train show and watched a film about the trains of their youth. While enjoying the film that day, both were stunned to see a young Ed [...]
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The Museum of Westward Expansion houses artifacts and exhibits that chronicle the American Indians and pioneers who shaped the history of the West. Call 314-655-1700 for more information. National Frontier Trails Museum, located in Independence, features the histories of the Santa Fe, the Oregon, and the California trails, plus interactive exhibits, including two that challenge you to [...]
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BOONVILLE, Mo. – From the wedding receptions and dinner parties that it hosted during its younger days to its later incarnation as a senior living community, the Frederick provided for its tenants. The building underwent major renovations that were completed in 2007, while still preserving the building’s rich history. Though now the hotel has been [...]
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FULTON, Mo. — “I was having job burnout in Los Angeles,” said Jim. “Cate was a freelance writer who could work anywhere. We were ready for a change, and we had always romanticized about having a B and B.” Cate searched the internet for bead-and-breakfasts for sale in the Midwest. They found Romancing the Past [...]
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KANSAS CITY — The city’s oldest theater, The Folly, opened in 1900 as The Standard, a burlesque house on vaudeville’s Empire Circuit. A grand showpiece, it rose nearly seven stories with majestic columns and Palladian windows and was extravagantly lit with electric light bulbs–a novelty that had been introduced to Kansas City the year before. [...]
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