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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.

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Museums

Name Town/City County Region Type Summary
1827 Log Courthouse Independence Jackson Northwest Historic site Mercantile operation, home and gathering place for the early Mormon settlers in Independence
1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum Independence Jackson Northwest Prison Operated by the Jackson County Historical Society
Adair County Historical Society Museum Kirksville Adair Northeast Local history website
Adamson Cabin Mt. Vernon Lawrence Southwest Historic house
Agency Ford Museum Agency Buchanan Northwest Local history Located in the Agency Community Center and open by appointment
Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum Ridgedale, Missouri Taney Southwest Natural History and Paleontology, and local history website Part of the Big Cedar Lodge resort
Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks Springfield Greene Southwest Aviation website
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Art Collections of 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st-century American art
Amoureux House Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Historic house Late 18th-century house
Andrew County Museum & Historical Society Savannah Andrew Northwest Local history website, includes collection of Navajo rugs and Kewpie dolls
Anheuser Estate Kimmswick Jefferson Northeast Historic house Mansion and summer home of the Anheuser family
Archery Hall of Fame and Museum 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
Arrow Rock State Historic Site Arrow Rock Saline Northwest Open-air Includes a museum of local history and the George Caleb Bingham House
Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art Fayette Howard Northwest Art website, part of Central Methodist University, located on the first floor of Classic Hall, present 3 to 5 shows a year
Audrain County Historical Society Mexico Audrain Northeast Multiple website, complex includes Graceland Museum, a historic 1857 mansion, the American Saddlebred Horse Museum, the 1903 Country School and the Country Church
Augusta Historic Museum Augusta St. Charles Northeast Local history Operated in the August Sehrt House
Auto World Museum Fulton Callaway Central Automotive website, vintage and classic cars and memorabilia
Barton County Historical Society Museum Lamar Barton Southwest Local history Located in the basement of the Barton County Courthouse
Bates County Museum Butler Bates 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
Battle of Athens State Historic Site Revere Clark Northeast Military Civil War
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Lexington Lafayette Northwest Military Civil War
Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad Belton Cass Northwest Railroad Short line passenger heritage railroad and museum, formerly the Kansas City Railroad Museum
Ben Ferrel Museum Platte City Platte Northwest Historic house website, Victorian period house, operated by the Platte County, Missouri Historical & Genealogical Society
Benton County Museum Warsaw Benton Central Local history website, operated by the Benton County Historical Society
Big River Train Town Hannibal Marion Northeast Railroad Model train store and museum
Bingham-Waggoner Estate Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house website, Victorian mansion once owned by artist George Caleb Bingham
Black Archives Museum Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest History website, area African American history
Bollinger County Museum of Natural History Marble Hill Bollinger Southeast Natural history website, fossils, Native American artifacts, Lewis & Clark exhibit, Civil War history, Will Mayfield College history
Bollinger Mill State Historic Site Burfordville Cape Girardeau Southeast Mill 1867 working mill
Bonebrake Center of Nature and History Salem Dent Southwest Multiple website, 1880s Bonebrake-McMurtrey House, nature exhibits and programs, 12 acre nature reserve
Bonnell Museum Weston Platte Northwest Local history 19th-century period house and farm life
Bonniebrook Gallery, Museum, and Homestead Walnut Shade Taney 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 Malden Dunklin 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
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site Sedalia Pettis Central Historic house 31-room, 12,000-square-foot lodge with various eccentric construction details
Branson Dinosaur Museum Branson Taney Southwest Natural history website, life-size dinosaur figures, skeletons, fossils
Branson Military Museum Branson 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
Bushwacker Jail Museum Nevada Vernon 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 Mountain View Howell Southeast Commodity Collection of toy sewing machines
Camden County Museum Linn Creek Camden Central Local history website, operated by the Camden County Historical Society
Cameron Depot Museum Cameron Linn Northwest Railroad website, operated by the Cameron Historical Society
Cape River Heritage Museum Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Southeast Local history website
Center of Creative Arts (COCA) University City St. Louis Northeast Art website, community visual and performing arts center
Centralia Historical Society Museum Centralia Boone Central Local history website
Chaffee Historical Society Museum Chaffee Scott Southeast Local history website
Champ Clark House Bowling Green Pike Northeast Historic house Also known as Honeyshuck, home of Congressman Champ Clark
Chariton County Museum Salisbury Chariton Northwest Local history website, operated by the Chariton County Historical Society
Children's Peace Pavilion 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 Ozark Christian Southwest Local history website, operated by the Christian County Historical Society
Clay County Historical Society Museum Liberty Clay Northwest Local history Includes pharmacy items, weapons, dolls, household items, arrowheads, historic doctor's office, period rooms, tools, agricultural equipment
Coal Miners Museum Novinger Adair Northeast Mining Area coal mining, includes simulated coal mine and blacksmith shop, antique farm tools
Cole Camp Museum Cole Camp Benton Central Local history website
Cole County Historical Society Museum Jefferson City Cole Central Local history website, also Upschulte House, a historic house museum
Columbia College Galleries Columbia 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 St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Aviation website, includes World War II aircraft and memorabilia, located at St. Charles County Smartt Airport
Community of Christ Museum Independence Jackson Northwest Religious Part of the Independence Temple, history of the Community of Christ
Concordia Area Museum Concordia Lafayette Central Local history
Concordia Historical Institute Clayton St. Louis Northeast Religious Changing exhibits of area and Lutheran religious history, located at Concordia Seminary
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 Williamsburg Callaway Central Local history website, Americana and local history
Crawford County Historical Museum Cuba Crawford Southeast Local history website, operated by the Crawford County Historical Society
Crisp Museum Cape Girardeau Cape 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 Doniphan Ripley Southwest Local history information, operated by the Ripley County Historical Society
Dade County Historical Society Museum Greenfield Dade Southwest Local history
Dallas County Museum Buffalo Dallas Central Local history website, operated by the Dallas County Historical Society; located in Buffalo Head Prairie Historical Park
Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center Defiance St. Charles Northeast Living Operated by Lindenwood University, life of Daniel Boone, simulated town consisting of over a dozen 19th century buildings
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art Sedalia Pettis Central Art website
DeKalb County Historical Society Museum Maysville DeKalb Northwest Local history website
Dent County Museum Salem Dent Southwest Local history
Dexter Welcome Center Depot/Museum Dexter Stoddard Southeast Local history
Deutschheim State Historic Site Hermann Gasconade Northeast Open-air Mid-19th-century German immigrant family life
Dillard Mill State Historic Site Davisville Crawford Southeast Mill Early 20th-century water-powered grist mill
Dillingham-Lewis Museum Blue Springs Jackson Northwest Local history website, operated by the Blue Springs Historical Society
Discovery Center of Springfield Springfield Greene Southwest Science Hands-on science exhibits
Doc's Museum Jamesport Daviess 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 Ava Douglas Southwest Local history website, operated by the Douglas County (MO) Historical & Genealogical Society
Dunklin County Museum Kennett Dunklin Southeast Local history Local history, open on Wednesdays
Ed Clark Museum of Missouri Geology Rolla Phelps Southeast Natural history website, operated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, minerals, rocks, fossils, mammoth tusks
Edna Cuddy Memorial House Bethany Harrison Northwest Historic house Operated by the Harrison County Historical Society, late 19th-century period house
Elgin Cottrell House Clarksville Pike Northeast Historic house website, Victorian period house
Elizabeth Rozier Gallery Jefferson City Cole Central Art Located in the Union Hotel at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site
Ellsinore Pioneer Museum Ellsinore Carter Southwest Local history
Enns Entomology Museum Columbia Boone Central Natural history website, insects, part of University of Missouri
Epps-Houts Museum Poplar Bluff Butler Southeast Art Art from around the world including Africa, Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran
Excelsior Springs Museum Excelsior Springs Clay Northwest Local history website
Faust Village Chesterfield St. 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 Fenton St. Louis Northeast Local history website, operated by the Fenton Historical Society
Felix Vallé House State Historic Site Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Historic House 1830s Historic home and mercantile of Felix and Odile Vallé
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site 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
Fort Davidson State Historic Site Pilot Knob Iron 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
Fort Osage National Historic Landmark Sibley Jackson Northwest Military 1812 fort
Foundry Art Centre St. Charles St. Charles Northeast Art Interdisciplinary art center with exhibitions
Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park Kirkwood St. Louis Northeast Historic house 1950s house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Frisco Depot Museum Crocker Pulaski Central Railroad
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 Owensville Gasconade Northeast Local history website
General Daniel Bissell House Bellefontaine Neighbors St. Louis Northeast Historic house website, early 19th-century home of General Daniel Bissell
Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site Laclede Linn 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
George Washington Carver National Monument Diamond Newton Southwest Biographical Park and 19th-century boyhood farm home of scientist George Washington Carver
Glenn House Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Southeast Historic house Late Victorian period house
Glore Psychiatric Museum Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Medical History of what was once known as the “State Lunatic Asylum No. 2”
Golden Missouri Pioneer Museum Golden Barry 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 Granby Newton Southwest Mining
Grand River Historical Society Museum Chillicothe Livingston Northwest Local history website
Grandview Depot Museum Grandview Jackson Northwest Railroad Operated by the Grandview Historical Society
Gray/Campbell Farmstead Springfield Greene Southwest Historic house website, mid 19th-century house, located in Nathanael Greene Park
Grundy County Museum Trenton Grundy Northwest Local history website
Hain House Boonville Cooper Central Historic house website, operated by the Friends of Historic Boonville, 19th-century house owned by one family
Hannibal History Museum Hannibal Marion Northeast Local history website, operated by the Hannibal History Museum Foundation
Harlin Museum West Plains Howell Southwest Multiple website, art and local history
Harold Bell Wright Museum Pierce City Lawrence Southwest Local history website, author Harold Bell Wright and local history exhibits
Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site Lamar Barton Southwest Historic house Late 19th-century period birthplace home of President Harry Truman
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site Grandview Jackson Northwest Historic house Late 19th-century Harry S. Truman Farm Home built by Harry Truman's maternal grandmother
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house Home of Harry S Truman from the 1919 until his death in 1972
Harry S Truman Office and Courtroom Independence Jackson Northwest Biographical Office used by Harry S. Truman during his early political years, located in the Jackson County Courthouse
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum Independence Jackson Northwest Biographical Papers, books, and other historical materials relating to the 33rd President of the United States Harry S Truman
Harry S. Truman Regional Visitor Center Warsaw 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 Groves St. Louis Northeast Historic house website, operated by the Webster Groves Historical Society, Victorian Federal/Greek Revival style farmhouse
Henry County Museum Clinton Henry Central Open-air website
Hermann Fire Company Museum Hermann Gasconade Northeast Firefighting
Hickory County Museum Hermitage Hickory Central Local history website, operated by the Hickory County Historical Society in the John Siddles Williams House
Higgerson School Historic Site New Madrid New Madrid Southeast School website, 19th-century one room school
Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum Maryland Heights St. Louis Northeast Aviation Located at Creve Coeur Airport, mostly fabric-covered historic aircraft and biplanes from the inter-war years
Historic Bethel German Colony Bethel Shelby Northeast Open-air
Historic Hanley House Clayton St. 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
History Museum on the Square Springfield Greene Southwest Local history website
Hollywood Wax Museum Branson 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
Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site New Madrid New Madrid Southeast Historic house Mid-19th-century period mansion
Iron County Historical Society Museum Arcadia Iron Southeast Local history website
James Farm Kearney Clay Northwest Biographical website, birthplace of Jesse James
J.C. Penney Museum Hamilton Caldwell Northwest Biographical website, information, life of James Cash Penney, founder of J. C. Penney stores
Jefferson Barracks Museums Lemay St. Louis Northeast Military Two museums about the history of Jefferson Barracks Military Post
Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum Lemay St. Louis Northeast History Features telephones, telephone-related equipment and memorabilia, located in Jefferson Barracks Historic Park
Jesse James Home Museum Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Biographical House where Jesse James was gunned down
Jefferson Landing State Historic Site 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 Finn's Jim, Hannibal's African American history and notable figures
John B Mahaffey Museum Complex Fort Leonard Wood Pulaski 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 New Haven Franklin Northeast Local history Includes art exhibits featuring John Colter and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Native American artifacts and Missouri River history
Johnson County Historic Complex Warrensburg Johnson 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
Joplin Museum Complex Joplin Jasper 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
Kemp Auto Museum Chesterfield St. Louis Northeast Automotive website
Kimmswick Historical Society Museum Kimmswick Jefferson Northeast Local history website
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society Museum Fulton Callaway Central Local history website
La Maison de Guibourd 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 Lebanon Laclede Central Local history Located in the former county jail
Laumeier Sculpture Park Sunset Hills St. Louis Northeast Art 105-acre (0.42 km2) open-air museum with over 70 sculptures
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum Mansfield Wright 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
Leila's Hair Museum 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 Canton Lewis Northeast Local history
Lexington Historical Museum Lexington Lafayette Northwest Local history Located in a mid-19th-century church building, exhibits include steamboats, coal mining, Osage Indians and the Wentworth Military Academy
Liberty Jail 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 Troy Lincoln Northeast Prison Open for events by the Lincoln Count Historical Society
Lone Jack Battlefield Museum Lone Jack Jackson Northwest Civil War website, history of the Battle of Lone Jack and Missouri in the Civil War
Louis Bolduc House 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 Louisiana Pike Northeast Local history
Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum Altenburg Perry Southeast 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
MAAPS Military Museum 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
Maplewood Columbia Boone Central Historic house Operated by the Boone County Historical Society, late 19th-century house
Margaret Harwell Art Museum Poplar Bluff Butler Southeast Art website
Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site Florida Monroe Northeast Biographical Two-room rented cabin where author Mark Twain was born
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum Hannibal Marion 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 Marshall Saline Northwest Local history website, history of Jim the Wonder Dog
Mastodon State Historic Site Imperial 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
McClure Archives and University Museum 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 Pineville McDonald Southwest Local history website
Mid-Missouri Museum of Independent Telephone Pioneers Blackwater Cooper Central Technology
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum 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 Tuscumbia Miller Central Local history website
Mississippi County Historical Museum East Prairie Mississippi Southeast Local history Open during events and by appointment
Missouri Children's Museum Columbia Boone Central Children's website
Missouri Civil War Museum Lemay St. Louis Northeast Military 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
Missouri Governor's Mansion Jefferson City Cole Central Historic house 1870s mansion
Missouri Mines State Historic Site Park Hills St. Francois Southeast Industry Lead and zinc mining and geology
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Springfield Greene Southwest Sports Memorabilia of Missouri athletes and interactive displays
Missouri State Capitol Jefferson City Cole Central History
Missouri State Museum Jefferson City Cole Central Multiple Missouri history, natural history, and cultural resources history
Missouri State Penitentiary 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
Missouri Town 1855 Lee's Summit 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
Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum Hannibal Marion Northeast Biographical website, operated by the Hannibal History Museum Foundation, 19th-century birthplace home of activist Margaret Brown
Monroe County Museum Paris Monroe Northeast Local history website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society, located in the Monroe County Courthouse
Montauk State Park Salem Dent Southwest Mill Tour of the 1896 Montauk Mill
Moore Home Charleston Mississippi Southeast Local history website, operated by the Mississippi County Historical Society, Victorian period home with local history displays
Morgan County Historical Society Museum Versailles Morgan Central Local history website, located in the Martin Hotel
Mormon Visitors Center 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
Museum of Anthropology Columbia Boone Central Anthropology website, part of University of Missouri
Museum of Art and Archaeology Columbia Boone Central Art Part of the University of Missouri, also Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern art works and artifacts
Museum of Missouri Military History Jefferson City Cole Central Military
Museum of the Dog Town and Country 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
National Museum of Transportation Kirkwood St. Louis Northeast Transportation Antique cars, boats, a plane, locomotives and railroad equipment
Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site Ash Grove 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
National Churchill Museum Fulton Callaway Central Biographical Life and times of Sir Winston Churchill, part of Westminster College, formerly the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
National Frontier Trails Museum Independence Jackson Northwest History website, history of America's principle western trails
National Military Heritage Museum Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Military website
National Silk Art Museum 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 Historical Museum New Madrid New Madrid Southeast Local history website
Newton County Historical Park Neosho Newton Southwest Open-air Includes Newton County Historical Society Museum, Newton County School No. 111 and Log Cabin
Nicholas Beazley Aviation Museum Marshall Saline Northwest Aviation website
Nodaway County Historical Society Museum Maryville Nodaway Northwest Local history Local history and culture
NRA National Sporting Arms Museum 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 Boonville Cooper Central Jail website, operated by the Friends of Historic Boonville, 19th-century jail used until 1978
Old Stagecoach Stop Waynesville Pulaski Central Historic site website, 19th-century hotel with rooms restored for different periods from 1854 to the present
Owens-Rogers Museum Independence Jackson Northwest Historic Landmark website, 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
Patee House 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 history website, 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-air website, 1865 log cabin museum, log barn and a blacksmith shop
Pioneer Spring Cabin Independence Jackson Northwest Historic house 1850s-period two-room log cabin
Pleasant Hill Historical Society Museum Pleasant Hill Cass Northwest Local history website
Polk County Museum Bolivar Polk Southwest Local history website
Pony Express Museum 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
Poplar Bluff Railroad Museum Poplar Bluff Butler Southeast Railroad website, includes model trail layout
Poplar Heights Farm Butler Bates Southwest Living website, 1870s living history farm
Powers Museum Carthage Jasper 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
Ralph Foster Museum Point Lookout Taney Southwest Local history Part of College of the Ozarks, history and culture of the Ozarks region
Randolph County Historical Museum Moberly Randolph Northeast Local history website, operated by the Randolph County Historical Society
Ray County Museum Richmond Ray Northwest Local history website, operated by the Ray County Historical Society
Raytown Historical Society Museum Raytown Jackson 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 Canton Lewis 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 Ellington Reynolds Southeast Local history website
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum Branson Taney Southwest Amusement
Riverbluff Cave Springfield Greene Southwest Natural history Exhibit center with cave and worldwide fossils, also known as Missouri Institute of Natural Science
Robidoux Row Museum 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 Rocheport Boone Central Local history Operated by Friends of Rocheport Society
Rockcliffe Mansion 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
Route 66 State Park Visitors Center Eureka 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
Saxon Lutheran Memorial Frohna 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 Bonne Terre St. Francois Southeast Science website, space memorabilia and artifacts
Springfield Art Museum Springfield Greene Southwest Art website, collections include 19th, 20th, and 21st century American paintings, watercolor, sculpture and prints
Stars and Stripes Museum Bloomfield Stoddard Southeast Media website, history of the United States Armed Forces military newspaper, the Stars and Stripes
State Historical Society of Missouri Columbia Boone 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 St. Clair Franklin Northeast Local history website
St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Creve Coeur St. Louis Northeast History website
St. Robert City Museum St. Robert Pulaski Central Local history
Ste. Genevieve Museum Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Southeast Local history website, local artifacts, art, antiques and oddities
Stephens College Historic Costume Gallery Columbia Boone Central Textile website, located in Lela Raney Wood Hall
Stephens Museum 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 Keytesville 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
Still National Osteopathic Museum 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
St. Joseph Museum Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest History website, Native American collection, Lewis & Clark exhibits
St. Louis Mercantile Library Bellerive St. Louis Northeast Art Library with free art and history exhibits from its collections
Taille de Noyer Florissant St. Louis Northeast Historic house website, operated by the Florissant Valley Historical Society, early 19th-century house
Texas County Historical & Military Museum Houston Texas Southeast Local history website, operated by the Texas County Genealogical & Historical Society
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum Kirkwood St. Louis Northeast Children's Hands-on learning experiences
Thomas Sappington House Crestwood St. Louis Northeast Historic house Early 19th-century period house
Thornhill Chesterfield St. Louis Northeast Historic house website, early 19th-century home of Frederick Bates, Missouri's second Governor
Titanic World's Largest Museum Attraction Branson Taney Southwest Maritime Artifacts and history of the RMS Titanic
Townley House Museum Chamois Osage Central Historic house Open by appointment
Truman State University Art Gallery Kirksville Adair Northeast Art Professional and student exhibitions in the Ophelia Parrish Fine Arts Center
UCM Gallery of Art and Design Warrensburg Johnson Southwest Art website, part of the University of Central Missouri
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site Grantwood Village St. Louis Northeast Biographical Childhood home of Julia Grant, wife of President Ulysses S. Grant
Vaile Mansion 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
Walt Disney Hometown Museum Marceline Linn Northwest Biographical Walt Disney's childhood and family, railroad artifacts
Walters-Boone County Museum Columbia Boone Central Local history website, operated by the Boone County Historical Society, also includes Montminy Art Gallery
Warren E. Hearnes Museum Charleston Mississippi Southeast Biographical Museum about Governor Warren E. Hearnes, open for events
Washington Firehouse Museum Washington 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
Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site Lawson 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 Westphalia Osage Central Local history website
White House Hotel Hermann Gasconade Northeast Local history Renovated and operating hotel with three suites and offers guide or self-guided tours. Website
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Republic Greene Southwest Military Includes American Civil War battlefield site and museum
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium Springfield Greene Southwest Natural history Currently closed for expansion, planned reopening in 2016 as America's Wildlife Museum & Aquarium
World's Largest Toy Museum Branson Taney Southwest Toy website, over 1 million toys, includes Harold Bell Wright Museum
Wyeth-Tootle Mansion Saint Joseph Buchanan Northwest Historic house website, Victorian mansion
Zewicki House Museum Linn Osage Central Historic house website, operated by the Osage County Historical Society

See also

  • Nature Centers in Missouri

Defunct museums

  • '57 Heaven, Branson, formerly part of Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
  • American Presidents Museum, Branson, collections now part of the National Center for Presidential Studies
  • Augusta Station, Augusta, exhibit of model railroads
  • Cementland, St. Louis, outdoor sculpture park, future uncertain since death of creator in 2011
  • Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, St. Louis, closed in 2008
  • Clarksville Museum, Clarksville
  • Columbia Audubon Society Trailside Museum, Columbia
  • Fire Museum of Missouri, Willow Springs
  • First Due Museum, Hazelwood
  • Fred Bear Museum, Springfield, now incorporated into the Archery Hall of Fame
  • General Sweeny's Museum of Civil War History, Republic, closed in 2005
  • International Bowling Museum, St. Louis, moved to Arlington, Texas in 2010
  • Memoryville USA, Rolla, closed in 2009
  • Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame, Washington, closed in 2014 and seeking new location, website
  • National Video Game and Coin-Op Museum, St. Louis, closed in 1999
  • Nance Museum, Lone Jack, collection of Saudi Arabian art and artifacts, donated to the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri in 2003
  • Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum, Ash Grove, closed in 2013, collection now online
  • Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum, Branson, website, moved from Victorville, California then closed in 2009
  • Society of Memories Doll Museum, Saint Joseph, closed in 2011, collection now part of the St. Joseph Museums
  • Walnut Springs Farm & Museum, Marshfield
  • YouZeum, Columbia, closed 2010
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