Arabia Steamboat Museum, Kansas City

Name: Arabia Steamboat Museum
Address: 400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, 64106, United States
Telephone: +1 816-471-1856

#20 among attractions in Kansas City

Museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

The Arabia Steamboat Museum is a history museum in Kansas City, Missouri, housing artifacts salvaged from the Arabia, a steamboat that sank in the Missouri River in 1856. The 30,000-square-foot museum opened on November 13, 1991, in the Kansas City River Market. The partners of River Salvage Inc. who excavated the Arabia and opened the museum, claim to have the largest single collection of pre-Civil War artifacts in the world. ()

Established: 13 November 1991 (32 years ago)Coordinates: 39°6'34"N, 94°34'53"W

Address

400 Grand BlvdDowntown Kansas City (River Market)Kansas City 64106 United States

Contact

+1 816-471-1856

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Day trips

Arabia Steamboat Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: T-Mobile Center, Municipal Auditorium, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Barney Allis Plaza.

0.8 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
T-Mobile Center, Kansas City
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0.8 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Architecture
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City
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1.1 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City
29 min walk • The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at 16th and Broadway, near the Power & Light District, the T-Mobile Center and the Crossroads Arts District.
0.7 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Park
Barney Allis Plaza, Kansas City
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0.7 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Midland Theatre, Kansas City
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1.3 miNE
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Bally's, Kansas City
35 min walk • Bally's Kansas City is a riverboat casino in Kansas City, Missouri. It is owned and operated by Bally's Corporation.
0.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Mainstreet Theater, Kansas City
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0.4 miS
Chicago school architecture
Scarritt Building and Arcade, Kansas City
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0.5 miN
Bridge, Trail
Heart of America Bridge, Kansas City
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0.5 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Downtown Loop, Kansas City
14 min walk • The Downtown Loop, also called the Alphabet Loop, is a complex layout of highways in downtown Kansas City, Missouri involving 23 exits, four Interstate Highways, four U.S. Highways and numerous city streets. Each exit in the highway loop is numbered 2 and suffixed with every letter of the alphabet except I, O, and Z.
0.5 miNW
Bridge, View point
Buck O'Neil Bridge, Kansas City
14 min walk • The Buck O'Neil Bridge is a triple arch bridge that spans the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. It first opened for traffic September 9, 1956 as the Broadway Bridge. It was built at a cost of $12 million. It was a toll bridge until 1991.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Arabia Steamboat Museum open?

Arabia Steamboat Museum is open:

Monday 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Arabia Steamboat Museum?

Nearby attractions include River Market, Kansas City (3 min walk), Buick Automobile Company Building, Kansas City (8 min walk), Scarritt Building and Arcade, Kansas City (11 min walk), New York Life Building, Kansas City (11 min walk).

How to get to Arabia Steamboat Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Arabia Steamboat Museum:

Bus

City Market • Lines: 10, Mmax (2 min walk)
Grand at 3rd • Lines: 10 (3 min walk)

Tram

River Market North • Lines: 601 (2 min walk)
City Market • Lines: 601 (2 min walk)