Arabia Steamboat Museum

We took our Band students to see this amazing collection of artifacts & the kids loved it! We even met Dave, one of the men who discovered the paddleboat! I wish more people know about this!

Amazing and magnificent collection of artifacts wonderfully displayed in a way that lets the viewer imagine what they will about the people and conditions of a bygone era. This museum is not like any other and one that will not easily be…

The Arabia Steamboat was one of 400 steamboats that sank due to the rough conditions on the Missouri River back in the 1800s and was rediscovered in 1988 - with it's 222 tons of cargo intact! Here at the museum, you will view everything…

First, the positives. Arabia Steamboat Museum is extremely well presented and professionally done. There is a short movie documenting how the boat was excavated and the contents were restored. The negatives are first, the rather high…

This is someplace that everyone in KC should try at least once. It is the museum of a sunk steamboat that was discovered and many of the artifacts were brought up from the river. They are all on display to look at. There are many items…