MISSOURI - National World War I Museum - Kansas City, Missouri


View north towards Union Station and downtown Kansas City, Missouri from the National World War I Museum

If you ever find yourself in Kansas City, Missouri, make sure you take an hour or two to visit the National World War I Museum. This amazing museum has tons of displays with authentic arms and equipment from the "Great War". You will walk away from this place with a solemn, reverent respect for the sacrifice and suffering of not only United States forces but those who lost their lives on all sides of the conflict. The horror of trench warfare is demonstrated through incredibly life like displays. Exhibits on chemical munitions, heavy artillery, barbed wire, tanks, aviation, zeppelins, machine guns and u boats which were all technologies previously un heard of, give the visitor an appreciation for the consequences of technological advances in weapons that may not have fully been considered by those nations who employed them. Once you are done inside, take a moment to ride the elevator to the top of the observation deck in the memorial. From this perch, 217 feet above the plaza, you have a stunning view of the Kansas City, Missouri skyline. If you walk the grounds north down towards Union Station, facing W. Pershing Street, there is a memorial stone bust of USA General John J. Pershing - Commander of the American Expeditionary Force. Next to Pershing are busts of French General Petain, the hero of Verdun, and other important figures from the Great War. This museum is one of the best museums I have ever been to. If you are ever in Kansas City, go visit this museum and take a moment to gain a better appreciation for the history of the United States, sacrifices made by previous generations of Americans, and what it costs to preserve and maintain our freedom. 

For more information contact:

The National World War I Museum
100 West 26th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108
(816) 888-8100

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