The Arabia Steamboat Museum is home to the largest collection of pre-Civil War artifacts in the world and is one of Kansas City’s most popular attractions. The museum takes visitors on a journey to the American frontier of the mid-nineteenth century and documents the 1988 salvage of the Arabia Steamboat. The museum captivates visitors with its incredible collection of items and artifacts from the recovered steamboat Arabia, which sank in the Missouri River in 1856, and with displays and presentations on pioneer life in the 1800s. The objects found in the ship range from fine china to the world’s oldest pickles. A guided tour of the museum includes a short movie about the process of salvaging the sunken steamboat.
Address: 400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, Phone: 816-471-1856
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