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Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site
. Description:  Three buildings of the Shawnee Indian Mission which was created to teach Native American children academic and craft skills, later used as Kansas Territory's capitol.
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How to find: 
Address:
3403 West 53rd Street
Fairway, KS 66205

Parent Organization:
Kansas State Historical Society		 Contacts
Phone 913 262-0867
E-mail shawneemission@kshs.org
URL
Kansas State Historical Society
  http://www.kshs.org/places/shawnee/
Hours:
Dates Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
DEC-FEB 1-5 9-5 9-5
MAR-NOV 1-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5
Season  Closed all State Holidays
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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As of JUL 2007   K-12 $1 $3 $2  
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What kind of visit you can have: Tour the girls' school and dormitory which shows how the students lived, and  the east building which houses the main museum with exhibits on the skills taught at the school.  There is a kitchen garden in the middle of the complex.
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Nearby Attractions:
Nearby Towns  2 mi Westwood, Mission Woods, Westwood Hills, Mission Hills, Kansas City
Historical

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Address
Wornall House Museum   146 West 61st Terrace
 Kansas City MO 64113
Phone 816 444-1858
Toy and Miniature Museum miniatures, toys, dollhouses from 19th century to present 5235 Oak Street
Kansas City MO  64112
Phone  816 333-2055
Web Site  www.umkc.edu/tmm/
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio home & Studio of painter, sculptor & author from 1939-1975   3616 Belleview Ave
  Kansas City  MO  64111  
  Phone  816 931-5722
  Web Site  http://www.mostateparks.com/benton.htm
Liberty Memorial Museum Annex     8600 Ward Parkway
  Kansas City  MO  64114    
  Phone  816 822-1771
  Web Site
Kaleidoscope     2501 McGee Trafficway
  Kansas City  MO  64108
  Phone  816 274-8300
  Web Site
American Royal Museum livestock judging, history, feeding 1701 American Royal Court
Kansas City MO 64102
Phone 816 221-9800
Science City Union Station   30 West Pershing Road
 Kansas City MO 64108
Phone 816 460-2222
Web Site www.slsc.org/
Negro Baseball Leagues Museum    
Liberty Memorial Museum

Kansas City Jazz Museum

Kansas City Fire Brigade Museum

Arabia Steamboat Museum

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Cultural

  
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art general art museum, special Chinese art and English 17th century ceramic 4525 Oak Street
Kansas City MO 64111
Phone 816 561-4000
Web Site www.nelson-atkins.org/
Kemper Museum of Art and Design modern and contemporary works in all media 4420 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City MO 64111
Phone 816 561-3737
Web Site www.kemperart.org
Images Art Gallery   Kansas City, MO 64111
Four Star Galleries
Mirage Art & Jewelry
Michael Cross Gallery
Society for Contemporary Photography		    
Recreational  
     
Amusement  
Isle of Capri Casino   1800 E Front St
Kansas City, MO 64120
(816) 855-7777
Outdoor Recreation  
Kansas City Zoological Gardens 200 Acres, tram, camel, pony rides: African, Australian, Farmland exhibits   6800 Zoo Drive
  Kansas City  MO  64132 
  Phone  816 513-5700
  Alt Phone  816 513-5800
  Web Site  http://www.kansascityzoo.org/
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Nearby Places to Stay:
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Camping/RV  
Walnut Grove RV Park 220 S Chiles St
Harrodsburg, KY 40330		 859 734-5985

Bed & Breakfast

  
Behm's Plaza Carriage House 4320 Oak Street
Kansas City MO 64111		 816 753-4434
Brookside House 6315 Walnut Street
Kansas City MO 64113		 816 361-4111
Doanleigh Inn 217 East 37th Street
Kansas City MO 64111		 816 753-2667
Pickering House B&B 507 West Park Street
Olathe KS 66061		 913 829-7800
Southmoreland on the Plaza 116 East 46th Street
Kansas City MO 64112		 816 531-7979
Serendipity B&B 116 South Pleasant Street
Independence MO 64050		 816 833-4719
Walnut Hill Farm B&B 10326 Richland Avenue
Kansas City KS 66111		 913 422-7725
Woodson Guest House 1604 West Lexington Avenue
Independence MO 64052		 816 254-0551
Woodstock Inn B&B 1212 West Lexington Avenue
Independence MO 64050		 816 833-2233
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Kansas City KS 66103		 913 262-0193
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Kansas City KS 66112		 816 753-1044
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Kansas City KS 66106		 913 262-9960
Days Inn 3930 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City KS 66103		 913 236-6880
Hampton Inn 4600 Summit Street
Kansas City KS 66112		 816 561-7800
Raphael Hotel 325 Ward Parkway
Kansas City KS 66112		 816 756-3800
Sheraton 770 West 47th Street
Kansas City KS 66112		 816 931-4400
Best Western Inn 4309 Main Street
Kansas City KS 66111		 816 561-9600
Embassy Suites 220 West 43rd Street
Kansas City KS 66111		 816 756-1720
Holiday Inn 801 Westport Road
Kansas City KS 66111		 816 931-1000
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