Arabia Steamboat Museum

Wow! So much more than we expected. Fascinating combination of signage, video and artifacts. We even got to hear from the son/grandson/nephew of members of the discovering crew. A fabulous story...

Don't be scared away by the price of admission ($17 for an adult) -- this is a wonderful unique experience that is worth the cost! Purchase your tickets at the register in the gift shop, and...

During a long weekend getaway, I visited the Steamboat Arabia Museum inKansas City, Missouri (USA). In 1856, the Arabia was sailing in the Missouri River, but hit a log and sank. The passengers...

This is a very neat museum with some KC history. I would recommend! We enjoyed all of the artifacts and videos explaining everything. It doesn't take a long time to go through, maybe an hour....

Here are two reasons to visit the "Arabia Steamboat Museum": (1) The Arabia was a steamboat that was loaded with merchant cargo when it sank. They didn't recover single specimens of artifacts;...