National WWI Museum and Memorial

I'm very impressed by this history museum discussing the history and tactics used at the turn of the century.This museum houses the most comprehensive collection of WW1 artifacts on the planet. It's the leading institution dedicated to remembering this terrible time. Dedicated in 1921 just a few years after the Great War, this museum does a great job of showing the difficulties and horrors of this conflict.Despite its age, the museum has been and continues to be updated with interactive technologies and state of the art facilities to tell its tale. The Main Gallery holds the permanent exhibition, and walks you through the series of events that led the world towards cataclysmic disaster. It then takes you through the decision of the United States to enter the war and our participation in the events. There are plenty of interactive and hands on displays. there are audio guides that give additional insights to various periods of the times and people.One of the more notable temporary exhibitions during my visit was The Little War which explores the lives of children during the war. War touches everybody differently, and its affects result in the direction of the future.The museum has a cafe and a store. It allows photography, and there's plenty to note. Its grounds are beautifully maintained, inside and outside.Above the museum is the memorial itself, which includes the Liberty Tower, the Memorial Courtyard (which overlooks the KC skyline), and the Exhibit and Memory Halls. Again this museum is beautiful, and despite the sad topic, the museum does a great job of interpreting and remembering the Great War for the goods, the bads, and the ugly. The museum commands respect, and I ask future visitors to remember to be humbled by the past, and enjoy the site.

Was stopping by for a day off of work. Spent hours walking and reading, along with a couple videos that I found interesting.

This place is incredible. You don't even have to be into WWII history and you'll enjoy this museum. There is so much to see and you almost get lost in the place with going up and down in multiple building. There are some very large exhibits and stuff you won't see anywhere else. I would always suggest this for a stop in NOLA

I made time for a quick (too quick!) visit to the National WWI Museum and Memorial when I was in Kansas City for a work conference, and I'm so glad I did. The memorial (above the museum) is beautiful and has a great view of the city. The museum is very comprehensive - from the causes to the battles to the losses to the lasting effects (WWII). It has incredible artifacts (planes, uniforms, etc.) and great information. I learned a lot from my visit. I loved that to enter the museum's main exhibit hall, you walk across a glass bridge above a field of 9,000 (fake, not real) red poppies, which represent 1,000 combatant deaths. The museum reopened after a renovation in 2006, but some rooms were closed to renovations when I visited. Still, I learned a lot about the war and definitely recommend anyone interested in history visit the museum if/when you visit Kansas City!

This memorial has museum and big tower located in prime Main Street location. The entire memorial is elevated to the height that you can view the entire city. The best view is looking at the union station. Great view for picture. We did not go to museum and the tower. There is extra fees for it. The tower line in long due to space in the elevator and wait time. Overall is a good memorial park. Great place for festival. Although the entire place has not much of cover but the tower provides some shade area.

My nephew who has lived here a long time said this is one of the must see spots in KC. It is a beautiful memorial and very somber. There is also a spectacular view of the city that you get from here.Trust one of our not-so-smart fellow humans to climb on the wall and create a scene when there were clear signs everywhere to not do that which caused security to come rushing out.

Now this is a museum that probably isn't for everyone because it really puts in perspective what people went through during WWI. The experience here brings a hush over the visitors as you absorb what happened and some of the exhibits actually put you in the perspective of a soldier on the front lines. It can be a harrowing experience for some, but the educational benefits of museums like this can show the decisions that put our world in this predicament. Those that don't learn from their history, are doomed to repeat it. I will say this isn't something I'd visit more than once every few years, but for a couple hours of learning about the history of the Great War for only $18, I'd say it was worth it.You can see more of our experience on our YouTube travel channel: https://youtu.be/6X_5cDClGus

This review is for the tower only as we did not have time to go through the museum! But the area itself is Very beautiful and nicely kept. We saw groups taking wedding photos there as well. We just did a quick stop to see the outside, take a nice walk, and go up the tower! You can see a great view of the city without going up the tower but an even better view at the top. The tower is $6 to go up or an extra $3 if you bought the museum ticket.Once in the tower, they take you up an elevator and then you will climb 3 flights of stairs. There is then a 360 view of KC! Be ready for lots of wind! But was definitely cool to check out if you're already there! The staff was also very friendly and patient and parking was very easy. Would recommend checking out!

I went to visit the museum and do the VR experience. The staff was friendly and very helpful. However, the whole museum focused on the most negative aspects of war. I expected the VR experience to be historical, but it seemed like a horror movie and gave me a panic attack. They need to have a PTSD warning or a summary of the story. I agree there are terrible and terrifying parts of WWI. There were also numerous hero's and beautiful stories that casting everyone as a shell shocked mess is disrespectful to their memory and extends the stigma on mental health.

Ted was amazing. Loved the tour. Will visit again after Memorial Day improvements are completed.