Cheap Things To Do in Bates City, Missouri

Powell Gardens is a 915-acre botanical garden located 30 miles east of Kansas City on Highway 50. Set among... More on Discover America

The grounds are lovely. More on TripAdvisor

Step through the gate at Fort Osage and begin your walk through history. This reconstructed historic Fort, ... More on familydaysoutusa

My kids loved exploring the (unstaffed) fort's towers (some of which have small cannons inside) and other... More on TripAdvisor

Today, the site is restored and furnished in the mid-19th century fashion, but it still displays damage fro... More on Heritage

The small museum tells the story of the battle. More on TripAdvisor

The Truman Presidential Library is open 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Saturday and non to 5:00pm Sunday.... More on Off the Beaten Path: Missouri

Topics: presidential. More on MuseumStuff.com

The park has been open for a while. It's fun to ride, but there are a lot of gangstery children there. They put up a fence around the place, and I'm not sure of what hours it's ... More on ConcreteDisciples.com

We did scour Iowa and Missouri in our travels to view as many townsquares as we could and bless his heart, he did say our Independence courthouse is the most stately and attractive one h ... More on TripAdvisor

The Independence Square Courthouse was occupied by Truman in 1933 when he was a county judge. It features ... More on PlanetWare

The Jackson County Courthouse, which houses the restored office and courtroom Truman occupied as county judge in 1933, stands at the center of Historic Independence Square. ... More on Visitindependence.com