Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

500 W. US Hwy. 24, Independence, Missouri

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+1 816 833 1400, 1 (816) 254-992

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www.trumanlibrary.org

The permanent exhibit "Harry S. Truman: His Life and Times" has four interactive "discovery area" activities for children including sorting mail in honor of Truman's service as a postmaster; a contest between a train/street car route ... more on Visitindependence.com

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A fantastic museum with lots to do for all ages. more on Yahoo! Travel

As you go through Independence MO make SURE that you go to this museum and library. more on igougo

Though I did miss the more frequent use of political cartoons to tell the Truman story in'85, I found the modernized museum to be most enjoyable. more on Yahoo! Travel

The White House in Miniature special exhibit (in 2006) was fantastic! more on Yahoo! Travel

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Wonderful displays that tell the story of a great president. Outstanding interactive displays and so much to learn. A fantastic museum with lots to do for all ages.

Check out the gift shop too for some fantastic ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We watched a movie touring the white house that gave a lot of historical information about renovations including restoring it after a fire during a war and additions that different presidents made.
There was a room set ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the library more than during my first visit in 1985. Though I did miss the more frequent use of political cartoons to tell the Truman story in '85, I found the modernized museum to be most enjoyable. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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The Truman Presidential library is an absolutely MUST-SEE when visiting Kansas City. Under Truman's presidency, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United Nations charter was si ... more on TripAdvisor

A very well laid out and interactive museum. My young teen age sons loved it...which tells you how interesting it was. Highly ... more on TripAdvisor

We went to the library mid-afternoon. When we got inside, we found out that it would cost $16 for us to enter. The building was only open for another ... more on TripAdvisor

An oft over-looked president, Harry S Truman played an important part in US history on many facets. This is an opportunity to see so many of the things he did and was involved in - we found the Librar ... more on TripAdvisor

One of the better presidential museums I have been to. The history and the importance of the events during Harry's tenure are ... more on TripAdvisor

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As you go through Independence MO make SURE that you go to this museum and library. It’s especially great for kids, as I'll get to ... more on igougo

The museum sits back from the road up on top a hill and looks down on the city from which Harry Truman is from. When you go to museum, ... more on igougo