Museums and Collections in Missouri

The first military newspaper in U.S. history was printed in Bloomfield, Missouri.

The life of one of America's pre-eminent painters is frozen in time in the home where he lived, worked, and died.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.

The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

A big museum full of little worlds.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.