Touring the National WWI and Arabia Steamboat Museums

Today Martha and I drove the CR-V into Kansas City, Missouri to check out two museums.The first museum was the National World War One Museum. It really was very well done and laid out, and the almost 3 hours we spent there were quite educational and enjoyable. The best part was that it wasn't very crowded either.Some of the things that caught my eye among the many well curated exhibits:Today's moto content:After the main exhibit level, we went to the top level and climbed a few steps after exiting an elevator to the top of the tower you saw in the first few pictures. You can get quite a view of the city: Then it was time for lunch at the nearby barbecue joint called Jack Stack.The barbecue was pretty good!Next it was a very short drive to reposition that car closer to the City Market. The museum that showcases the recovered steamboat Arabia is located there. The Arabia, or the Great White, as it was known was one of many hundreds of steamboats that plied the Missouri River in the…