River Market
The River Market neighborhood in Kansas City, MO, USA is an urban neighborhood located in the center of the country.
It is a budding district that is slowly becoming the most popular place to live and work in Kansas City. It houses some of the most famous companies and restaurants.
A vibrant urban neighborhood that offers a bustling shopping and culinary scene at its core. In recent years, riverfront warehouses have been developed into household lofts, restaurants, pubs, workshops, cafeterias, and ethnic stores, etc.
The River Market District was one of the first neighborhoods to be declared a historic district in Kansas City when it was established in 1821. With its proximity to downtown Kansas City and the Missouri River bluff lines of Westport and Shoal Creek Valley Park on the other side of the river, it is easy to see why this area became such a popular district for settlement during the city’s early history.
Arabia Steamboat Museum
The Arabia Steamboat Museum, located at the River Market in Kansas City, Missouri, is a museum that celebrates the stories of the steamboat era and its impact on American culture.
It is a great destination for people who want to learn about the history of steamboats in America.
It has more than a thousand objects and models in the museum also paintings, furniture, textiles, books, maps, and photographs. It was called an Aladdin’s cave of 1856 objects by the Wall Street Journal.
Learn what their current projects are. A growing number of artifacts and interactive exhibits are added every year. It doesn’t matter if this is your first visit to Steamboat Arabia or if you come here every year, the treasures onboard will provide you with an exciting and new perspective on American history.
To get to the Arabia Steamboat Museum at 400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106 from 753 S 66th Terrace, Kansas City, KS 66111 is the following.
First, you need to get onto the Kaw Dr heading northeast and from it go onto the I-70 E. After driving for about 12 miles via I-70 E, you’ll cross the Kansas River, and about half a mile afterward you’ll cross the Kansas-Missouri state border, leaving the Kansas state behind and enter the Missouri state.
Continue driving eastward via I-70 E and take the exit 2D for E 6th St. Continue driving for about 500ft, and take a left turn onto Grand Blvd. When passing over the I-70, you’ll be entering the River Market neighborhood.
On your second cross turn right (the first cross is a one-way Independence Ave moving to left so you can’t turn right there) heading east via E Missouri Ave. About 500 feet after, you’ll see the KCFD Station 25 located at 401 E Missouri Ave, Kansas City.
Continue moving westward from the 401 E Missouri Ave on the E Missouri Ave for another 0.1 mile and you’ll reach a green food store Emerald Garden Dispensary, located at 110 E Missouri Ave, Kansas City.
Leaving 110 E Missouri Ave and moving further west via E Missouri Ave you’ll reach a crossing with the Walnut St. Turn right onto the Walnut St and move northward till you reach the E 5th St. On your left, you’ll be passing by the Kansas City Taco Company and by the Houndstooth on your right. Turn left onto the E 5th St and move for another 360 ft. You’ll be passing by the City Market and right after it on your right, there will be the City Market Management Office located at 20 W 5th St Ste 201, Kansas City together with the Parking lot.
Moving westward from City Market and 20 W 5th St behind for an additional 0.1 miles, you’ll reach the Wyandotte St. Turn right (north) and drive till the W 3rd St. Turn left, and after 300 ft you’ll see the ChargePoint Charging Station at 300 Wyandotte St, Kansas City on your left.
Driving from 300 Wyandotte St, Kansas City eastward via W 3rd St for 0.3 miles you’ll reach the River Market North on 3rd St at Grand WB tram stop. Turn right and after about 400 ft, you’ll reach the Arabia Steamboat Museum located at 400 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106, United States.