Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City

This is a must-see for any true baseball fan, the stories here are fantastic and illustrate the character of the men who helped integrate (at times, unknowingly) the entire country. The first 1/3 of the museum is light on artifacts, so there's LOTS of reading. Insightful stuff, though - reprinted publications, photos, postcards, etc. It took time to read everything, but that education really set up understanding for the rest of the experience. The rest of the museum had all kinds of interesting history - video, sound, interviews... it really was terrific. What began for me as a "might as well" item on the KC Visitor's Checklist, became a "must-do" experience. I came away with some real appreciation for what these pioneers accomplished and endured. We spent about 4hrs here, but could have done more if our feet hadn't started hurting! Cap it off with a trip to Bryant's BBQ (a couple blocks away) and you'll record the day as a WIN.

First of all, Mr. Bob Kendrick is an amazing person and has done a great job with curating this museum. The museum itself is approximately an hour to an hour and a half to get through depending on how busy it is. There is SO much history in this museum and the level of documentation is incredible. Black History is American History and this is a must see for every child, baseball fan, and really everyone. There's so much more that went on (and still goes on to some degree) than what the majority of us are aware of. This is a museum we'll take another trip to soon!