National WWI Museum and Memorial
National WWI Museum and Memorial is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 1.8 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
America's leading institution dedicated to remembering, interpreting and understanding the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community.
The story
The National World War I Museum and Memorial is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial, it was designated by the United States Congress in 2004 as the country's official museum dedicated to World War I. In 2014, as part of the Centennial recognition, Congress added the designation as the country's official war memorial. A non-profit organization manages it in cooperation with the Kansas City Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners. The museum focuses on global events from the causes of World War I before 1914 through the 1918 armistice and 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Visitors enter the exhibit space within the 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) facility across a glass bridge above a field of 9,000 red poppies, each representing 1,000 combatant deaths. As of 2025, the museum’s collection includes more than 350,000 items, making it one of the largest World War I collections globally. The museum was closed in 1994 for renovations and reopened in December 2006 with an expanded facility to exhibit an artifact collection begun in 1920.
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Wikidata Q6303624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 2.3 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 11.1 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 3 mi
- Scarrit Point · 3 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Liberty Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Sisters of Saint Mary Monument: 0.3 mi
- The Hiker: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Mother: 0.3 mi
- Memory Sphinx: 0.0 mi
- Future Sphinx: 0.0 mi
- The Great Frieze: 0.0 mi
- Triple Crown: 0.2 mi
- Shiva: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Penn Valley Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Longfellow Park: 0.4 mi
- Sheila Kemper Dietrich Park: 0.5 mi
- Museum of BBQ: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.3 mi
- Science City: 0.3 mi
- Money Museum: 0.4 mi
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 0.3 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 1.3 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 1.4 mi
- Breakout KC: 2.0 mi
- East Building: 3.9 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 2.6 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 2.7 mi
- Badger Ridge: 4.0 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 4.8 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 5.1 mi
- Children's Mercy Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- SoHo Loft Rooftop Garden: 1.7 mi
- The Q Garden;Quilombo: 1.8 mi
- Kansas City University Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Northwood Park: 8.5 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 11.6 mi
- River Bluff Nature Reserve: 12.6 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 12.6 mi
- Nebo Hill: 15.3 mi
- Overland Park: 15.4 mi
- Overland Park: 15.4 mi
- Bowler Hill: 16.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 8.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 21.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 14.2 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 22.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.8 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 6.5 mi
- Delaware City: 17.5 mi
- Watts Mill: 9.7 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National WWI Museum and Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SSE 158° | 342 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 309° | 336 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 142° | 330 m | 16.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 54° | 291 m | 15.3 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | ESE 103° | 289 m | 22.3 mi |
| Minter Hill | ESE 106° | 288 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | ESE 102° | 286 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bone Hill | E 86° | 282 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 1 mi
- Kansas City Area · 1 mi
- Kansas City · 3 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Independence · 9 mi
- Lenexa · 12 mi
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