C.W. Parker Carousel Museum
The C.W. Parker Carousel Museum, also known as the Leavenworth Carousel Museum, is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and is one of several museums sponsored by the Leavenworth Historical Museum Association.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum in Kansas
- Also known as: “C W Parker Carousel Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centennial Bridge and Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth.
Centennial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Centennial Bridge is a through arch bridge road bridge over the Missouri River connecting Leavenworth, Kansas, and Platte County, Missouri. Constructed in 1955, it was initially a toll bridge. Centennial Bridge is situated 1 mile north of C.W. Parker Carousel Museum.
Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth
Prison
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is a medium-security federal prison for male inmates in northeast Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is situated 1½ miles northwest of C.W. Parker Carousel Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leavenworth and Stillings.
Leavenworth
Photo: Melissa Bower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leavenworth is a city in Eastern Kansas. Leavenworth, the "First City in Kansas", established in 1854, is located on the west banks of the Missouri River and became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the West.
Stillings
Hamlet
Stillings is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Fort Leavenworth
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas. Fort Leavenworth is situated 2 miles north of C.W. Parker Carousel Museum.
C.W. Parker Carousel Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.31725° or 39° 19′ 2″ northLongitude
-94.90956° or 94° 54′ 34″ westElevation
781 feet (238 metres)Open location code
86F7838R+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 292486397OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
7233496Wikidata ID
Q18148247
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