National World War I Museum and Memorial

The National World War I Museum and Memorial is located in , United States. Opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial, it was designated by the United States Congress in 2004 as the country's official dedicated to World War I.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: memorial in Kansas City to World War I dead
  • Also known as: “Liberty Memorial”, “National World War I Memorial”, “National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial”, “National WW1 Museum and Memorial”, “National WWI Museum and Memorial”, and “World War I Liberty Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kansas City Union Station and Science City at Union Station.

Railway station
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is a union station that opened in 1914, serving , and the . It replaced a small Union Depot built in 1878. is situated 1,500 feet north of National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Museum
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is a family-friendly interactive science center that features traveling exhibitions, The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium, City Extreme Screen theatre, and more than 120 hands-on displays. is situated 1,600 feet north of National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Park
is an urban park overlooking the Downtown . The 176-acre park was developed in 1904 on land through which the Santa Fe Trail had passed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hospital Hill and Kansas City.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in . The neighborhood is located between 22nd Street to 25th Street and Gillham Road to Troost Avenue.

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is a major metropolitan area that spreads across the border of and . It is a city that tends to hide itself from tourists.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, , on a 200-foot-high bluff which overlooks the confluence of the and rivers in the below.

National World War I Museum and Memorial

Latitude
39.08107° or 39° 4′ 52″ north
Longitude
-94.58595° or 94° 35′ 9″ west
Height
217 feet (66 metres)
Open location code
86F73CJ7+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 466820799
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q6303624
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“National World War I Museum and Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Liberty Memorial”
  • Chinese: “第一次世界大戰國家紀念博物館”
  • Dutch: “Liberty Memorial”
  • Finnish: “Liberty Memorial”
  • French: “mémorial de la Liberté”
  • French: “Mémorial de la Liberté”
  • German: “Liberty Memorial”
  • Italian: “National World War I Museum and Memorial”
  • Japanese: “国立第一次世界大戦博物館および記念碑”
  • Japanese: “国立第一次世界大戦記念博物館”
  • Persian: “لیبرتی مموریال”
  • Spanish: “Museo y Monumento Nacional de la Primera Guerra Mundial”
  • Swedish: “Liberty Memorial”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Chiến tranh thế giới thứ nhất Quốc gia”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm Đệ nhất Thế chiến Quốc gia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National WWI Museum and Memorial and Liberty Memorial North Fountain.

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