The Griot Museum of Black History
The Griot Museum of Black History is a wax museum in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History in 2009.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: Black History Wax Museum in St. Louis, Missouri
- Also known as: “Griot Museum of Black History & Culture” and “The Black World History Wax Museum”
- Address: 2505 Saint Louis Avenue, Saint Louis, 63106
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Louis Place Park and Hyde Park.
St. Louis Place Park
Park
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
St. Louis Place Park is a city park in St. Louis, Missouri. Located in the city's north side, the park spans 10 blocks between 21st Street and Rauschenbach Avenue. St. Louis Place Park is situated 1,600 feet southeast of The Griot Museum of Black History.
Crown Candy Kitchen
Restaurant
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Crown Candy Kitchen is a fast food restaurant, ice cream fountain, and candy store located on St. Louis Avenue in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood of St. Crown Candy Kitchen is situated 3,300 feet east of The Griot Museum of Black History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carr Square and Columbus Square.
Carr Square
Neighborhood
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Carr Square is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is bounded by Cass Avenue on the north, Carr Street on the south, North Tucker Boulevard and North 13th Street on the east, and North Jefferson on the west.
Columbus Square
Neighborhood
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Columbus Square is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bounded by Cass Avenue to the north, I-70 to the east, Tucker & North 13th Streets to the west, and Cole Street to the south.
Downtown West
Neighborhood
Downtown West is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. It is, as the name suggests, a section of downtown that is further inland, west from the banks of the Mississippi River. Downtown West is situated 1½ miles south of The Griot Museum of Black History.
The Griot Museum of Black History
- Categories: wax museum, African-American museum, cultural institution, building, tourism, school building, and tourist attraction
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.65295° or 38° 39′ 11″ northLongitude
-90.20924° or 90° 12′ 33″ westOpen location code
86CFMQ3R+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 538607597OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q43082729
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In Other Languages
From French to Fulah—“The Griot Museum of Black History” goes by many names.
- French: “The Griot Museum of Black History”
- Fulah: “𞤖𞤭𞤱𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤵 𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤤𞤮𞥅𞤩𞤫 𞤳𞤢 𞤨𞤫𞤰𞥆𞤭 𞤥𞤢𞤤𞤫𞥅𞤩𞤫 𞤩𞤫𞤲”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Griot Museum of Black History”. Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.