Day 7 - Platte City, Missouri

At 8:30 AM our cheerful little group boarded the bus for our daily adventure.

           

            The tour started at the Kansas City Sports Complex Visitor Center where we picked up our guide Annie.  We did a bus tour of Independence, Missouri, which was established in the year 1827.  It was also the start of the wagon trains on the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Trails. 

            We drove by Pres. Truman’s home and the downtown area of Independence with a stopover at the Truman Library and Museum.  We were going to lunch at the Downtown Square; however, all of the restaurants were close.  We took a joy ride around town looking for Ryan’s restaurant.

Truman's Home

Truman Library and Museum

            

After lunch we went to the National Frontier Trails Museum, which depicted how rough life was while traveling on the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Trails. The Independence train depot was moved to the museum grounds.  It was the beginning for many going west after the railroad was finished.

Independence Railroad Depot

       Saw a film of the life of Pres. Harry S Truman at the Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center in downtown Independence Missouri.

            

        We made a detour on the way to the campground to the Community of Christ Temple where we had a tour that began in the meditation room with pictures such as marriage, baptism, and communion.  The Temple has one of the largest pipe organs in the USA.

Community of Christ Temple

            We got back at the campground at 5:30 PM with a social at 7:00 PM.      

Tom and Peggy Burns #7