点评:The Arabia Steamboat Museum is one of the best museums I've been to. It tells the story of a Missouri River steamboat that sank and then was dug up decades later in a field after the river had shifted course. The museum has a good mix of video story telling, items on display, pictures, and placards to read. The displays of items were extremely aesthetically pleasing in how they were laid out: bunches of skeleton keys fanned out in a circle, porcelain buttons grouped into little dishes by color, etc. The overwhelming amount of stuff they recovered was less overwhelming to view because of how well it was laid out, but you still got the point about how much they found.
The staff were very friendly and helpful, happy to chat about the exhibit and the restoration work still being done on various items from the steamboat.
Assume at least 2 hours if you want to watch all the videos and read all the explanations.
It's not suited for small children, but school-age kids who are curious and like to read will enjoy it.
Food and most beverages are not allowed, but there a some restaurants in walking distance.
We parked at Union Station and rode the free streetcar over and back.
翻译:阿拉伯轮船博物馆是我去过的最好的博物馆之一。它讲述了一艘密苏里河轮船沉没的故事,几十年后,河流改道后,它被挖出。博物馆将视频故事、展品、图片和标语牌很好地融合在一起。物品的陈列方式非常美观:一串串万能钥匙呈圆圈散开,瓷纽扣按颜色分组放在小盘子里,等等。他们找到的物品数量惊人,但由于陈列得当,所以看起来并不那么让人感到不知所措,但你还是能看出他们找到了多少东西。
工作人员非常友好和乐于助人,很乐意谈论展览和仍在进行的轮船上各种物品的修复工作。
如果你想看完所有的视频和阅读所有的解释,至少需要 2 个小时。
它不适合小孩子,但好奇且喜欢阅读的学龄儿童会喜欢它。
不允许携带食物和大多数饮料,但步行距离内有一些餐馆。
我们把车停在联合车站,然后乘坐免费有轨电车往返。