Overland Park Attractions Arabia Steamboat Museum

A re you planning on               The tour even includes a short     visiting the Overland Park,     video of the excavation process    Kansas area soon? If you        which will show you what went      are you must read this article.       into reclaiming the vessel. You    It will tell you about one of the     will then be taken to the actual   best places to visit in Overland      ship which is quite a sight for    Park. That place is the Arabia        any history buff. The museum is    Steamboat Museum. Keep reading to     not only about the vessel though.  learn a little more about this        It is also about the contents of   great destination.                    the steamboat which were also                                            recovered. Case after case was     The Arabia Steamboat Museum is a      recovered from the vessel. This    museum dedicated to preserving a      includes glass bottles, fabrics,   steamboat by the name of the          sewing supplies and a number of    Arabia which traveled the rivers      different personal belongings      until 1856. In 1856 it sank and       which are of great interest.       was lost only to be rediscovered      There is for example tools, dolls  132 years later with its cargo        and more items that belonged to    still intact. It is an                those aboard the ship. And since   interesting destination to say        the museum is still a work in      the least. So what is there for       progress more items are being      you to see and experience at the      offered every day. Items are       museum? The museum will give you      still being painstakingly          a glimpse into the life of the        restored behind the scenes. This   frontiers of the past. When you       means that the museum is           arrive you will be taken on a         constantly changing and expanding  guided tour which will tell you       so even if you have been to it     about this steamboats history. It     before you might want to take a    will tell you about its history,      return trip.                       its sinking and its resurrection.                                        Hopefully this article has give       You can find the museum at 400     you enough information to             Grand Boulevard in Overland Park.  convince you to add the Arabia        For more information call (816)    Steamboat Museum to your list of      471-1856 . Enjoy.                  things to see in Overland Park.        About the Author: Learn about Overland Park carpet cleaning at the authors website. Read more articles by: James Carlson Article Source: www.iSnare.com