Lewis & Clark Boat House and Museum
1050 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301, USAAbout Lewis & Clark Boat House and Museum
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1050 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301, USA
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Very enriching experience. Detailed displays with historical context and very affordable price for admission. A must see in Missouri 1st state capital!
Great gem of history ran by the National Park Service that we stumbled upon. Very educational, kid friendly and dog friendly!!! Well worth going and learning more about Lewis & Clark and the expedition.
An okay place to visit - I think it’s more targeted for kids. But they showed a video that was informative about Lewis and Clark’s trip. Next time I would look to visit during a guided tour or during a lecture. The rest was pretty dated displays of frontier and Indian life.
If you were like me, I am sure you drove past the boathouse in Historic St. Charles a hundred times. On the hundred and first time we stopped to check it out. When you walk up to the boathouse there are native wildflowers grown with information of the species. Then you encounter an old restored boat used to travel on Missouri river by Lewis and Clark, and it is in use to this day. It is a keelboat, and it is crazy. I am sure a lot of dedication and hard work goes into maintaining it. The staff were all super nice and out-of-there way accommodating! I noticed the museum and it was only a few dollars to tour. Once I entered, it was absolutely a hidden inexpensive gem! There are artifacts from the period, walls chocked full of information. Small replicas of the villages. There are many dioramas depicting scenes of the time. In addition, a lot of the native wildlife here in Missouri. The facility is very clean and has a beautiful view of the river through there large picture windows. A nice building here in our backyard of St. Charles County. So, the next time you are down there, take a few minutes and check this out. Great place to take the young ones!
Great little museum, lots of things to look at, a nice little gift shop. The staff was knowledgeable and kind. It is a small display, but well put together, the large boats were especially interesting to me, unfortunately they were behind gates at the time of our visit. Highly recommend.