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Jesse James Birthplace

Jesse James Birthplace is a museum in Kearney, MO, part of the Kansas City guide. Cost: under $25.

21216 Jesse James Farm Road · Kearney, MO

Why you should go…

Jesse James Birthplace is the James-Samuel family farm on Jesse James Farm Road outside Kearney, run by Clay County Historic Sites. A twenty-minute film about Frank and Jesse James plays before a trail along the creek to the farmhouse, where you can look into the cabin. The museum holds James family artifacts, including Jesse's boots and Frank's surrender letter, and the yard keeps Jesse's original burial site. The county also runs the Jesse James Bank Museum on Liberty's square.

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