Independence
Queen City of the Trails
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Other Name: -, District: Missouri, State: Mid West, United States of America
Area: 78.5 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
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Independence is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.Located in the historic center of town, the Independence town square features numerous family-owned shops surrounding the old main courthouse.There are many musuems in this city.Visitors must enjoy while visiting this city.Location
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Features miniature golf, arcade games, go-carts, batting cages and more.
Grand Falls holds first place in Missouri as the only continuously flowing waterfall.
Located in Independence,the library,one of 10 presidential libraries in the country run by the National Archives and Records Administration, houses 15 million pages of documents and 35,000 objects, all associated with the life and presidency of Harry Truman,whose hometown was Independence, Missouri.Truman and his wife,Bess,are buried in the courtyard on the grounds of this impressive library.
A collection of five museums including one on history, science, cookies, dolls and sports.
The Mansion House is one of the oldest pre-civil war residences and is listed with other historic places of the city.
View candy makers create fine-dipped chocolates, fudge and divinity in the unique 60-year old Rock Tavern in Historic Redings Mill.