This really wasn't on my list of things to see, but we were visiting the Jesse James house which is right next door so my husband said "Let's check it out". I'm sure glad we did!!!! What a great museum. If you visit I would plan on spending anywhere from 1-2 hours. As a sidenote: The Patee House opened in... more

This museum was voted one of the 10 best Western museums by some magazine and after 10 minutes inside, I knew why. It doesn't look that big from the outside, although it is a big building but inside, it is filled with antiques in prefect shape from the 1800's. There is a replica of a downtown street in St. Joe... more

A visit to Patee House is like walking back through time, the displays touch on about every walk of life found in the early years of St. Joseph, Missouri. Antiques abound, and it gives one a chance to pause, and reflect on what life must have been like, in that bygone era. I live in St. Joseph, and yet, I... more

This exihibit had a variety of different displays. The building has been so many different things over the years and the various displays provided information on many. Some beautiful examples of furniture used in eariler days as well as a miniture town complete with a train engine inside the building. There was something for everyone and every age in the... more