Money Museum, Museum in Kansas City, Missouri
The Money Museum sits inside the Federal Reserve building on Memorial Drive, where visitors walk through open displays showing coins, bills, and interactive exhibits that explain how currency is made and how banking works in everyday life.
This museum is part of one of the original twelve Federal Reserve Banks established across the country, and it tells the story of how Kansas City's branch helped stabilize farming communities during hard times like the Great Depression.
The museum uses a fictional guide named Jay to help visitors, especially children, understand the behind-the-scenes work of counting, packing, and distributing cash, making the complicated world of banking feel approachable and human.
Visitors enter through airport-style security and need a valid ID to get in, but admission is free and the museum welcomes families, students, and travelers curious about money and the economy throughout the week.
Before leaving, every visitor can take home a small bag of shredded currency that once circulated widely, a playful souvenir that shows how old bills are torn up and replaced in the system.
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