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This image of Main Street is exactly how it would have looked when the Disney’s arrived in 1906. The city did not complete installation...

Marceline tourism has been a part of my life since I can remember. Before there was a museum, (which opened in 2001) the visiting...

When Walt was living here, in Marceline, he attended Park School, on the west side of town. Walt was in the first class that attended...

The first Post Office was established in Marceline in 1888. It relocated five times over the years, including a temporary location behind...

Between the years of 1902 and 1918, 6 different railroad employees ended up dead in weird and unspeakable ways. Although none of their...

Marceline’s first hotel, known as the Santa Fe House and then later the Bon Hotel, was housed in a 2-story structure, just East of the...

The Coke mural was painted circa 1906. As a boy, Walt would have been fascinated with this: the wall of a building, acting as a...

Here in Marceline, we call it the Zurcher building, in Disneyland, it’s referred to as Coke Corner, the resemblance is undeniable. Built...

The Autopia ride that is still operating in Disneyland today, is one of the original rides from opening day in 1955; of course, the...

The Uptown Theater opened in June of 1930 and, at the time, was called the Dickinson Theater. It was specifically planned and built for...

Prior to the beautiful brick building that houses our museum today, a large wooden depot stood on the exact same foundation footprint. ...

In the late 1890s, the president of the Santa Fe railroad, E. P. Ripley, donated 10 lots, next to the tracks, so that we could build a...

Santa Fe & Disneyland R.R. This oil-burning steam locomotive #2546 was built in 1911 at the ALCo’s Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It...

Just as Marcy Carriker Smothers writes in her book, 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime, where she outlines her top 100 magical Disney...

If you haven't heard already, June 3, 2023 will be a pretty exciting day here in Marceline. The town of Marceline, MO has been selected...