Seeking the Good Life tells the story of a city from a suburban perspective. Located adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri, Johnson County’s history has been entwined with that city's since its beginnings in the 1830s as a home to Shawnee Indians and the missionaries who followed them. The exhibit studies the changing ideas of the "good life" over time, and challenges visitors to consider their own definitions of “the good life” and how they can be a part of solutions to today's challenges.

The exhibition is divided into three time periods-- 1820-1880: Settling the Land; 1880-1945: Building the Suburbs; and 1945-Present: Developing an Edge City. Each section explores competing visions of the "good life" by profiling both the ordinary and extraordinary men and women who helped shape life in Johnson County.

The exhibit includes over 500 artifacts, documents and photos including maps, diaries, letters, personal effects and corporate and business items. There are 13 interactive stations which reinforce for children and adults major points of how and why a particular vision of "good life" changed at different periods of time in Johnson County's history.

Location:
Johnson County Museum
6305 Lackman Road
Shawnee, KS 66217
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Admission: FREE

Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sundays 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Contact:
Phone: 913-715-2550
Fax: 913-715-2565