Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, MO

Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, MO, is the only hair-art museum in the world. Seriously! And here it is in my own backyard! I took my favorite 9 year old with me to check it out last weekend.

It isn't a huge museum and it isn't particularly fancy, but it is stuffed full of hair wreaths, jewelry, and other hair art. She also has hair from some famous people displayed (including George Washington!).

Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for kids. There is room for a small stroller if you have a toddler with you, which I recommend because the walls are full down to the floor and a loose 2 year old could do a lot of damage pretty quickly! I really enjoyed looking at the wreaths and the woman working the front desk (not Leila unfortunately!) was very helpful with answering questions and explaining what we were looking at.  She mentioned that they do classes a few times a year to teach the art as well.

Would kids enjoy this? Well, it depends on the kid. It isn't a super "exciting" place being full of mostly brown hair wreaths and brown jewelry, but if your kid likes history or is fascinated with somewhat "morbid" things (like making jewelry out of a deceased loved one's hair), then they might find this pretty cool.

I took a 9 year old with me. I intentionally didn't take my 6 year old and 2 year old, and I'm glad I made this decision. An older child can appreciate this sort of thing better. I personally had a lot of fun here!