Get in a luxurious Infiniti QX50 and drive to the best museums around Ellisville, MO. Stroll through the beautiful Historic Village in Faust Park, pop in at the quirky Marmite Museum, and see the world’s largest collection of trains, planes, boats, and automobiles at the National Museum of Transportation.
3 of the Best Museums in Driving Distance of Ellisville, MO
1. The Historic Village at Faust Park
Frederick Bates, Missouri’s second Governor, once owned the 200-acre Faust Park. His beautiful Federal-style home, Thornhill, is the state’s oldest existing governor’s residence and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To save other historic buildings built between 1840 and 1908 in Chesterfield and St. Louis, they were moved to Faust Park.
Visitors can stroll through the lovely Historic Village to look at these old buildings, including the Conway, Davis, and Hoch Houses, the Mertz Cabin, the Alt School House, the Sellenrick Barn, and the Yokel Blacksmithing Shop. The park’s history staff offers guided tours and a variety of educational programs.
Address and Hours
Historic Village at Faust Park is at 15025 Faust Park Drive in Chesterfield, 6.2 miles from Ellisville. Faust Park is open daily from 8 a.m. to a half-hour past sunset. To schedule a guided tour of the Historic Village, please call (314) 615-8336.
The Missouri Marmite Museum
The somewhat quirky Missouri Marmite Museum is the only museum of its kind in the country. The museum’s black gooey collection started in 1974 with a metal-top jar and grew to include everything Marmite. The vintage and rare Marmite items are from Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Britain, and Canada, where Marmite is a favorite spread.
The collection contains anything from cookbooks, toast racks, and aprons to stuffed animals, socks, advertisements, and more of those adorable pot-bellied jars filled with the tasty black, sticky stuff.
Address and Hours
The Missouri Marmite Museum is at 412 Seton Hall in Valley Park, just over nine miles from Ellisville, and is open by appointment only. Please call Dough Schneider, the museum’s curator, at (314) 221 6381 to make an appointment.
The National Museum of Transportation
Visiting the National Museum of Transportation is an exciting treat with amazing surprises. The museum, which opened its doors in 1944, displays the world’s largest collection of trains, plains, boats, and automobiles. The 190 exhibits showcase rare and unique water and aircraft, including a Douglas Aircraft, and rail artifacts, such as the Boston and Providence Railroad Coach built in 1933 and “Big Boy,” the largest steam locomotive ever built.
The Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center displays more than 200 road vehicles, including a 1901 beauty produced by the St. Louis Carriage Co, one of the oldest of these cars around.
Address and Hours
The National Museum of Transportation is at 2933 Barrett Station Road in St. Louis, 10.4 miles away, and is open Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
There are many fantastic museums with fascinating exhibits around Ellisville to discover. While you’re on the road, pop in at Bommarito Infiniti to take a closer look at all the new models on display.
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