# Living history museum
CJ Coombs
The Shoal Creek Living History Museum is nestled in Clay County, Missouri
Photo by Andrew Darlington on Unsplash. A living history museum is a recreation of a time period reaching into the past and includes historical settings. This type of museum can have people portraying characters who lived in that past time period. Visitors who watch and listen to these events are also learning history, so these events are also educational.
Clay County, MO2022-05-17