Bingham-Waggoner Mansion & Estate

Enjoy the Victorian Era in all its finery

What makes it fun

We urge you to go through and tour this renovated 26-room home, which is rich in the history of Independence and an expanding nation, which is located on a lovely 19+ acre estate in the center of Independence, Missouri. The Bingham-Waggoner Mansion and Estate is a study in history and the Victorian Era in all its splendor. It is perched on the start of the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails and was home to an artist/politician/statesman named George Caleb Bingham for 97 years. Along with a number of regularly scheduled public activities, the Bingham-Waggoner Mansion & Estate is open every day for walk-in tours, private events, and rentals.

Google Reviews

Bingham-Waggoner Estate

4.7

Based on 244 reviews

Kai McCoy

13:54 29 May 24

Very lovely venue. Great place to explore and enjoy.

Amy Pering

23:53 26 May 24

Amazing history told by friendly, knowledgeable volunteers. Unbelievably gorgeous interiors with A LOT of original pieces!

Tina Amelunke

22:44 23 May 24

Steve was great. And thanks for the restaurant recommendation. Very friendly folks and a beautiful mansion.

Timothy Crow

21:04 21 May 24

Payton Buseck

00:24 10 May 24

We tried to take a group out today to see the mansion. The lady at the counter was kind of rude and acted like she didn't want us there. I said i hadnt reserved a tour and the website said they do walk in tours. The lady very much acted like she was annoyed by that. I figured maybe they could just go look inside without a tour. I told her that the website didn't say you HAD to have a tour inside the house. I had people with me that couldn't climb stairs that would have been fine just seeing the first level. She also informed us that you can't have groups more than 10, which also their website does not state. I planned this trip for over a month and we were disappointed to basically be turned away. We showed up ready to pay and get to see the mansion and in return we got attitude. Also there were only 2 other cars in the parking lot so they weren't even busy. Very disappointed. Will try vaile mansion instead next time. They really need to post the information needed for the public on their website.

Lorri Fechtman

00:30 25 Apr 22

What a hidden gem!!! My friend and I had the place all to ourselves with Steve, from the Historical Society. Steve was very informative and went out of his way to share the estate with us. Each room so nicely preserved. The chandeliers with gas and electric options were so cool. 90% of the furniture and items in the house are original to the house. A must see when visiting Independence!!

John Rau

14:20 09 Jun 19

Very nice historic place. Thoroughly enjoyed our 12 year old tour guide! He knew his stuff, and was very good. Interesting film about the mansion also. So glad we toured this place!

Angela Ellis

17:57 29 Oct 17

We had a great time on our tour & the tour guide that we had for our group (we were split into 2 groups) was fantastic! She never made us feel like we were misbehaving (because we were & we're all over the age of 40! Lol!) and she stayed on track, as well as repeated information because some of us were either checking something else out that caught our eye or we were just talking. Kudos to the tour guides & ours MOST ESPECIALLY & although I cannot remember her name, she knows who she is! The house was beautiful & it was so Extremely cool that we could actually sit on the furniture & carefully touch historic items, to learn about the paintings & the history behind them. My personal favorite was the unfinished 3rd floor...wow!! The architecture is just phenomenal! My other favorite room was the kitchen/walk-in chiller room. Such great history. Kinda ironic that my 2 favorite places were for the servants back in the day. This was 1 of 2 things my Aunt Marsha wanted to do on her 70th birthday & thank you to the staff for helping make her day even more special.