The BBQ Museum is scheduled to open in Kansas City in 2025

The Grill Museumthe world’s first barbecue museum, will open next spring in Kansas City, Missouri.

The new venue in the Crown Center shopping district is described as a feast for the senses and offers a immersive experience consisting of interactive exhibits that explore the different elements and regions of grilling.

It will also house a curated gift shop selling rubs, sauces and barbecue-themed gifts.

“Barbecuing is a feast for the senses,” said the founder of the Museum of BBQ Jonathan Bender. “Here in one of the BBQ capitals of the world, we are creating a place where you can immerse yourself in the stories of barbecue.”

“This is a place where barbecue comes alive”

According to a press release, guests will be two “Storytelling Hiking Trails” in the attraction. In the first part you will learn about the elements of grilling, such as meat, rub, wood, fire, smoke and sauce.

On the second, they will travel through the main street America Grilling regions like the Carolinas, Memphis, Texas and Kansas City. Highlights include an oversized pot of “grilled beans” to play with.

“This is a place where barbecue comes to life,” added Bender, who is opening the BBQ Museum with the chef and restaurateur Alex Pope as a partner.

“We want you to play and learn and appreciate the joy and community that is part of barbecue culture.”

Ahead of its opening next year, the Crown Center will display a miniature version of the Museum of BBQ to showcase the new attraction.

“Kansas City is a natural home for the Museum of BBQ,” Bender said. “Barbecue is synonymous with the city because of its rich traditions, and we are proud to bring the world’s first museum dedicated to grilling to KC.”

Within the Crown Center complex, the Museum of BBQ will include attractions such as a Sea Life aquarium and the Legoland Discovery Center. On the other side of the street is the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Images courtesy of the Museum of BBQ