The Museum Hill Bed & Breakfast is located in St. Joseph, Mo., on a hill overlooking the city’s downtown. The Missouri Theater Center for the Arts, home to the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, is one-quarter mile away. The bed and breakfast is within two miles of 16 museums, including the Pony Express Museum, which commemorates the city’s heritage as one of the endpoints on the Pony Express.
Built in 1885, this Italianate style mansion features a front porch with a swing that looks out to Civic Center Park. Complimentary full breakfasts are served each morning in the dining room, including the signature dish of Zucchini Frittata, a slow-baked egg dish consisting of chopped tomatoes, zucchini and Swiss cheese. A common kitchen provides complimentary snacks, a microwave oven and a refrigerator for guests’ use. The bed and breakfast’s great room features an antique upright piano. A library includes books, a television and a VCR. Pets are not allowed at this property.

The Museum Hill Bed & Breakfast offers four guest accommodations with complimentary wireless Internet access. All units provide private bathrooms, and the Empire Rose room’s bathroom offers wreath-frieze tiling, a 100-year-old sink and an antique claw-foot tub and shower. Accommodations provide views of downtown St. Joseph. Rooms are furnished with antiques, and showcase 1840’s sitting tables and antique vintage rose rugs.