The National Trail Center in Independence, off US HWY 24 (follow the signs), contains displays about The Lewis & Clark, Sante Fe, Oregon and California, and the Mormon Trails. The center also has information to guide you to existing trail sections and related objects in the Independence-Kansas City area. Left, a bust of President Jefferson,left, and portraits of Meriwether Lewis (top) and William Clark (bottom) highlight the Lewis and Clark Trail segment of the center. A section of the Thomas Hart Benton mural, right graces the entrance wall at the Harry S Truman Presidential Museum & Library. The Library is located on the north side of US HWY 24 as you enter Independence from the east.