All Nations Flag Co

I’ve been getting my flags from All Nations since the early 90s. This place has variety and novelty. With the rebirth of the RiverMarket All Nations provides a unique and friendly shopping experience. Customs orders can also be accommodated on most requests.

I stopped in here after eating next door at Café al Dente (yummmmm! Pizza!).
I found a great ‘garden’ type flag for Father’s Day (spinner, actually). They had a number of college flags on display, US flags, garden flags, and smaller flags for many, many countries. The gentlemen working were friendly and helpful when asked. Even when I asked to take the spinner out of the bag to make sure all parts were there and easily assembled, he was very helpful and gracious.
The prices were VERY reasonable. I was surprised that they didn’t cost more.
(Hint: if KCMO is doing some of their seemingly constant road/​curb/​sidewalk/​water line work, if you see a parking spot that isn’t restricted… take it! Or just walk a bit from the lot half a block…(east, maybe??)

This store is a Kansas City treasure!
All Nations has been around forever! They have every flag you can imagine and various sizes in most. They sell quality products at very reasonable prices.
They also have flag poles, pins, and other interesting items. I’ve shopped with them for over 30 years and always had excellent service. They do have a commercial division for those folks that have a business and need replacement flags and poles.
If you have a child that is learning geography… they surely would love a visit to this store over the summer.

Great place. They know their stuff, give awesome advice, and their prices are good.

Great place to pick up any flag you could possibly want or need. I had looked everywhere for a small Colombian flag for a costume, finally found one here. Also picked up a Kansas flag for a gift. The woman who helped me was very nice and informed me which fabrics do best in crazy Kansas wind.

Some places I visit, some small businesses — I have to wonder how they stay in business (like 3 French Hens in Town Center that sells Christmas decorations year round). All Nations is one of these establishments to me — it’s a wonderful business, unique and deserving of lots of foot-​traffic and interest, but I fear it doesn’t get this.
All Nations sells flags, current and historic reproductions of countries and states and war flags, army flags, flags specially made for people that bring in their own designs. As soon as I saw they stocked war mother’s flags I liked the place immediately (we have one hanging in our window while my brother’s in Afghanistan). It’s dark inside, small and wooden everywhere on the walls and the floors and the table spaces.
The store front manager or owner or both was kind to answer my questions and I had lots of them. He showed me a reproduction of the Fort Sumter Flag hanging near the entrance, he told me about a Japanese man bringing in a flag from World War II with all of the soldier’s names stitched on the back (it was donated to the Japanese consulate), and we talked about a wooden propeller that was probably from the First World War. He said he wasn’t a war buff but that the store attracted a lot of war buff-​types (funny how I was one of them).
So I left with a lot more information than I thought I would have picked up going in. Some stores lack depth and intrigue, their merchandise is forgettable and their employees know no more than you about the store’s contents and ideas but All Nations Flag Co. Inc. is not one of them. I suggest taking a look at this small and discreet flag shop in the River Market, it’s across the street from a huge antique emporium and if not to purchase something, at least to talk to the owner — he’s very interesting!