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1876 Coralville Schoolhouse
Built in 1876, this two-room red brick schoolhouse served the children of the Coralville area until 1951...(more)
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4-H Schoolhouse Museum
A 1907 one-room school where the 4-H emblem was first introduced. In the early 1900s, 4-H clubs began...(more)
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Ackley Heritage Center
The Ackley Heritage Center’s purpose is to preserve, interpret and exhibit the history of Ackley, its...(more)
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African American Museum of Iowa
The African American Museum of Iowa features the rich history, heritage and culture of Iowa's African...(more)
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Amana Heritage Society Museums
The seven villages of the Amana Colonies were settled by a German religious group in the 1850's. They...(more)
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Barn Quilts of Grundy County
The Barn Quilts of Grundy County, Iowa's Original Barn Quilt Project, includes a 64-mile loop tour through...(more)
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Bennington No. 4 School
Bennington No. 4 is a one-room school built in 1911. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places...(more)
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Brucemore
Iowa's only National Trust Historic Site is a 26-acre country estate with a 21-room Queen Anne Style...(more)
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Calkins Nature Area
Nature Area includes timber, prairie, stream, pond, Iowa River, American Indian/Natural History Museum...(more)
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Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
Provides a gateway orientation to Linn County, from prehistoric occupation and rural farming communities...(more)
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Carnegie Cultural Center
Features permanent exhibits of models and miniatures focusing on rural culture and small town life including...(more)
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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home
The girlhood home of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt; suffragist, founder of the League of Women Voters and...(more)
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Carson Art Gallery
Iowa's farming and railroad heritage is captured in many scenes on the walls of the formal parlor in...(more)
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Cedar Falls Historical Society
The Cedar Falls Historical Society preserves and interprets the history of Cedar Falls through five historic...(more)
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Visit the extraordinary world of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, filled with a selection from 2,000 years...(more)
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Cedar Rock the Walter House
Enjoy a tractor pulled wagon ride to the ultimate working class prairie house. Architect Frank Lloyd...(more)
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Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities abound at this developing 74-acre site. Features...(more)
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Clinton County Historical Society Museum
Located near Clinton's beautiful Riverfront Park, the Clinton County Historical Society Museum intertwines...(more)
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Delaware County Historical Museum
This nine-building complex, formerly Lenox College, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...(more)
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Dows Historic District
Visitors can experience the early years of Dows, Iowa, thru historic buildings, constructed between 1885...(more)
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Eagle City Winery
A vineyard and winery with a tasting room, party room and gift shop....(more)
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F.W. Kent Park
1,082-acre park features a Conservation Education Center with hands-on exhibits that connect visitors...(more)
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Family Museum
An interactive children's museum emphasizing the arts and sciences for children age 8 and younger and...(more)
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Farm House B&B/Engelbrecht Family Winery
Experience farm life by milking cows, feeding baby calves, gathering eggs, fishing in the farm pond...(more)
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Fayette County Historical Center
Fayette County Historical Museum is housed in a 1903 three-level brick building with elevator, and serves...(more)
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Floyd County Historical Society Museum
View Hart-Parr and Oliver tractors and White farm equipment, artifacts from the factory, company advertising...(more)
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Fontana Interpretive Nature Center
Discover the links between agriculture and environment. A full service visitor center with displays that...(more)
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Fort Atkinson State Preserve
An 1840s federal military post, built to maintain order among various Indian tribes displaced by European-American...(more)
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Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve and Center
While searching to collect a Devonian fossil, wander through native prairie which made Iowa an agricultural...(more)
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Four Mounds Inn & Conference Center
The Four Mounds Estate, a National Register Historic District and a City of Dubuque Landmark Site, is...(more)
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Franklin County Fair & Grandpa's Farm
A country fair featuring a large museum, Pleasant Hill (1900s town), and Grandpa's Farm, which has old-time...(more)
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Franklin County Historical Society Museum
The museum’s farm machinery collection, covering 150 years, shows the advancement of farm technology...(more)
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Froelich General Store and Tractor Museum
The Froelich village includes an 1866 restored rural school, 1890 restored blacksmith shop, 1891 general...(more)
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George Maier Rural Heritage Center of Clayton County
A historic treasure appropriately situated in a 1919 restored sales barn, the George Maier Rural Heritage...(more)
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Gilbertson Conservation Education Area
A 345-acre recreation and education area that includes the Gilbertson Nature Center, Maize Maze, Mavis...(more)
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Grout Museum District
The region's history, culture and sciences come to life at the Grout Museum of History and Science, the...(more)
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Grundy County Heritage Museum
Explore the changes in agriculture through the life of American Indians and pioneers on the prairie...(more)
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Hansen's Farm Fresh Dairy / J&J Dairy
Experience a working dairy farm where activities vary according to time of year. Seasonal activities...(more)
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Hardin County Farm Museum
A farm site depicting the diversified family farm from the time of the settlement (late 1800s) through...(more)
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
This over 300-acre wooded isle boasts the Hartman Interpretive Center and six miles of trails leading...(more)
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Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch
A 150-year-old family farm, where you can experience American buffalo up close, feed them and learn about...(more)
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Hawkeye Community College Farm Laboratory
Provides student laboratory activities and cooperative work experiences in farm production and management...(more)
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Heartland Acres Agribition Center
Heartland Acres Agribition Center is located off Highway 20 Exit 252, in Independence, Iowa. Dedicated...(more)
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Heartland Museum
Presents Iowa's agriculture and rural life through farm machinery, toys and displays in downtown streetscapes...(more)
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Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum
Experience the many sides of Iowa's only President at the Herbert Hoover Museum. It is one of 12 such...(more)
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
Explore the links between Iowa's prairies, wetlands, the rocks beneath your feet and agriculture. A butterfly...(more)
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Hurstville Lime Kilns
Built in the 1870s, the four kilns heated limestone rock mined from nearby quarries. The process formed...(more)
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Indian Creek Nature Center
A renovated 1932 dairy barn houses the visitor center, where maple syruping, beekeeping, prairie restoration...(more)
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Iowa Gold Star Military Museum
Iowa's premier military museum, honoring Iowa Veterans of all services, plus the Iowa State Patrol. Indoor...(more)
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Iowa Masonic Library & Museum
The Iowa Masonic Library is recognized as the oldest special library in Iowa. Included in its collection...(more)
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Iowa River Gazebo
Past, present and future meet at the Iowa River Gazebo located on the Iowa River in Coralville. The 14...(more)
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Iowa River Greenbelt Scenic Drive
A designated scenic drive along the Hardin County segment of the Iowa River and its communities. Call...(more)
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Iowa State Fair
Attracting more then one million people annually, the Iowa State Fair features the largest foods department...(more)
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Jackson County Farm
This 360-acre farm includes an outdoor classroom and picnic area, pond, woodland trail and riparian tree...(more)
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Jackson County Historical Society Museum
The county museum includes 22,000 sq. ft. of local exhibits including period rooms, a country school...(more)
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Jasper County Museum
The Museum houses over 8,500 artifacts displayed in a general store, a Victorian and 1930s home, and...(more)
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Jenison Meacham Memorial Art Museum & Farm
This site is comprised of an art center/museum, prairie farmstead, rural schoolhouse, working farm and...(more)
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John Deere Waterloo Operations - Tractor & Cab Assembly Operations (TCAO)
See John Deere tractors being made from start to finish on this one-of-a-kind tour. John Deere has long...(more)
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Kinney Pioneer Museum
Kinney Pioneer Museum is a historical museum that preserves and displays the pioneer way of life in rural...(more)
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La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum
With 8,000 sq. feet of display space, our museum celebrates the history, art and culture of our community...(more)
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum
Guided tours take you through the museum which is Laura Ingalls Wilder's only childhood home still on...(more)
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Living History Farms
A 500-acre open-air museum. Travel at your own pace through 300 years of agricultural history, including...(more)
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Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace
Tour the restored birthplace of First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Restored Victorian home with summer...(more)
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Mathias Ham House Historic Site
Step back in time at the Mathias Ham House. See the oldest structure in Iowa, the 1830s Arriandeau cabin...(more)
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Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop
Once an establishment in every community, the Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop preserves the story of the...(more)
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Mines of Spain Recreation Area
The Mines of Spain consists of 1,387 acres of forest and prairie along the Mississippi River. The park...(more)
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Mississippi Valley Welcome Center
Serving as Iowa's welcome mat, the Mississippi Valley Welcome Center offers a variety of exhibits on...(more)
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Montauk
Montauk is the historic home of Iowa's 12th governor, William Larrabee. Built in 1874, the Montauk estate...(more)
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Motor Mill Historic Site
Motor Mill, built in 1869, preserves the story of flour milling and wheat production in Northeast Iowa...(more)
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National Cattle Congress
The National Cattle Congress (NCC) is committed to benefit the youth of Iowa, to support educational...(more)
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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
In historic Czech Village! Features the inspiring exhibition Rising Above: The Story of a People and...(more)
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National Farm Toy Museum
Did you ever wonder what a farm looked like in the 1900's? Your family will see that and more with extensive...(more)
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National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
This highly interactive museum and aquarium celebrates the past, present, and future of America's most...(more)
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Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
The Refuge is a tallgrass prairie/oak savanna reconstruction project in the heart of Iowa, with several...(more)
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Northern Iowa River Greenbelt Scenic Drive
Enjoy a scenic drive of 50+ miles following the course of the Iowa River as it winds thru Franklin and...(more)
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Park Farm Winery
This family farm uses their Iowa-grown grapes to produce Iowa wines, both red and white. Park Farm Winery...(more)
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Plum Grove
Plum Grove is the home of Iowa's first territorial governor, Robert Lucas, and his wife Friendly. Once...(more)
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Potter's Mill
Built in 1843, Potter’s Mill is Iowa’s oldest grist mill and is listed on the National Register of Historic...(more)
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Prairie Bridges Park
With 101 acres of wildlife, woodlands and prairie, the park offers opportunities for visitors to enjoy...(more)
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REA Power Plant Museum
The REA Power Plant Museum tells the story of how electricity was brought to rural areas and how it changed...(more)
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Reiman Gardens
Since 1914, a "garden laboratory" has been an essential teaching tool at Iowa State University. Today...(more)
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Richardson-Jakway Historic Site
The Richardson-Jakway Historic Site provides a look back at a 19th century home, farmstead and community...(more)
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Riegel Blacksmith Shop
Burkard Riegel, "The Faithful Village Blacksmith," had a solid background for his efficiency in work...(more)
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Scenic City Empress Boat Club
The Empress Boat Club, a 1937 log cabin, is situated on the Iowa River and is home to the Empress Riverboat...(more)
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Seed Savers Exchange
Heritage Farm is a 890-acre living museum. An interpretive trail winds through vegetable and flower gardens...(more)
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University
The Department helps to identify, select, preserve, create access to, provide reference assistance for...(more)
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State Historical Building
The museum features a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits on Iowa’s rich history including our...(more)
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Sugar Grove Vineyards and Gatheringplace
In this 1870s rejuvenated grange hall, framed by rolling hills, vineyard, pond and elk, visitors may...(more)
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Tabor Home Vineyards and Winery
Tabor Home Winery, Iowa's oldest estate winery is located on our family's 1860s Jackson County farmstead...(more)
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The Dairy Center
Iowa's dairy production, past and present, unfolds at The Dairy Center. Explore the changes in the Dairy...(more)
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The Ion Exchange, Inc.
This nursery specializes in the production, harvesting, cleaning and marketing of wildflowers, grass...(more)
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The Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre
The 115,000-square-foot Museum includes changing and permanent exhibits: Black Earth/Big River; Hall...(more)
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The Wallace Centers of Iowa
The restored 1884 home of Uncle Henry Wallace, founding editor of Wallaces' Farmer, the museum highlights...(more)
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Traer Historical Museum
Featuring artifacts of northern Tama County and Traer, this museum highlights the life of "Tama Jim"...(more)
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UNI Museums
Discover. Learn. Be inspired...at UNI Museums. Marshall Center School is a one-room school museum restored...(more)
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University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Explore our world at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History- Iowa's gateway to the global environment...(more)
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Ushers Ferry Historic Village
Ushers Ferry is a living history museum that interprets life in a small Iowa Town at the turn of the...(more)
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Vesterheim Norwegian - American Museum
With over 24,000 artifacts and 16 historic buildings, Vesterheim showcases the best in historic and contemporary...(more)
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Wapsipinicon Mill Museum
Wapsipinicon Mill Museum was named 2010 "People's Choice" Site of the Year.
This 1870’s grist mill...(more)
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Waterloo Center for the Arts
Something creative for the entire family: gallery exhibits, classes, ceramics & digital art studios...(more)
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Watson's Grocery Store Museum
Watson’s Grocery Store was built in 1895 and continued, virtually unchanged, until 1989. Soon after...(more)
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Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area
The 683-acre complex includes the interpretive center and surrounding wetlands, reconstructed prairie...(more)
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Winneshiek County Historical Society-Locust School
Locust School was built in 1854 and operated continuously for 108 years. It is listed on the National...(more)
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