The Heritage Hall Museum thrives within a farming community with fields of grain surrounding the town. Our many exhibits feature our farming history, including an early 1900’s farm kitchen as… Read the full story »
Barn Quilts of Black Hawk County
Enjoy two self-guided driving tours highlighting 25 quilts and 21 narratives. The tour includes viewing a quilt on the historic round barn at the Western Home Communities, local businesses and… Read the full story »
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Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center
The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center is a 10,000 square foot nature center featuring exhibits on the flora and fauna of the Driftless Area as well as the history… Read the full story »
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Country View Dairy
Country View Dairy was established in 2011 by Mennonite family Dave & Carolee Rapson. They built new creamery from the ground up & now process milk from 80 cows into… Read the full story »
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Johnson County Historic Poor Farm
Following its operational period from 1855 to 1988, the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm remained under county ownership but lay vacant. In 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted a 10-year… Read the full story »
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German American Heritage Center and Museum
The mission of the German American Heritage Center is to preserve and enrich for present and future generations knowledge of the German immigrant experience and its impact on the American… Read the full story »
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Forest Grove School
Forest Grove No. 5 is a restored one-room schoolhouse just off of Interstate 80 in rural Bettendorf, IA. The schoolhouse was built in 1873 and served as a place of… Read the full story »
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Silos & Smokestacks Headquarters
Start your Agriculture Adventure at Silos & Smokestacks headquarters in downtown Waterloo, Iowa. Learn about the story of Agriculture, plan your visit to any of our 113 Heritage Area Sites,… Read the full story »
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center and Area
This 880-acre complex just northwest of Cedar Rapids includes the Wickiup Hill Learning Center, which features educational displays highlighting our natural resources and the area’s Native American and archeological past,… Read the full story »
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Wapsipinicon Mill Museum
The Wapsipinicon Mill is one of Iowa’s largest grist mills, towering six stories above the Wapsipinicon River. This museum interprets the grist milling process from 1870 to the 1940s and… Read the full story »
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