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 »
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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Winneshiek County Historical Society-Locust School Museum
Locust School, built in 1854 and operated continuously for 108 years, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The School Committee of the Historical Society was founded in… 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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Watson’s Grocery Store Museum
Watson’s Grocery Store was built in 1895 and continued, virtually unchanged, until 1989. Soon after, the State Center Historical Society was formed to save Watson’s Grocery as a landmark and… Read the full story »
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Waterloo Center for the Arts
Overlooking the scenic Cedar River in downtown Waterloo, the Waterloo Center for the Arts offers something creative for the entire family: changing gallery exhibits, classes, outstanding facility rentals, special events,… 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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University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Explore your world at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History–Iowa’s gateway to the global environment. Take a trip back in time through 500 million years of our natural… Read the full story »
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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. Tabor Home is renowned for distinguished wines that are defining the federally-established Upper Mississippi… Read the full story »
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Wallace Centers of Iowa
The restored home of Uncle Henry and Nancy Wallace, founding editors of Wallaces’ Farmer magazine, highlights the most influential family of American agriculture. Family and political artifacts include original Ding… Read the full story »
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