For over 50 years, Living History Farms has been educating and connecting all peoples to the many stories of Midwestern rural heritage through hands-on, interactive experiences. Set on 500 acres in Urbandale,… Read the full story »
La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum
Established by the La Porte City FFA Chapter in 1970, the museum is recognized as the first of its kind in Iowa. Exhibits are located in a renovated 1914 auto… Read the full story »
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Jasper County Historical Museum
Featured areas include our 1875 Barn, Engine House, and Ag Building that houses a variety of early equipment, much of it made locally. The Ag Building also includes our “Winderful… Read the full story »
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Johnson County Historical Society Museum
The JCHS Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibits and interactive displays show how the land, people, transportation and businesses, including agriculture, evolved to create today’s Johnson County community. The museum’s newest… Read the full story »
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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 been known as the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural tractors. Many of… Read the full story »
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Jenison Meacham Memorial Art Museum & Farm
This site is comprised of an arts center/museum, prairie farmstead, rural schoolhouse, working farm and machinery museum featuring educational programs and demonstrations. Prairie Homestead Show: 3rd full weekend in August,… Read the full story »
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Jackson County History Museum
Enjoy 22,000 sq. ft. of exhibits from period rooms, a country school, bootmaker shop, general store, an authentic replica of a McCormick Reaper, to wildlife and military displays. The museum also… Read the full story »
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Iowa’s Dairy Center
Iowa’s Dairy Center is committed to sharing Iowa’s dairy story through modern dairy farming, caring for our animals and protecting the environment. On your guided tour, you will see cows… Read the full story »
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Iowa State Fair
Nothing compares to the annual August extravaganza that inspired the novel State Fair and is featured in the New York Times best-seller 1000 Places to See Before You Die. The… Read the full story »
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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 interpretive panels and eight plaques celebrate the people, early history and… Read the full story »
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