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 »
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 River Greenbelt Scenic Drive
The Iowa River Greenbelt Scenic Drive winds through a picturesque landscape of valleys, woods and streams tucked in the midst of flat, fertile farmland. Extending from Alden to Eldora, this… Read the full story »
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Escape into the beauty and wonder of nature at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Nature Center’s Amazing Space building is now Living Building Challenge Petal-Certified (as… Read the full story »
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Hurstville Lime Kilns
Built in the 1870s, the four kilns heated limestone rock mined from nearby quarries. The process formed lime mortar used in the construction of homes, farm buildings and public buildings… Read the full story »
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
Explore the links between Iowa’s prairies, wetlands, the rocks beneath your feet and agriculture. A butterfly garden and a working bee hive allow visitors to see pollinators at work. Exhibits… Read the full story »
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Historic Limestone Insane Asylum
The Jackson County Insane Asylum, once known as the County Poor Farm, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and also has an Iowa Great Places Designation. The… Read the full story »
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Heartland Museum
Heartland Museum represents Iowa’s agriculture and rural life through farm machinery, toys and displays in downtown streetscapes representing the Victorian, 1930’s and 1950’s eras. View the 4-H Schoolhouse Museum where… Read the full story »
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Heartland Acres Agribition Center
Heartland Acres Agribition Center is located off Highway 20 Exit 252, in Independence, Iowa. Dedicated to exhibiting the past, present and future of agriculture in the National Heritage Area, Heartland… Read the full story »
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