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Abbie Gardner Cabin
Arnolds Park, Iowa

Historic House

Location of the infamous Spirit Lake Massacre in 1857. Log cabin restored to 1856 appearance. Visitors Center with artifacts and film.

Adair County Heritage Museum
Greenfield, Iowa

History

N/A

Altoona Area Historical Society
Altoona, Iowa

History, Historical Society

American Gothic House Center
Eldon, Iowa

Art, History, Historic House, Specialized

Strike your own American Gothic pose in front of the house that inspired Iowa artist Grant Wood to begin his most famous painting. Costumes and pitch fork are provided by the American Gothic House Center!

Anderson Gallery
Des Moines, Iowa

Art

Exhibitions of fine arts including faculty, student and juried shows.

Arts for Living Center
Burlington, Iowa

Art

Community arts facility offering fine arts and crafts classes for all ages, changing fine arts exhibition and music and dramatic performances. Adapted 1868 church building in historic Heritage Hill District.

Blanden Art Museum
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Art, Children's, Culture, Historic House

The neoclassical building, which is on the national Register of Historic Places, is located in the interesting Oak Hill District of Fort Dodge. Along with with beauty and historical significance of the museum, the Blanden maintains a high standard of exhibition quality and dynamic spirit of community outreach in the visual arts. The museum is dedicated to providing learning opportunities to engage the community and foster creativity.

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Boone, Iowa

Specialized

An operating historical railroad museum running on 11 miles of track across the Des Moines River Valley. Home to "The Iowan", the last commercially produced steam locomotive in the world

Bremer County Historical Society Museum
Waverly, Iowa

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Please note new phone #. We now have a land line at our museum. We are not there every day during off season, but we check for messages every week or two.

Brunnier Art Museum
Ames, Iowa

Art, Culture, University

The Brunnier Art Museum is the state's only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection, and one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex (Iowa State Center). Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Iowa State alumnus Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann. The decorative arts collection they donated, the Brunnier Collection, is extensive, consisting of ceramics, glass, dolls, ivory, jade, and enameled metals.

Ackley Heritage Center
Ackley, Iowa

History

N/A

African American Museum of Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Culture, General, History, Library

Iowan history showcased via interactive exhibits and exciting educational programs. Because African American history is American history.

American Gothic House
Eldon, Iowa

Art, History

Famous as the backdrop of Grant Wood's 1930 painting, "American Gothic" Nice photo opportunity.

Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum Association
Anamosa, Iowa

History

The museum collects and preserves the history of the Anamosa State Penitentiary, and presents it to the public in a museum setting. Displays include information about current conditions as well as the history of this 135 year old prison that is Iowa's largest correctional facility. The museum is located in a prison building located adjacent to the prison. The museum building, and the entire prison, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Art on Campus
Ames, Iowa

Art

Displays of public art throughout the Iowa State University campus.

Bily Clocks Museum/Antonin Dvorak Exhibit
Spillville, Iowa

Specialized

An unexpected wonder located in the scenic backroad country of northeast Iowa - not to be missed!

Bluedorn Science Imaginarium
Waterloo, Iowa

Children's, General, Science

A 'playground for the imagination", this interactive science center provides fun hands-on exhibits that demonstrate how science affects everyday life. Visitors unravel the mysteries of motion with scientific experiments: Roll-A-Ball, Bernoulli Ball, and the hammer table. Science demonstrations are at 11:00am, 1:30 and 3:00pm on Saturdays, and include such topics as Creepy Crawlies, Combustion, Chemistry, Magic of Science, Snakes Alive, Kitchen Science, and Super Cold.

Boone County Historical Center
Boone, Iowa

History

Displays, dioramas and collections that preserve the flavor and excitement of Boone County History. View items relating the Kate Shelley, coal mining, military and natural history.

Brucemore, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Historic House

Brucemore

Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead
Davenport, Iowa

Historic House

The stone house built by Buffalo bill's father has been restored to its original condition and furnished with antique furniture. Buffalo and Texas Longhorn cattle graze of the land surrounding the house.

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