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Allerton
International Center for Rural Culture and Art, Inc.
One mile east of Allerton
515-872-2667
2-5 Sun.-Mon., 10-noon and 2-4 Tue.-Sat., June-Aug.; church: year-round; barn: Mar.-Nov. Tours available upon request Sep.-May.
Bloomfield
Welcome Center
Davis County Welcome Center
301 N. Washington
515-664-1104
9-5 daily, 1-5 Sun., year-round.
Wilderness Kingdom Zoo
515-459-2224
10-6 daily, Apr. 15-Oct. 15.
Centerville
(Lake Rathbun area, includes Moravia and Mystic)
Historical and Coal Mining Museum
100 W. Maple, Hwy. 2
515-856-8040
1:30-4:30 Sat.-Sun., Memorial Day-Oct.; or by appointment.
Rathbun Fish Hatchery
Directly below Rathbun Dam
515-647-2406
7:45-3:45 Mon.-Fri., year-round.
Rathbun Lake Information Center
Hwy. J5T
515-657-2464
8-4 daily, Memorial Day-Labor Day, closed weekends during non recreation season.
Chariton
Lucas County Historical Museum
217 N. 17th
515-774-4464
1-4 Wed. and Sun., summer.
Corydon
Prairie Trails Museum of Wayne County
515 E. Jefferson (Hwy. 2)
515-872-2211
10-5 weekdays, 1-5 Sun., June-Aug.; 1-5 daily, Apr. 15-May, Sep.-Oct. 15.
Eldon
American Gothic House
Gothic St.
515-281-7650
Interior of home not open to public. Site open year-round.
Indianola
Buxton Park Arboretum
N. Buxton and W. Girard
515-961-9420
Dawn to dusk, spring to fall.
National Balloon Museum
1601 N. Jefferson, Hwy. 65/69
515-961-3714
9-4 Mon.-Fri., 10-4 Sat., 1-4 Sun.; closed some holidays.
Warren County Historical Museum
Hwy. 92 W.
515-961-6031
1-4 Sun., May-Sep.; or by appointment.
Knoxville
(includes Otley)
Belinda Toy Museum
11 miles south on Hwy. 14
515-862-4439
9-8 daily.
Marion County Historical Village
Willetts Dr.
515-842-5526
1-5 Sat.-Sun., Memorial Day-Labor Day.
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
One Sprint Capital Place
515-842-6176 or 800-874-4488
10-6 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 Sat., noon-5 Sun., year-round.
Red Rock Visitor Center
Lake Red Rock Project, 1105 Hwy. T-15
515-828-7522
9:30-6 daily, Memorial Day-Labor Day; shorter hours during non recreation season.
Lamoni
Welcome Center
Southern Iowa Gateway Welcome Center
I-35 at Hwy. 69, Rte. 2
515-784-3688
8-6 daily, summer; 8-5 daily, spring and fall; 8:30-4:30 daily, winter; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter.
Liberty Hall Historic Center
1300 W. Main
515-784-6133
10-4 Tue.-Sat.; Sun. by appointment; closed Dec. 23-Jan.
Leon
Decatur County Museum
105 N. Main
515-446-4841
1-5 Tue.-Fri., some Sat., Memorial Day-Sep. 30.
Lucas
John L. Lewis Mining & Labor Museum
102 Division St.
515-766-6831
9-3 Tue.-Sat., mid-Apr. to mid-Oct.; or by appointment.
Melcher
Melcher-Dallas Museum of Military History
123 Main St.
515-947-4506
3:30-6 Mon.-Fri., 9:30-6 Sat., 1-6 Sun.; or by appointment.
Osceola
Clarke County Historical Museum
1003 S. Main
515-342-2573
2-5 Wed. and Sun., May-Oct.; or by appointment.
Oskaloosa
Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum
2294 Oxford Ave., Old Glendale Rd.
515-672-2989
10-4:30 Tue.-Sat., 1-4 Sun., May 1-Oct. 12.
Ottumwa
Airpower Museum, Inc.
22001 Bluegrass Rd.
10 miles west of Ottumwa, northeast of Blakesburg
515-938-2773
9-5 weekdays, 10-5 Sat. and 1-5 Sun; closed major holidays.
The Beach Ottumwa
101 Church St.
515-682-7873
11-7 daily, summer; 6:30-8 p.m. daily, winter.
The Fascination Station
104 S. Market
515-682-0921
1-5 Sun.-Fri., 10-5 Sat., year-round; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and July 4.
Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center
6 miles south of Ottumwa on Hwy. 63
515-682-3091
8-4:30 Mon.-Fri., year-round.
Wapello County Historical Museum
210 W. Main St.
515-682-8676
10-4 Tue.-Sat., 1-4 Sun., year-round; closed major holidays.
Woodlands Scenic Byway (West End)
Take the Woodlands Scenic Byway and adventure along back roads that curve through hills, farm ponds, historic cemeteries and magnificent state forests. Follow signs from Highway 34 west of Ottumwa at T61 to and through Blakesburg, Drakesville, Bloomfield, Troy, Keosauqua, Bentonsport, Bonaparte and Donnellson.
Pella
(includes Leighton)
Pella Historical Village
507 Franklin St.
515-628-4311
9-5 Mon.-Fri., Jan.-Mar.; 9-5 Mon.-Sat., Apr.-Dec.
Scholte House
728 Washington St.
515-628-3684
1-4 Mon.-Sat., or by appointment; closed Sun. and holidays.
Prairie City
Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge ã Prairie Learning Center
9981 Pacific St.
515-994-2415
Refuge: sunrise to sunset daily; Prairie Learning Center: 10-5 daily.
Winterset
Birthplace of John Wayne
224 S. Second St.
515-462-1044
10-5 daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Bridges of Madison County
Meet someone you love at the Bridges of Madison County. Always romantic. Even before Iowa novelist Robert Waller and Hollywood romanticized them. The six historic covered bridges, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, are scattered across the countryside.
Francesca's House
3271 130th St.
515-981-5268
10-6, May 1-Oct. 31; or by appointment.
Madison County Historical Complex
815 S. Second Ave.
515-462-2134
11-4 Mon.-Sat., 1-5 Sun., May 1-Oct. 31.
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