Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, downtown Bonaparte offers gift shops, antique stores and a well-known restaurant. The smallest Main Street community in the country, Bonaparte has been named one of 12 national "Distinctive Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
A pottery was housed in this brick structure from 1865 to 1896. See parts of the kiln foundation, 22-foot fir beams, the area where horses powered the mill, drying areas and more. Special events include pottery making on site with original molds.
Bonaparte, IA Historic HomesListed on the National Register of Historic Places, downtown Bonaparte offers gift shops, antique stores and a well-known restaurant. The smallest Main Street community in the country, Bonaparte has been named one of 12 national "Distinctive Destinations"
Bonaparte, IA Historic DistrictsOldest courthouse to remain in continuous use west of the Mississippi. The first legal hanging in Iowa was sentenced in this ...
Learn about pioneer living at this authentic 1910 log cabin, former clubhouse of "Hawk-eye Natives."...
Iowa's only national cemetery, designated by Congress at the same time as Arlington National Cemetery. Union and Confederate ...
Watch living history demonstrations and visit with costumed interpreters at this reconstructed military fort on the banks of ...