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"
Bonaparte, IA Historic DistrictsA 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 HomesLocal history museum....
Traction steam engines, antique tractors, and agricultural implements and tools. Interpretive exhibits on water, electricity,...
Home of Supreme Court justice appointed by Abraham Lincoln. Federal-style house with 19th century furnishings. Special exhibi...
Iowa's only Pennsylvania Dutch double-decker bank barn. Built in 1857 with hand-laid stone and hand-hewn timbers joined with ...
Historic house museum with Medical Memories Museum and gift shop....