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Iowa County, IA Museums

  • Amana Community Church Museum

    The Amana Community Church building in Homestead was built in 1865. Hosts guide the visitor through the church, explaining Amana's religious heritage, practices and beliefs.

  • Amana Heritage Museum

    Three buildings of exhibits portray the story of the Amana Colonies, including religious history and communal life. Video presentation on history gives excellent background of community.

  • Communal Agriculture Museum

    Exhibits of tools, artifacts and photographs depict the role of agriculture in communal Amana. Located in a restored 1860 barn.

  • Communal Kitchen and Cooper Shop Museum

    Authentic Amana communal kitchen house, including kitchen area and dining room, preserved as it was when the communal system ended in 1932

  • Homestead Store Museum

    Exhibits on commerce, architecture, communal-era crafts, and the store's role in the Amana community. Tour the museum's "open storage" areas.

  • Industrial Machine Shop Museum

    The Industrial Machine Shop Museum dates back to 1860

  • Pioneer Heritage Museum and Historical Resource Library

    View 1861 log house, 1856 cabin, 1930 filling station and 1861 Rock Island depot in a museum complex covering half a city block. Large resource library for family histories and Iowa County history.

  • South Amana Barn Museum

    Two-story horse barn contains 200 miniature replicas built by woodworker Henry Moore, depicting the history of rural America and built to a scale of 1" = 1'.