East Iowa, Iowa Museums
Clinton County Historical Society Museum
Learn the story of early Mississippi-area settlers and the local lumber business. Period furniture and rare manually-powered fire engine.
Delmar Depot Museum
Railroad artifacts and changing displays.
Tri-County Historical Society Museum
Exhibit features Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Urban "Red" Faber. One-room school, narrow gauge railroad car, bell collection, artifacts and archives from Dubuque, Jones and Jackson counties.
Dubuque Museum of Art
Changing exhibitions of national, regional and local art.
Dyer-Botsford Victorian House & Doll Museum
Tour this 1850 Victorian home, decorated circa 1870-1900. Doll museum has more than 1000 dolls. Also see hand-carved miniature circus, replica of 1850
National Farm Toy Museum
Newly-expanded museum has two floors with 30,000 farm toys and trucks on display. Diorama illustrates the history and importance of agriculture. Theater offers 10-minute movie.
Heritage House Museum
This 23-room 1856
Young Historical Museum
Century-old residence built of native limestone has 10 rooms and is furnished with fine antiques and turn-of-the-century items. It features a fine collection of china and Parian ware.
Jackson County Historical Society Museum
Over 22,000
Anamosa Penitentiary Museum
Historic stone building on the prison grounds displays artifacts and historical information about Iowa's largest correctional facility.
National Motorcycle Museum
More than 180 rare and vintage motorcycles dating back to 1903 on display, along with thousands of photos and motorcycle memorabilia. Home of the original Captain America bike from the 1969 movie "
Edinburgh "Ghost Town" and Museum
The original site of the first county seat of Jones County from 1840-1847 includes 12
Wyoming Historical Museum
The renovated Hotel Williams, built in 1874
Family Museum
Hands-on museum with interactive exhibits for children and families. Touch a tornado; make a cloud ring;
Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science/IMAX Theatre
Permanent exhibits feature Mississippi River history and natural environments of the region as well as worldwide cultures. Changing exhibits, museum store, and 3D IMAX Theater.
Buffalo Bill Museum/The Lone Star Steamer
Tribute to legendary native "Buffalo Bill" Cody, as well as a memorial to American Indians, pioneers, and steamboat days. View the "Lone Star Steamer, "
Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village
Walnut Grove was an 1860s settlement and stagecoach stop, and now includes 18