category : Museums
A re-creation of Sioux County's first county seat, which was raided in 1872. Records and the county safe were taken to Orange City, the current county seat. View the safe and 15 buildings, some original to the 1800s.

Admission: Fee
Hours: 1-4 Sunday, Memorial Day-Labor Day, during Big Sioux River Days, and by appointment
Address: 19th St. and Ave. E
Phone: 712-551-2403
Our Email: happ@cityofhawarden.com

Come visit us in Hawarden, Iowa

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Historical House

Built in 1900, the home is restored and furnished with period items and a pictorial history of Calliope and Hawarden.

Hawarden, IA Historic Homes

Calliope Village

A re-creation of Sioux County's first county seat, which was raided in 1872. Records and the county safe were taken to Orange City, the current county seat. View the safe and 15 buildings, some original to the 1800

Hawarden, IA Museums

Hawarden Golf Course

Course Access: Public
Holes: 9
Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7

Hawarden, IA Golf Courses

Things to do Museums near Hawarden, IA

Battle Hill Museum of Natural History

More than 4,000 natural history specimens on display, with 600 full-body wildlife mounts. Mounted skeletons of rhinoceros, el...

Camp Algona POW Museum

Camp Algona housed up to 10,000 German prisoners of war from 1944 to 1946. A 70-foot linear display tells the story of this c...

Armstrong Heritage Museum

Thousands of items from the early days of Armstrong and Emmet County, including veterans' display....

Calhoun County Museum and Machinery Exhibit

A former school houses 34 rooms and displays of antique furnishings, birds and animals, vintage clothing and an old-time post...

Victorian Museum on Main

The crown jewel of Emmetsburg's many Victorian homes. Built in 1883 by a prominent member of the community as a wedding gift ...