Explore Pottawattamie County
Ameristar Casino Hotel
Riverboat casino features more than 1,500 slot machines and 37 table games. Four restaurants, 160 hotel rooms, children's activity center.
Council Bluffs, IA CasinosMonroe #8 One-Room Country Schoolhouse
Country schoolhouse is restored to its 1920s era, and is used as a working museum.
Walnut, IA Historic SchoolhousesWalnut Creek Historical Museum
Discover the area's German heritage and farming history in this former Masonic Lodge with Masonic emblems and original tin ceiling.
Walnut, IA MuseumsSquirrel Cage Jail
One of three remaining examples of the rotary cell jails, this three-story brick structure was completed in 1885 and featured a cage that rotated to allow jailers a view of all cells from a single vantage point. Listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Council Bluffs, IA JailsBluffs Run Casino and Greyhound Park
1,500 slot machines, live greyhound racing, simulcast racing, three restaurants, free live entertainment, RV park.
Council Bluffs, IA CasinosArcher Engine of Yesteryear
More than 200 items, including old reel lawn mowers, rider/walk-behind tractors, old engines, and old chain saws. Antique shop with primitives and collectibles, glass, pictures and more.
Crescent, IA ShoppesShelby County Historical Museum
See old firefighting equipment, furniture, clothing, two-headed calf, farmstead furnishings and two 100-year-old log cabins.
Harlan, IA MuseumsHitchcock Nature Center
Located on the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, this park and wildlife preserve offers scenic views of over 1,000 acres of Loess Hills bluffs and native prairie. Hiking trails, accessible boardwalk trail, lodge, primitive camping, overlooks, wildlife viewing. New modern cabins, RV and tent campgrounds.
Honey Creek, IA Nature CentersNishna Heritage Museum
Shows all phases of life in southwest Iowa, beginning with prehistoric animals. Collection of dolls, tools, wrenches and prehistoric rocks. See old-time ice wagon and traveling coach.
Oakland, IA MuseumsUnion Pacific Railroad Museum
Explore 140 years of American railroad history, from the origins of the nation's first transcontinental railroad in 1862 to the advanced technology of modern-day railroading. New permanent interactive exhibit "Working on the Railroad" offers a firsthand look at modern railroading.
Council Bluffs, IA MuseumsHistoric General Dodge House
Victorian house museum built by Grenville and Mrs. Dodge in 1869-70 is a National Historic Landmark. Dodge was a Civil War General, railroad builder, banker and politician. Holiday decorations include 25 Christmas trees in a variety of styles. Summer garden walk each July, annual fall tea.
Council Bluffs, IA MuseumsSweet Vale of Avoca Heritage Museum
Large taxidermy collection of animals from all over the world. Historical displays, collection of 1899-2005 Danish plates.
Avoca, IA Museums