Museum
Welcome to the Allamakee County Historical Society Museum and Genealogy Research Center! The Genealogy offers a list of records to help you trace your family tree. The Museum features a virtual tour of the old Allamakee Courthouse built in 1861. The Log Cabin and the Red Schoolhouse take you back to an earlier time. Be sure to visit the Museum store. You are invited to visit us in person.
The Bily Clocks Museum & Antonin Dvorak Exhibit. Open to visitors. Admission charged.
Arms, Armor and Art. Come and see a world class museum on the Great River Road. Authentic arms and armor used by Grecians, Romans, Dark Age Warriors, Vikings, Crusaders, and Renaissance “Knights in Shining Armor.” Open 1-4 Fridays and Saturdays year round. Sundays Memorial Day to Labor Day. Group days by appointment.
Living the dream! Located 25 miles west of Dubuque, Iowa, on Hwy 20. Call us today for a FREE visitor guide. Homemade pies, Becker Woodcarving Museum, Heritage House, Field of Dreams, National Farm Toy Museum, Basilica, Dyer-Botsford Historial House and Doll Museum.
Museum & genealogy library. Willie’s Grocery exhibit, country school house, Pietenpol hangar & aircraft, Oliver tractor collection, antique agricultural equipment, sinkhole exhibit. Near the start of the Root River Bike Trail. Open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm. No admission charge to the museum.
Experience Guttenberg. Eagle Watch and Cabin Fever Day. Stars and Stripes Celebration. Art by the River Fine Art Festival. Visit our site to see all that’s going on and what we have to offer.
Located by Houston County Fairgrounds – Open year-round! Flatten-Swenson log home, Sheldon Presbyterian Church, Daley School, Agriculture Building, Mayville Town Hall. Other displays of Houston County in the new museum.
Hand-carved carousel. Toy Workshop. LARK-made toys, outdoor mini-golf. Gifts, toys galore, bookstore, games, puzzles. Antique toy museum. Llamas. Fudge & candy, food & ice cream.
Guided tours of the Masters Hotel, Laura’s only childhood home still on its original site. Visitor center, gift shop, shelter house, & playground.
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The region’s access to Monet and Picasso. Great art inspired by water.
Free guided tours. Open every Saturday all summer, 1-4pm. Sponsored by the Canton Historical Society. Get a glimpse into Canton’s history.
Home of Iowa’s 12th governor, William Larrabee and his wife Anna Larrabee.
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Featuring Lubiana Pottery from Poland’s Kashubian Area. Open year round. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Museum of bowhunting. A place to learn about bowhunting history, a place to appreciate bowhunting’s “rediscover,” a place to understand bowhunting’s place in wildlife conservation and in our culture.
Pledge Never to Forget. Experience a lasting and moving tribute to our veterans. Open Monday-Saturday, 8am-4:30pm. Display includes many personal photos and stories. Touch screen monitors provide an interactive experience. The Veterans Hall of Honor.
A national treasure with the most comprehensive collection of Norwegian-American artifacts in the world, plus festivals, classes, store, group tours and more! Open all year in Decorah, IA. Preserving a heritage. Connecting us all.
Home of the Whalan Stand Still Parade, Ernie’s 1917 Station, Bluff View Guest House, Aroma Pie Shoppe, Whalan Museum and Gator Greens Mini Golf.
Three floors of exhibits, museum shop, research library and archives. Programs and events.
