State Center Rose Garden - State Center, Iowa In the southeast part of State Center a landscaped garden has been developed specializing in roses. This garden in “The Rose Capital of Iowa” features varieties of old and new roses. An old-fashioned … [Read more...]
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Historic Jordan House – West Des Moines, Iowa
Historic Jordan House - West Des Moines, Iowa In this Victorian home, of Italian Gothic design, the first settler of what is now West Des Moines—Senator James C. Jordan—lived. Prior to the Civil War, the basement rooms were home to escaping slaves … [Read more...]
Historic Ackworth Friends Church – Ackworth, Iowa
The Friends Church in Ackworth, Iowa was built in 1869 as an academy building, containing a room for public worship as well as the school. The walls of the old academy building still serve as the walls of today's modern church. The village surrounding it … [Read more...]
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum – Ogden, Iowa
Hickory Grove Rural School Museum - Ogden, Iowa In Ogden is this one-room school, constructed in 1889, continued in service until 1956. Included in the museum are: Original double desks, stage curtain, pot bellied stove, angle lamps, and pump organ. Early … [Read more...]
Heritage Rose Garden – Gray, Iowa
Heritage Rose Garden - Gray, Iowa Heritage Rose Garden - Gray, Iowa In this small town of Gray, Iowa with less than 100 residents is located a rose garden that boasts over 195 varieties of roses, including winter-hardy types. Four women … [Read more...]
Greene County Historical Museum – Jefferson, Iowa
Greene County Historical Museum - Jefferson, Iowa The Jefferson, Iowa Museum houses a number of different collections. Visitors can look at displays concerning early county history, Native American artifacts, Civil War memorabilia, early transportation … [Read more...]
Greene County Courthouse Jefferson, Iowa
Jefferson, Iowa This marble, three-story edifice located in Jefferson, Iowa, was built in 1917 and has a dome rotunda with a stained glass ceiling. The various county offices are accessed through archways of marble that frame murals depicting the “progress … [Read more...]
Grant Center Country Schoolhouse – Ida Grove, Iowa
Want to see what school was like in the past? the Grant Center Country Schoolhouse has been restored to it's original condition. Visit the building in Ida Grove, Iowa. In September of each year the school is opened for 4th graders from the area to come and … [Read more...]
Ragbrai – Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines Register Host
Ragbrai - Des Moines, Iowa - Des Moines Register Host Ragbrai is always the last full week of July. The cost for a week-long rider is $140; a week-long non-rider fee is $35 with the vehicle permit being $35. If you wnat to enter just … [Read more...]
Francesca’s House – Cumming, Iowa
Francesca’s House - Cumming, Iowa When the movie The Bridges of Madison County was filmed in the Winterset area, this late 1800s homestead was used as Francesca’s farm. It had been abandoned for more than 35 years, and was restored for the movie. … [Read more...]