West Central Iowa Tourism
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Littlefield Recreation Area - Exira, Iowa
Littlefield Recreation Area - Exira, Iowa
This four hundred and forty-four acre recreation area has over one hundred campsites, some with electricity. This county park boasts of having a seventy-acre lake that is good for fishing and swimming. There is a large beach and a bathhouse. Boating is permitted on the lake.
Kanesville Tabernacle - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Kanesville Tabernacle - Council Bluffs, Iowa
A 40-by-60 log cabin replica in Counceil Bluffs of the tabernacle used by the Mormons has been built near the site where the original structure stood. It was here that Brigham Young was sustained president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1847 and the building served nearly 1,000 that year.
Hitchcock House - Lewis, Iowa
Hitchcock House - Lewis, Iowa
This house, in Lewis, Iowa, overlooking a bend in the East Nishnabotna River, was a station on the Underground Railroad. The house was built in 1856 by Rev. George B. Hitchcock and is made of brown sandstone quarried from a local quarry. The walls average 21 inches thick. The wood used in the construction is locally grown oak and walnut. The house has a full basement, including a massive fireplace.
Historic General Dodge House - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Historic General Dodge House - Council Bluffs, Iowa
This Second-Empire home built in 1869-1870 by General Grenville Dodge and his wife is now a museum. Dodge was a Civil War officer, railroad builder, banker, and politician. The home has been restored and contains Victorian furnishings, many of the Dodges’ possessions including his extensive library. During the Christmas holiday time, the home is graced with 20 decorated trees.
Guthrie County Historical Village - Panora, Iowa
Guthrie County Historical Village - Panora, Iowa
The Guthrie County Historical Village, located on a beautiful 4-acre complex near the Middle Raccoon River and old Lenon Mill Park, this complex in Panora, Iowa, features ten buildings and numerous exhibits that explore the history of Guthrie County from 1850 to the early-20th Century.
Grave And Memorial Of Merle D. Hay - Glidden, Iowa
GRAVE AND MEMORIAL OF MERLE D. HAY - GLIDDEN, IOWA The memorial is an open roadside memorial on Hwy. 30. This historical site is a memorial to Merle Hay, who was one of the first U.S. soldiers, and the first Iowan, killed in World War I. Merle Hay is buried at the Merle Hay Memorial cemetery.
In 1921, the road that leads from Des Moines to Camp Dodge was named Merle Hay Road in honor of his sacrifice.
Whiterock Resort (Formerly Garst Farm Resort) - Coon Rapids, Iowa
Whiterock Resort (Formerly Garst Farm Resort) - Coon Rapids, Iowa
In mid-February 2007 Garst Farm Resorts was donated by Liz Garst and her family to the Whiterock Conservancy and it was renamed the Whiterock Resort! While the name has changed, the experience has not!
The Resort offers outdoor recreation including the best trail riding in Iowa.
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge - Missouri Valley, Iowa
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge - Missouri Valley, Iowa
Near Missouri Valley, Iowa, there are nearly 8,000 acres of wetlands, grasslands, woodlands, and croplands along the Missouri River. This flood plain provides a safe stopping place for half a million migrating waterfowl each year, especially snow geese and ducks, and they usually arrive in late November.
Dale Valley Vineyard and Winery - Stuart, Iowa
Dale Valley Vineyard and Winery - Stuart, IowaProduces red, white and blush wines. Provides tasting room and gift shop in turn-of-the-century, renovated one-room schoolhouse.
Taking an interest in not only growing quality grapes to produce wonderful wines the owners are interested in the history of the area.
Carstens 1880 Farmstead - Shelby, Iowa
Carstens 1880 Farmstead - Shelby, Iowa
This farm museum consists of two homes, several farm buildings, and antique farm equipmentin Shelby, Iowa. Many of the structures were built in the early 1880s. Thier motto is "preserving and celebrating Iowa’s farm history."
