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ANTIQUIE ARCHEOLOGY
Antquie Archolegy is located in LeClaire,Iowa.
 Mike Wolf and Frank Frets have their own show on the history
Channel and the show is called American Pickers. They have their
own store and you can go in and buy things that were on the show.
One day out of the year they hold a thing called LeClaire days and
you can go and meet Mike and Frank.
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BRIDGES OF MADISON
COUNTY
The bridges of Madison County area
legend of America.
It is a place of the soul and history of
the depth of character.
CEDAR ROCK
Cedar rock is a house. The Walter’s family
donated the house in the 1970’s along with
the trust to maintain it and the house has
it’s own boat house and it is set up to a
stream
DUBUQUE RIVER RIDES
The boat that gives the rides is called SPIRIT.
SPIRIT is a replica of century old Mississippi
River steamboat with decorative some
stacks. The SPIRIT has been show casing the
vast history and beauty of Dubuque area for
over 20 years.
ESTHERVILLE METEORITE
The meteorite fell 3 miles from
Estherville and landed on the Lee
farm on May 10th. This meteorite is
the largest meteorite that has
been known to fall in North
America . It was broken into three
pieces weighing at 431,106,151
pounds.
FORT MADISON ART CENTER
Fine arts exhibits by regional
and nationally known artist.
Sales gallery carries works of
more than 60 local artist in
watercolor, oil, pottery ,china,
and many more.
GROTTO OF THE REDEMPTION
The Grotto is a composite of
nine separate Grottos, each
portraying a scene in the life of
Christ. It includes the largest
collection of precious stones
and gems found anywhere in
one location. The Grotto is
frequently considered the “
Eighth Wonder of the World”
and the Iowan magazine has
described the Grotto as a “
Mirical in Stone”.
HEARTMAN RESERVE NATURE
CENTER
Heart reserve nature center is 300
acre wooded isle located in the
heart of metropolitollition BlackHawk County. In 1939, Jhon C.
Heartman of Waterloo Daily
Courier helped the local YMCA
purchase 56 acres of forrested
land. Camp Heartman Reserve
was used for camping and other
programs until the early 1970’s. In
1976 the board purchased the
land.
INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER
The Indian Creek Nature Center sits
on land previously occupied by two
farms that were established in 1849.
The land changed hands several
times before a family bought it. The
farm remained in the Bend family
until it was sold to the Indian Creek in
1994.
JHON WYANE
John Wyane was born in
Western, Iowa in 1907.
When he was a boy when his
family moved many different
times. They stayed in Glendale ,
California were later on he
became a movie star.
KEOKUK NATIONAL CEMETRY
The Keokuk National Cemetery is
one of the twelve original national
cemeteries designated by the U.S.
Congress. During the Civil War the
presence of the college of Physicians
and Sun grass caused the federal
government to locate a military
hospital in Estes House, and four other
sites in Keokuk. During the Civil War
,and were buried in what became
Iowa’s only National Cemetery.
LAURA INGALS WILDER PARK AND
MUSEUM
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Park and
Museum is located in Burr Oak,
Iowa. It is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s
childhood home. This is the home
where Laura Ingals Wilder grew up
and developed her love of books
and words. This is where stories
flowed from the tombstones of
Burr Oak pioneers in the cemetery
and where Laura and her friend
Alice found solace in the quiets of
summer afternoons on the hill by
the Advent church.
MOTER MILL HISTORIC SITE
The settlement of Motor Mill existed
only from the 1840’s to the 1870’s.
What remains at the historic site is
a six story mill, made from
limestone ,and four other buildings.
The Mill is the tallest mill in the
Midwest. The site is along the
Turkey River , so visitors can take
advantage of a scenic picnic area
and canoe access. The Mill is over
onehundered years old and shows
no shign of settling.
NAGLE WALNUT GROVE PIONEER
VILLAGE
The sites at Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer
Village are Antique Farm, Machinery
Building, Barber Shop, Bison Saloon,
Blacksmith Shop and many more.
Walnut Grove’s boardwalk took shape
in 1994 when the Apothecary shop was
opened. The boardwalk features many
sites.
OAK TREE
The Oak tree is Iowa’s state
tree. The Oak tree is not a
single species , but about 400
species of oak trees are the
genus Quarks. This family
includes deciduous and
evergreen species is native of
the northern hemisphere. These
trees bloom flowers in the
spring and many people say
“The acorn is it’s fruit”.
PIKES PEAK STATE PARK
In this area, Native Americans
of the Woodland Culture of 800
to 1,200 A.D. sculpted earthen
“Effigy” Mounds on ridge tops
in the shapes of animals, to
celebrate their ones with
Mother Earth. Many of these
mounds remain today as a
monument to these people
and a remainder to use that
we are also of the Earth.
QUAD CITIES SYMPHONY AND
ORCHASTRA
The symphony is in Davenport
Iowa. They have over 20
different kinds of instruments.
REMIAN GARDENS
This id now one of the largest public
gardens in Iowa , Remain Gardens creates
a striking entrance to Iowa State University
and city of Ames. Situated on a 14-acre
site, the year-round facility district gardens
through the indoor and outdoor areas, an
indoor conservatory of 2,500 square foot
indoor butterfly emergency cases, a gift
shop, ad five supporting green houses.
SPOOK CAVE AND
CAMPGROUND
Spook cave and campground is
located among the beautiful
and peaceful bluffs of rural
McGregor, Iowa. While you are
in the cave watch your tour
guide point out the formations
while desiring the history of our
area and how the cave was
discovered and formed.
TOOLESBORO INDIAN MOUNDS
It is located in Wapello Iowa. This is a group of
seven woodland culture burial mounds and
visitor center/museum with one total culture
artifacts. The Toolesboro site consists of seven
burial mounds on a bluff overlooking the Iowa
River near where it joins the Mississippi River.
The conical mounds were constructed
between 100 BC and AD200 by a local
Hopewell group.
At one time there may have been as many as
twelve mounds, but subsequent settlement
and excavation have reduced that number to
the present seven.
UNION COUNTY VISITORS CENTER
This was renovated in 1931 Phillips
66 gas station was dedicated to
Union County interpreter Frank
Phillips and now serves as a
visitor center.
VILLISACA AXE MUERDER HOUSE
This is located Villisca Iowa . The murder
happened on June 10th 1912. On a quiet
residential street in this small town sits on an old
white frame house is different from the other
homes that surround it. Upon closer
inspection, you’ll notice her doors and
windows are tightly closed and covered. An
outhouse in the backyard suggests that this
house does not occupy a place in the 21st
century but somehow belongs in another area
or another story. A weather-beaten sighs warns
rather than welcomes. This is the “Murder
House”.
WILTON CANDY KITCHEN
This is located in Wilton Iowa.
The Wilton candy kitchen is
listed in the National Register
of Historic Places founded by
R.A. Mclntrye in 1860.The
Wilton Candy Kitchen is the
oldest ongoing Ice Cream
Parlor/Soda Fountain in the
world and has been serving
visitors ice cream, lunches,
and candy over 150 years.
Under ownership of the
Nopoulos family since 1910, it is
currently run by Gorge and
Thelma Nopoulous.
EXIRA IOWA
The oldest town in Audubon county is Exira. Exira
was founded in 1857. The town was named after
Exira Eckman, daughter of judge Jhon Eckman
from Ohio, who agreed to purchase a lot of
property if the town was named after his
daughter. On July 2nd, 1958, Exira was ravaged
by flooding of the East Nishnabotna River.
Nineteen people in the area lost their lives,75
homes were destroyed and almost 20 businesses
in the western part were damaged. Exira is well
known for its Fourth of July celebrations ,which
have been celebrated since 1861. The morning
parade and the evening fireworks draw
thousands of visitors.
YUCCA PLANT
Yucca plant is a genus of perennial
shrubs and trees in the family
Asparagaceae, shrubbing,
Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are
notable for their rosettes of evergreen
tough sword shaped leaves are large
terminal panicles of white or whitish
flower. They are native to warm and
dry parts of North America. It is known
in the Midwest United States as
“Ghosts in the Graveyard”. As it is
commonly found growing in a rural
graveyards and when is bloom the
flowers appear as an apparition
floating.
THE BLANK PARK ZOO
This zoo is located in Des Moines Iowa. The zoo has many
animals such as the Red Panda, Two toed Sloth, Crowned
Crane, Ostrich, African, Ring Tailed Leamer, Hissing Cockroach,
Alligator, Domestic Goat, Emu, Plumed Whistling Duck, and
many more. There are also many behind the scene tours that
you can take. Some of them are Sea Loin training , Great Cats,
and more. In the Great Cats tour you can chat with zoo
keepers who take care of the large cats and you can observe
training sessions. In the Sea Loin training tour you can work
with zoo keepers to prepare the fish for feeding and stand on
the Sea Loin deck during a training session.