Pottawattamie County Sites
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Watta Way - Map of Pottawattamie County attractions


Hitchcock Nature Center
Address: 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, IA
Park Hours: Daily 6am-10pm
Interpretive Center Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 9am–5pm; Sunday: 1pm-5pm
Phone: 712.545.3283
Cost: $2 per vehicle without an annual park pass

Lewis & Clark Monument
Location: 19962 Monument Road  Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Open: 
Phone: 712.328.4650


Vincent Bluff Preserve
2230 Thallas Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Open Daily
Phone: 712.328.4650


Pottawattamie County Courthouse Lobby -  Grant Wood murals 

 
Farmall Land USA  (museum)
  • Farmall tractors and antique farm machines
Address: 2101 N. Lavista Heights Road, Avoca Jct. of I-80 and Hwy 59
Open April to October
Admission charged
Summer hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm
Phone: 712-307-6806


Frontier Heritage Library Museum/Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society
Address: 622 4th St. Council Bluffs
Open Tuesdays, 1:00-4:00pm.
Phone: 712-325-9368
Email: pcgs@pcgs.omhcoxmail.com


Mount Crescent Ski Area / Ziplines
Address: 17026 Snowhill Lane, Honey Creek
Summer hours for zipline over the bluffs
Open Saturday-Thursday, 10am-4:30pm; Friday 2-7:30pm
Phone: 712-545-3850


Children's Square U.S.A.
  • Lemen Visitors Center, Sculpture Plaza, Discovery Park, Children's Center, and Friends Garden.
Address: N. 6th St. & Ave. E in Council Bluffs
Open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm
Contact: Carol Wood
Phone: 712-322-3700
Email: cwood@childrenssquare.org


Union Pacific Railroad Museum
200 Pearl St. Council Bluffs
Open Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Contact: Vanessa Dobles
Phone: 712-329-8307
Email: vjdobles@upcontractor.up.com


Historic General Dodge House
  • Registered National Historic Landmark. Tours available. Private rentals and on-site luncheons. 
Address: 605 3rd St.  Council Bluffs
Closed holidays and January
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm
Phone: 712-322-2406


RailsWest Railroad Museum and HO Model Railroad
Address: 1512 S. Main St.  Council Bluffs
Open year-round, Friday-Saturday, 1-4pm
Phone: 712-323-2509


​Historic Squirrel Cage Jail
National Register of Historic Places
Address: 226 Pearl St.  Council Bluffs
Admission charged
Open May-October
Call for appointment. 
​Phone: 712-323-2509


Great Plains Wing Commemorative Air Force Museum
  • Features two World War II planes and military artifacts. Tours available.
Address: Council Bluffs Airport - 16803 McCandless Rd.  Council Bluffs
Open May-September. 
Hours: Wednesday 5-7pm, Sat. 9am-1pm, and Sun. noon-4pm
Phone: 712-322-2435


California Gold Rush Trail Historic Site
Location: Pioneer Trail Way, G-66 at Dumfries Ave. 8 miles SE of Council Bluffs


​Kanesville Tabernacle
  • Includes tours of reconstructed tabernacle, history of Kanesville (Council Bluffs), historical films about Mormon Batallion. 
Location: 222 E Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Open Daily, 9:30am–7pm
Phone: 712.322.0500



Western Historic Trails Center
  • Family-friendly events and exhibits. Films run hourly. Private tours available. Celebrating 20th Anniversary this year.
Address: 3434 Richard Downing Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Open Daily, 9am–4:30pm
Contact: Teressa Sward
Phone: 712.366.4900
Email: teressa.sward@iowa.gov


Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Address: 1 N. River Dr.  Council Bluffs
Open daily.


Fairview Cemetery
  • Includes Kinsman Civil War Memorial, Lincoln Monument, and Black Angel statue.
Address: 308 LaFayette Ave.  Council Bluffs
Open daily.


Wabash Trace Nature Trail
  • 63-mile trail from Council Bluffs to Missouri border
Page County Conservation Board/ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation


Pioneer Trail Museum
  • History of Mormon Trek
Address: 316 Main St.  Macedonia
Open May-October
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1-4pm
Phone: 712-486-2323


Stempel Bird Collection
311 Main St, Macedonia
Open by appointment
Phone: 712-486-2568


Old Stone Arch Nature Trail
National Register of Historic Places
Shelby, IA


Carstens 1880 Farmstead
I-80 Exit 34
Special – Farm Days   Sept 9-10 – Threshing, entertainment, etc. (see website for details)
Open by appointment.
Contact: Mel Hursey
Phone: 712-544-2341
For tours, call 712-544-2638


Sweet Vale of Avoca Museum
504 N Elm St Avoca, IA
Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, Saturday-Sunday, 1-4pm, or by appointment
Phone: 712-343-2477
Email: myrnamc@walnutel.net


Graceland Cemetery and Octagon Chapel 
  • Historic cemetery and building.
Highway 59, south of Interstate 80 in Avoca.


Walnut Creek Historical Museum 
229 Antique City Drive, Walnut, IA
Memorial Day to Labor Day
Or by appointment
Saturday-Sunday, 1-4pm
Phone: 712-784-2100 or 712-784-3663
Walnut is also home to many antique shops!


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