Pottawattamie County Sites
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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)
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.
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
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
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
Open Daily, 9:30am–7pm
Phone: 712.322.0500
Western Historic Trails Center
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
Open daily.
Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Pioneer Trail Museum
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
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!
Western Iowa Wine Trail - Map and list of Wineries
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
- School & Group Tours: Contact Rene Stroud--712.242.1197 or rene.stroud@pottcounty-ia.gov
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Open daily.
Wabash Trace Nature Trail
- 63-mile trail from Council Bluffs to Missouri border
Pioneer Trail Museum
- History of Mormon Trek
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.
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!
Western Iowa Wine Trail - Map and list of Wineries