Local favourite museum · Crawford, Iowa
Dow House Historic Site
Dow House Historic Site is a museum in Crawford, Iowa.
Dow House Historic Site: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Dow House Historic Site
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Dow House Historic Site — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.92341, -95.49754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dow House Historic Site
- Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~53 km · Must-see
- Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~64 km · Must-see
- Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~69 km · Must-see
- Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~71 km · Must-see
- Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~4 km
- Big Park Watershed Site A-3 Dam · lake · Crawford · ~4 km
- Big Park Watershed Site A-2 Dam · lake · Crawford · ~4 km
- Mill Picayune Watershed Site B-3 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~14 km
- Mill Picayune Watershed Site D-3 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~15 km
- Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-2-1 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~16 km
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses · church · Crawford · ~19 km
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum · museum · Shelby · ~27 km
- Flusche House · fort · Shelby · ~30 km
- Saint Boniface Catholic Church · church · Shelby · ~30 km
- Woodbine Brick Street and Lincoln Highway Historic District · fort · Harrison · ~34 km
- Rail Car · fort · Harrison · ~34 km
- Cen + Ten Museum · museum · Shelby · ~35 km
- Juniper Falls · waterfall · Shelby · ~40 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Dow House Historic Site
Other museums near Dow House Historic Site
- Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~64 km · Must-see
- Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~77 km · Must-see
- Durham Museum · museum · Pottawattamie · ~104 km · Must-see
- Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~104 km · Must-see
- Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum · museum · Shelby · ~27 km
- Cen + Ten Museum · museum · Shelby · ~35 km
- Shelby County Historical Museum · museum · Shelby · ~42 km
- Hausbarn · museum · Carroll · ~46 km
- Museum of Religious Arts · museum · Harrison · ~54 km
- Moorehead Historical Museum · museum · Ida · ~58 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Dow House Historic Site?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Dow House Historic Site?
Nearby: Prairie Rose State Park (sanctuary, 53 km), Museum of Danish America (museum, 64 km), Swan Lake State Park (lake, 69 km), Lewis and Clark State Park (park, 71 km), Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area (sanctuary, 4 km), Big Park Watershed Site A-3 Dam (lake, 4 km).