Museums in Iowa
699 museums across Iowa, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).
- Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · Must-see
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · Must-see
- Putnam Museum · museum · Scott · Must-see
- Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · Must-see
- Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · Must-see
- National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · Must-see
- Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · Must-see
- Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · Must-see
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · Must-see
- Presidential Library and Museum · museum · Cedar · Must-see
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium · museum · Dubuque · Must-see
- National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · museum · Linn · Must-see
- Stanley Museum of Art · museum · Johnson · Must-see
- Farm House Museum · museum · Story · Must-see
- African American Museum Of Iowa · museum · Linn · Must-see
- Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · Must-see
- Grinnell Historical Museum · museum · Poweshiek · Must-see
- Old Capitol · museum · Johnson · Must-see
- William M. Black · museum · Dubuque · Must-see
- Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · Must-see
- Museum of Natural History · museum · Johnson · Must-see
- Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · Must-see
- National Balloon Museum · museum · Warren · Must-see
- Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · Must-see
- National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · Marion · Must-see
- Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · Must-see
- Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · Must-see
- John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · Must-see
- Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · Must-see
- Dubuque Museum of Art · museum · Dubuque · Must-see
- Durham Museum · museum · Pottawattamie · Must-see
- Salisbury House · museum · Polk
- Historic Central School · museum · Calhoun
- World Food Prize Hall of Laureates · museum · Polk
- Sergent Floyd River Museum · museum · Woodbury
- Iowa Aviation Museum · museum · Adair
- Iowa State Capitol · museum · Polk
- Hose Station No. 4 · museum · Scott
- Figge Art Museum · museum · Scott
- Delaware County Historical Museum Complex · museum · Delaware
- Abbe Creek School Museum · museum · Linn
- Forest Park Museum and Arboretum · museum · Dallas
- Joslyn Art Museum · museum · Pottawattamie
- Lidtke Mill · museum · Howard
- Living History Farms · museum · Polk
- Carl Sandburg State Historic Site · museum · Des Moines
- El Museo Latino · museum · Pottawattamie
- Pine Creek Gristmill · museum · Muscatine
- Galesburg Railroad Museum · museum · Des Moines
- Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum · museum · Polk
- Nebraska Railroad Museum · museum · Harrison
- Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters · museum · Pottawattamie
- Matchstick Marvels Museum · museum · Tama
- George M Verity Riverboat Museum · museum · Lee
- Science Center of Iowa · museum · Polk
- Hornick Depot · museum · Woodbury
- Plymouth County Museum · museum · Plymouth
- Lenox College · museum · Delaware
- Black's Store · museum · Scott
- Black Hawk Museum and Lodge · museum · Scott
- Walnut Grove Pioneer Village · museum · Scott
- Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple · museum · Boone
- Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead · museum · Scott
- Old Market House · museum · Jackson
- Swedish Heritage Center · museum · Monona
- Pottawattamie County Jail · museum · Pottawattamie
- Do Space · museum · Pottawattamie
- North American Manx Museum · museum · Dubuque
- International Video Game Hall of Fame · museum · Wapello
- Reeve Electric Association Plant · museum · Franklin
- Fontenelle Bank · museum · Pottawattamie
- The Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface · museum · Clinton
- Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center · museum · Shelby
- Brunnier Art Museum · museum · Story
- lowa 80 Trucking Museum · museum · Scott
- Blanden Memorial Art Museum · museum · Webster
- Amana Heritage Museum · museum · Iowa
- Appanoose Historical and Coal Mining Museum · museum · Appanoose
- Calhoun County Museum · museum · Calhoun
- Carroll County Historical Museum · museum · Carroll
- Clear Lake Fire Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo
- Diagonal Printing Museum · museum · Ringgold
- Emmet County Historical · museum · Emmet
- Floyd County Museum · museum · Floyd
- Garnavillo Historical Museum · museum · Clayton
- Granger House - Marion Historical Museum · museum · Linn
- Hawkeye Log Cabin · museum · Des Moines
- Heartland Museum · museum · Wright
- Iowa Gold Star Museum · museum · Polk
- John L Lewis Mining and Labor Museum · museum · Lucas
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum · museum · Boone
- Kinney Pioneer Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo
- McGregor Historical Museum · museum · Clayton
- Mid America Air Museum · museum · Woodbury
- Mills County Museum · museum · Mills
- Nodaway Valley Historical Museum · museum · Page
- Parker Museum · museum · Clay
- Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill · museum · Marion
- Rensselaer Russell House Museum · museum · Black Hawk
- Seminole Valley Farm Museum · museum · Linn
- Sweet Vale of Avoca Heritage Museum · museum · Pottawattamie
- Taylor County Historical Museum · museum · Taylor
- Young Historical Museum · museum · Jackson
- Adair County Historical Museum · museum · Adair
- Adel Historical Museum · museum · Dallas
- Amana Community Church Museum · museum · Iowa
- Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum · museum · Jones
- Armstrong House Museum · museum · Hancock
- Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum · museum · Buena Vista
- Camanche Historical Museum · museum · Clinton
- Carter House Museum · museum · Clayton
- Cedar Valley Memories Museum · museum · Mitchell
- Clark Museum of Area History · museum · Dickinson
- Clermont Museum · museum · Fayette
- Conger House Museum · museum · Washington
- Delmar Depot Museum · museum · Clinton
- Dickinson County Museum · museum · Dickinson
- Dover Historical Museum · museum · Henry
- Dumonts' Museum of Dreamworld Collectibles · museum · Keokuk
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum · museum · Dubuque
- Great Plains Wing Museum · museum · Pottawattamie
- Greene County Historical Museum · museum · Greene
- Ham House Museum · museum · Dubuque
- Heritage House Museum · museum · Dubuque
- Heritage Park Museum · museum · Poweshiek
- Hobo Museum · museum · Hancock
- Humboldt County Historical Museum · museum · Humboldt
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum · museum · Dickinson
- Jackson County Historical Society Museum · museum · Jackson
- Jasper County Historical Museum · museum · Jasper
- Johnny Clock Museum · museum · Jefferson
- Kline Museum · museum · Adams
- Lake View Museum · museum · Sac
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum · museum · Winneshiek
- Lockmasters House Heritage Museum · museum · Clayton
- Madrid Historical Museum · museum · Boone
- Mansion Museum · museum · Winnebago
- McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House · museum · Osceola
- Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum · museum · Marion
- Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum · museum · Henry
- Monona County Historical Museum · museum · Monona
- Moorehead Historical Museum · museum · Ida
- Moravia Wabash Depot Museum · museum · Appanoose
- Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum · museum · Mahaska
- Nishna Heritage Museum · museum · Pottawattamie
- Odebolt Historical Museum · museum · Sac
- Prairie Trails Museum · museum · Wayne
- Sanford Museum and Planetarium · museum · Cherokee
- Shelby County Historical Museum · museum · Shelby
- Sheldon Prairie Museum · museum · O'Brien