Points of Interest in Southwest Iowa.

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History
BlockHouse Former Site
(First Council Bluffs Bldg.)
East Pierce St, a placard marks location
(Between Grace & Union Streets)
(712)325-1000
Free Daytime
 
Christian Home Association/ Children's Square USA
North 6th Street and Avenue E
(712)322-3700
Free By appointment only
 
Confederate Air Force Museum
Council Bluffs Airport, Old Highway 6
(712)322-2435
Free Open Wed, 6-9pm, Sat 9am-4pm, & by Appointment
 
Historic General Dodge House
605 Third St,
Dodge family mausoleum located at Walnut Hill Memorial Park
(712)322-2406
$3 adult, $1.50 ages 6-16, under 6 free Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm, Closed Monday and month of January
 
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail
226 Pearl St.
(712)323-2509
$3.00 Adults $2.50 Seniors $1.25 Children Under 6 free April, May, Sept noon-4pm Sat & Sun only. June, July, Aug, Fri & Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon to 4pm
Lewis & Clark Monument
At Rainbow Point, north on 8th Street
(712)325-1000
Free 8am to 10pm
 
Lincoln Monument
323 Lafayette Ave
(712)325-1000
Free Anytime
 
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Lafayette Ave & North 2nd Street
(712)325-1000
Free Anytime
Victorian Row
8th Street, 2nd Avenue to 4th Avenue
(712)325-1000
Free Anytime
Broadway United Methodist Church
1st Street and Broadway
(712)322-7741
Free Anytime/Sunday
Western Historic Trails Center
I-80/I-29 Exit 1B (24th Street Exit)

(712) 366-4900
Free 9am to 5pm
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Iowa Attractions
Iowa Division of Tourism
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Email address: tourism@ided.state.ia.us
Free Anytime
Western Iowa Tourism Region
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Email address: witr@netins.net
Free Anytime
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Nature
Bayliss Park Fountain
Pearl & Willow Streets
(712)328-4650
Free Anytime
Loess Hills Scenic By-Ways
Bordering Missouri River in Western Iowa, Highways 191 & 275
(712)325-1000
Free Anytime
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Railroads
RailsWest Railroad Museum & HO Model Railroad
16th Ave & So. Main St.
(712)323-5182 or 322-0612
$3.00 Adult $2.50 Seniors $1.25 Children Under 6, Free Memorial Day to Labor Day, Closed Wed. Hours 10am-4pm & Sunday 1pm-5pm. Also open Sat & Sun 1-5pm in May and Dec.
Golden Spike Monument
South 21st Street & 9th Avenue
(712)325-1000
Free Anytime
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Sites on the Mormon Trail

Hyde Park
8 miles SE of Iowa School for the Deaf at 1600 S. Highway 275, 1/8 mile NW of St. Paul's United Church of Christ
(712)325-1000
Free Daytime
Fairview Cemetery
2nd Street and Lafayette
(712)325-1000
Free 8am to 6pm
Kanesville Tabernacle
222 E. Broadway
(712)322-0500
Free 9am-9pm, April 1 to Oct 31 10am-6pm, Nov 1 to Mar 31
Mormon Battalion Mustering Grounds & Grand Encampment Historical Markers
1600 S. Hwy 275 (On the Iowa School for the Deaf Nature Center Trail)
(712)322-0500
Free Anytime
Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters
3215 State St So. 30th Exit off I-680 Omaha
(402)453-9372
Free Daily, 9am to 9pm
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Theaters


Chanticleer Community Theatre
830 Franklin Avenue
(712)323-9955
$12-15 Adults $10-12 Seniors $5 Students Sept, Oct, Nov, Feb, Mar, May, Fri & Sat, 8pm Sun, 2pm
Council Bluffs Drive-In Theater
1130 West So. Omaha Bridge Rd.
(712)366-0422
Call for Information Seasonal
Omni 4 Theaters
Broadway & Main St, Omni Bus. Park
(712)325-6633
Call for Information Hours and prices vary
Mall of the Bluffs Theaters
I-80 and Madison Ave, Five Theaters
(712)325-1561
Call for Information Hours and prices vary


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