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Charge admission
Able to handle group tours
National Register Site
ames cont’d attica bloomfield HISTORIC BLOOMFIELD
DRIVING TOUR
HOGGATT SCHOOL NORTH CEDAR CREEK DAVIS COUNTY COURTHOUSE 310 N. Washington St
641-664-1104 / visitdaviscounty.com
18th St & Burnett Ave HAMMOND COVERED BRIDGE Town Square / 641-664-2101 Take the “Self-Guided Historic Bloomfield
515-232-2148 / ameshistory.org 170th Place, south of Attica, just off of G-76 Mon-Fri 8-4:30 or by appt. Driving Tour” of eight historic buildings
June-Aug, Sat & Sun 2-4:30 641-828-2257 / redrockarea.com / Outdoors This unique 1877 Second Empire structure fea- including the Davis County Courthouse.
First schoolhouse in Ames vicinity, built in The 19th-century Hammond covered bridge tures its original, furnished courtroom, a man- Brochure with map available at the Davis
1861 before the city of Ames was established. has a 60-foot single span. With its single sard roof, and a graceful clock tower that houses County Welcome Center or online. Follow the
Restored as a one-room school museum. gabled roof and barn-and-batten wood walls, a rare, completely restored 1879 Seth Thomas map to a site, then call 641-664-1017 from
Furnishings, fixtures, textbooks and other this 1870 bridge is a quiet reminder of the clock and 1500 pound bell cast in 1879 in Troy, your cell and follow the prompt.
artifacts are authentic to the period of the old Iowa countryside. New York.
1880s. HISTORIC TOWN SQUARE
beaman DAVIS COUNTY MUSEUM Downtown
IOWA STATE CENTER COMPLEX & HISTORIC COUNTRY 641-664-2309 or 641-664-1104
Suite 102 Scheman Building, Corner of BEAMAN HERITAGE MUSEUM CHURCH visitdaviscounty.com
Lincoln Way & University Blvd. Franklin Street Bloomfield’s square comprising 43 buildings
515-294-3347 or 227 Main St / 641-366-2804 641-664-1104 / visitdaviscounty.com is listed on National Register of Historic
Toll Free 877-The-Center (877-843-2368) Mon-Fri 8-11am and by appt. Mem Day-Labor Day / Sat 1-4 & by appt. Places. The buildings were constructed
center.iastate.edu Collection of artifacts and history from Housed in the Dr. William Findley house which between the Civil War and the early 1900s
Main office open Mon-Fri 8-5 Beaman, which is one of the oldest was built in the 1860s, the museum complex and retain most of their 19th century charm.
On the ISU campus, this four-building complex communities in Grundy County. includes a Mormon cabin built of hand-hewn Many have been restored and feature
serves the cultural and conference needs logs in 1848, a one-room school, livery second story housing. Pick up a walking
of Iowa. Stephens Auditorium (concerts, belmond barn and mural depicting the northernmost tour brochure at the Welcome Center or
performing arts, comedians); Scheman Confederate raid. Bloomfield Main Street.
Building (conferences, trade shows, weddings);
Hilton Coliseum (ISU athletics and concerts); BELMOND HISTORICAL MUSEUM DAVIS COUNTY WELCOME CENTER IOWA THEATRE
and Fisher Theater (ISU Theatre and Dance 223 E. Main St. 301 N Washington 107 S Washington St
641-664-9588
shows). 515-571-3264 / belmondmuseum.org 641-664-1104 / visitdaviscounty.com
Mon, Wed & Fri 9-12 year-round. All other Open 10-4 Mon-Fri and Sat 10-1 Films, stage plays and musical events in a
OCTAGON CENTER FOR THE ARTS times by appt. 1910 mail-order Sears & Roebuck home vintage theater restored to its pre-1940
427 Douglas Ave Explore the Belmond area’s history through houses the Welcome Center, featuring local splendor. Saturday evening and Sunday
matinees from September-May, and
515-232-5331 / Mon-Sat 10-5 & Sun 2-5 exhibits and the extensive reasearch library. crafts—some of which are made by the nearby special events.
A major regional art center featuring local, Large photo collection and Belmond Amish community—and a collection of prints of
regional, and national art exhibitions. Tours newspapers digitized. the Davis County area by P. Buckley Moss. Iowa
and art programs. Museum gift shop offers tourism brochures available.
works by Iowa and midwest artists. Year-round COUNTRY SCHOOL
River Park, Hwy 69 / 641-444-4111 or
art education for all ages.
641-444-4058 / By appt.
OLD TOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Typical turn-of-the-century one-room
515-233-2415 schoolhouse.
visitames.com/docs/Old-Town-Historic-District- JENISON-MEACHAM MEMORIAL
Brochure.pdf ART CENTER & MUSEUM
Located north of downtown Ames, the
Old Town Historic District encompasses 1179 Taylor Ave, 2 miles north of town
historically and architecturally significant 641-444-4635 / Sat-Sun 1:30-4:30 or by app
homes dating from the 1880s to the mid Mural depicting the westward move to Iowa.
1900s. Perfect for a walking tour. Seasonal art displays and exhibits. 1930s
farmhouse and barn.
PERFECT GAMES
515-233-2415 blairsburg
1320 Dickinson Ave
515-598-BOWL BLAIRSBURG OPERA HOUSE
perfectgamesinc.com
Sun-Wed 11am-12am Thur-Sat 11am-1am Just off Main St / 515-325-6456
Ames and Iowa State’s favorite place to play Restored turn-of-the-century opera house
with 24 lanes of bowling, two floor laser tag available for group meetings, events or
arena, arcade, restaurant and sports bar with stage productions. Facility once offered
3 monster 10 foot big screens to watch the silent movies and “literary and musical
entertainment.” Local entertainment by
big game.
arrangement.
REIMAN GARDENS
1407 University Blvd – ¼ mile N of Hwy 30 blakesburg
515-294-2710
reimangardens.com BLAKESBURG COMMUNITY
Open daily year-round. MUSEUM
The Gardens change annually around a
theme. Beautiful botanical garden features 205 North Main Street
17-acres of outdoor gardens, an indoor 641-777-5092
tropical plant Conservatory with seasonal Tues - Thurs 9-12
displays, a Butterfly Wing with hundreds blakesburghps.org
of live exotic butterflies in flight, and a This small museum is curated by the Blakesburg
Historical Preservataion Society. Located in
Gift Shop.
the original US Post Office and with a focus on
preserving the history of the community. No
admission fee.
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