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Charge admission
Able to handle group tours
National Register Site
dysart cont’d eagle grove eddyville DES MOINES RIVER WATER TRAIL

DYSART ILLUSIONS EAGLE GROVE MUSEUM EDDYVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Eldon to Farmington
iowadnr.gov/Things-to-Do/Canoeing-Kayaking
Main Street 101 N Cadwell 705 Main Street / 641-969-4208 Paddle 44 miles down the lower Des Moines
dysartdev@gmail.com 515-293-1427 / Sat 1-3 or by appt. March-Nov Wed 1-5 and Sat 9-12 or by apt River from Eldon to Farmington.
dysartillusions.blogspot.com Collection of railroad artifacts and Eagle This small, quaint historical museum is See nine sites on the National Register
Outdoors Grove history, including a memorial to located in the heart of friendly downtown of Historic Places.
Self-guided tour of public art. The Great Dysart Governor Robert Blue. This former Carnegie Eddyville. We are a small but growing
Gorge is a 250’ anamorphic illusion painted on library is significant because of its Beaux-Arts museum that gladly welcomes visitors to MCHAFFEY OPERA HOUSE
Main Street. A Reflective architecture. explore our ever-changing displays that 414 Elm St / 641-652-3158
Cylinder Koi Pond Illusion is in the City Park. depict history for future generations. Mon-Sat 8-12 or by appt.
Bike over the optical illusion on the C.R.oberts earlham Built in 1891 with brick from the local
Trail. A Quilt Block Trail is also a self-guided EDDYVILLE RACEWAY brickyard, the opera house was once on
tour. 3260 Merino Ave the New York Circuit. Vaudeville acts,
WALL LAKE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL 641-969-5596 / eddyvilleraceway.com Shakespearean plays, local talent shows and
HOSPITALITY AND TOURS TEAM Fairgrounds, 901 SE 1st St. Race season weekends late April-mid Oct political speeches made use of the popular
319-476-7345 or 319-476-2573 515-448-3351 or 515-448-4821 / By appt. 1/8 mile dragstrip on 60 plus acres of land. auditorium.
Hospitality and tours offered by the H.A.T. A 1900s one-room schoolhouse. Furnishings ROCK ISLAND DEPOT
Team, of Dysart’s unique and progressive include desks, maps, and books. eldon
businesses, the Heritage Arboretum, beautiful 405 KD Ave N / 641-777-6656
gardens, the Quilt Block Trail and the Dysart KUEHN CONSERVATION AREA May-Aug, Sat 1-4 or by appt.
Historical Center complex. Tours must be 32828 Houston Trail / 515-465-3577 AMERICAN GOTHIC HOUSE CENTER eldondepotmuseum.org
scheduled in advance, no charge. Groups dallascountyiowa.gov/conservation 300 American Gothic St From the early 1870s, the Depot served
of all sizes welcome. Sponsored by the Year-round, daylight hours travelers and the U.S. Postal Service. In 1980
Dysart Development Corporation. Like us on Noted for its scenic beauty, the Kuehn 641-652-3352 / americangothichouse.org the rails fell silent. In 2001, it was sold to
Open Wed-Sat 10-4 & Sun 1-4

Facebook! Conservation Area is a favorite location for Closed Mon & Tues and major holidays retired railroad employees. Now restored,
WOLF CREEK PLAYERS cross-country skiing, fishing, camping and See the house made famous by Iowan Grant many railroad artifacts are on display and
Wood! Adjacent visitor’s center provides services

canoeing.
tours are encouraged.
COMMUNITY THEATER for the site, including an exhibit gallery and
PO Box 21 / discoverdysart.org gift shop. Props to create personal American
Wolf Creek Players production are on hiatus Gothic portraits may be available. Tours of house
during this pandemic. Future plays will be interior on select dates.
announced through mailings and Facebook.

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