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TALLY WAR STORY CITY ANTIQUE CAROUSEL
HISTORICAL MARKER 700 Grove Ave (North Park)
Hwy 22 & Monroe St 515-733-4214
Outdoors storycitygcc.org
Site where Cyphert Tally was killed, the only Be transported in time aboard this restored
casualty in Iowa during the Civil War. 1913 Herschell-Spillman antique carousel.
Hand-carved wooden animals revolve to
tunes from a 1936 Wurlitzer band organ.
stanhope Carousel rides are $1 per person per ride.
Tours, parties
BJORKBODA MARSH & special occasions by appointment.
Check out our social media & website for
1791 400th St
515-832-9570 / mycountyparks.com hours of operation.
Daily 5am-10:30pm STORY COUNTY FREEDOM FLIGHT
36.5-acre remnant wetland and prairie. & HERITAGE MEMORIAL ROCK
Beautiful glacial formed wetland
containing diverse plant and animal life. Just off of I-35
Raised observation platform is ideal for Painted in 2015 by local artist Rod Bohner,
viewing wildlife. It is a release site for the it shows patriotic images and designs to
Iowa Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program. honor local landmarks and the area’s
Scandinavian heritage.

MUSEUMS OF STORY CITY
state center 619 Grand Ave
515-460-1749
WATSON’S GROCERY STORE storycityhistory.org
106 W Main St. Year round
641-483-2458 or 641-483-2110 Wed-Fri 12-5 & Mem Day-Labor Day Sun 1-3
May-Labor Day; Sat & Sun 1-4 or by appt. Visit four museums including an 1860
Restored grocery store and mercantile built in one-room schoolhouse, the Story City
1885, contains original fixtures, oak cabinetry Museum featuring exhibits of former
and a collection of period grocery items and businesses, a restored Queen Anne style
home and Carriage House Museum with

dry goods.
community heritage exhibits.
steamboat rock STORY THEATRE/
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
IOWA RIVER GREENBELT 512 Broad
HIGHWAY 20 BRIDGE & 515-733-4318 or 733-4551
SAC & FOX OVERLOOK SCENIC By appt; weekend movies
ENHANCEMENT Oldest continually running theatre in Iowa,
Story City’s historic theatre and grand opera
641-648-4361 house has operated since 1913.

hardincountyconservation.com
Outdoors, year-round, sunrise to sunset STORY CITY PRAIRIE PARK
This environmental award-winning 1,510-foot Broad St. / 515-733-4214 / storycity.net
bridge spans the Iowa River Greenbelt in Daily dawn to dusk (full bloom June-Sept).
Hardin County. The greenbelt features a river Enjoy 3,000 feet of 5’ wide mowed hiking
valley rich with traces of prehistoric cultures,
old-growth woodland and is home to nesting trails. Large gazebo, stone terrace, picnic
tables are handicapped accessible. Many
bald eagles and other endangered species. varieties of butterflies, prairie flowers and
Views available from the Sac Fox overlook north
grasses.
of Steamboat Rock on Hwy S56.
STEAMBOAT ROCK HISTORICAL SWINGING BRIDGE
SOCIETY MUSEUM South Park
A historic 71 food stone, wood, and steel wire
409 Market Street suspension footbridge over the Skunk River,
641-858-6085 it was originally constructed by the Works
steamboatrockiowa.com Progress Administration in 1936.
May-Sept. Sat 9-11 or by appt. Steamboat
Rock Historical Society Museum is housed in the
100-year-old former bank building. Features stratford
include a schoolroom, old photos, original bank
furnishings, and a pictorial display of the true SWEDISH IMMIGRANT MUSEUM
Rainsbarger story as it was finally unraveled.
Alternate year events —Cemetery Theater and 819 Goldsmith
515-838-2440
Ghost Town Tours.
By appt. and during special events.
STEAMBOAT ROCK SCHOOLHOUSE The Swedish Immigrant Museum, containing
the Swedish Immigrant Registry, was founded
306 Market St. by the Swedish Foundation of Iowa. The
641-868-2240 / steamboatiowa.com aim is to preserve the history of Swedish
Retailers Mon-Sat 9-5 Dining Mon-Sun 7-7 immigrants who came to north central Iowa
Emporium of unique retailers and family
restaurants, building is on the National beginning in the 1840s.
Register of Historic Places. Gymnasium host
many special events, weddings, dances and a

popular venue.
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