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where to play LEGEND

Charge admission
Able to handle group tours
National Register Site
webster city cont’d WELLS HOTEL MUSEUM winterset COVERED BRIDGES OF
503 North Jefferson MADISON COUNTY
KENDALL YOUNG LIBRARY 641-869-0892 MADISON COUNTY Contact Chamber of Commerce for a map
By appt. 515-462-1185 / madisoncounty.com
1200 Willson Ave Wellsburg Historical Foundation has HISTORICAL COMPLEX
515-832-9100 restored this turn-of-the-century boarding 815 S 2nd Ave Outdoors
The covered bridges have received worldwide
Mon-Thurs 10-8, Fri 10-6, house and furnished the first level as a 515-462-2134 attention due to the best selling novel and
& Sat 10-5, closed Sun & holidays typical rural home of the era. Museum madisoncountyhistoricalsociety.com
kylib.org/kendallyoung displays of local history & memorabilia May 1-Oct 31, Mon-Sat 11-4; Sun 1-5 movie, The Bridges of Madison County. Six
Extensive collection of early 19th-Century are housed in the second floor. Complex is a country setting of 14 structures 110-year-old bridges are nestled in the gently
rolling hills, all located within 15 minutes of
dolls, Indian artifacts, Eberle statuettes, and on 18 rolling picturesque acres, including a
one of the best ornithological collections in what cheer fine museum and the 1856 Bevington-Kaser Winterset.
the state. Library was constructed in 1905
and renovations in 1998 doubled the size House. The original home, stone barn and a IOWA QUILT MUSEUM
and matched the original architecture and WHAT CHEER 3-hole privy are on the National Register of 68 E. Court

BRICK SCHOOL MUSEUM Iowaquiltmuseum.org
interior. Historic Places. 515-462-5988
LEGACY LEARNING Burlington & Vine JOHN WAYNE Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4; open year round
BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM
BOONE RIVER VALLEY 641-634-2893 except major holidays
By appt. 205 S John Wayne Dr. Dedicated to promoting the appreciation of
515-835-1264 Old-fashioned schoolrooms, plus exhibits 515-462-1044 the American Quilt and the art of quilting, the
legacylearningbrv.com from early 1900s, including household johnwaynebirthplace.museum Iowa Quilt Museum is open year-round with its
At Legacy Learning Boone River Valley, we goods, doctor’s office, agricultural items, Daily 10-4:30 rotating displays of both historic and modern
offer one to three-day classes in a relaxing, vintage clothing, antique implements A small house was home to world-famous
retreat style setting. Courses are offered year- and vehicles. Special display features movie star John Wayne, born Marion Robert quilts.
round and taught by artisans and visiting mining hats and tools from this former Morrison in 1907. Complex features the
craftsmen. We strive to bring time-honored coal mining community. four-room birthplace home restored to its woolstock
traditions and legacies of this great region
through courses focused on woodworking, WHAT CHEER OPERA HOUSE 1907 appearance, and adjacent new museum FRENCH CHURCH
carving, sculptures, jewelry, pottery, quilting, Burlington & Vine offering an astounding collection of artifacts
basket making, and more. Visit our website for 641-634-2893 and memorabilia from the film legend’s 2 miles east on C-70

course offerings and more information. career. 515-839-5540 / By appt.
By appt.
WEBSTER CITY Restored historic structure built in 1893 Quaint church built in 1896 by immigrants
from Alsace-Lorraine, France. Also open
by the Masons. Events held annually from
COMMUNITY THEATRE April-November. on “Ban De La Roche Day”, a community
1001 Willson Ave celebration recalling the French heritage of
515-832-4456 / wcctonline.org the area.
Box office hours: weeknights 5-7, Sat 10-12,
one hour prior to showtime.
Community theatre presents four shows
annually including musicals, comedies,
dramas, and children’s productions. Call
for specific dates, times and prices. Check
website for details.
weldon
WELDON DEPOT AND CABOOSE
641-445-5654 / By appt.
Restored train depot and caboose with
historic artifacts and local history.

wellsburg
NEESSEN HOUSE/ mural - winterset
WALTERS COLLECTION
601 E 4th St
641-869-5122 / By appt. only.
The Neessen Home is a 1916-1918 Prairie
Schoolhouse designed by Howard Burr. The
collection includes Victorian antiques, Edison
phonographs and Victor talking machines.

WELLSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
515 N Adams, PO Box 489
641-869-5234
Email: wlsbrgpl01@hotmail.com
Tues 1-5; Wed 1-6; Thurs-Fri 9-5; & Sat 9-12.
Ortsippenbuchs, church records of
villages in Germany, are located at the library and
are available for genealogical research.

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