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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Cedar Rapids Attractions & Activities
Address: 2160 Linden Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
This Queen Anne-style mansion, built between 1884 and 1886, has been a National Trust historic site since 1981. Tour tickets are sold in the visitor center, which occupies a renovated carriage house. This structure also houses a flower shop, museum store and exhibitions chronicling the lives of the three families who have lived at Brucemore. The...
Carl & Mary Koehler History Center
Category: Museums - Cedar Rapids Attractions & Activities
Address: 615 First Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
At this facility, more than 35,000 artifacts tell the story of Cedar Rapids and Linn County in the 1900s. Displayed items, curiously enough, are as small as a hat pin and as large as an electric car. Many exhibits are interactive and allow visitors to guide their own experiences. Other highlights include a virtual 3-D "time machine tour" of...
Category: Museums - Cedar Rapids Attractions & Activities
Address: 410 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
This museum is best known for having the world's largest collection of art by Grant Wood, Iowa's native son who painted "American Gothic." In fact, the museum owns and operates Wood's studio in downtown Cedar Rapids (at 5 Turner Alley). CRMA's eight-gallery permanent collection features Roman portrait busts, sculpture by Malvina Hoffman,...
Category: Museums - Cedar Rapids Attractions & Activities
Address: 813 1st Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
One of the world's largest and most complete Masonic libraries is located in a large, white marble building in downtown Cedar Rapids. More than 100,000 volumes are housed in the imposing structure, and both Masonic and general interest texts are included. The public may use the library free of charge. Free tours are also available.
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Category: Museums - Cedar Rapids Attractions & Activities
Address: 4444 1st Avenue NE, Lindale Mall, Ste 18, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
When it comes to Czech and Slovak history, this museum is one of the country's most comprehensive. Exhibits feature fine art, maps, stamps, handmade ceramics and decorative glass objects, and folk costumes from Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. A museum highlight is the recreated immigrant home, furnished as it would have been by late 19th-century...
Category: Museums - Cedar Rapids Attractions & Activities
Address: 1400 Seminole Valley Rd NE, Seminole Valley Park, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
Visiting this museum is like taking a trip to Grandma's farm – circa 1900 – and is an especially enlightening experience for youngsters. The farm is listed on the National Register and includes the farmhouse itself, along with a barn, tool shed, summer kitchen, smokehouse, chicken coop and, of course, outhouse. Once you've experienced all of these...
