Attractions: Museums and Aquariums
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa
mississippirivermuseum.comAquariums and interactive exhibits feature the animals and history of the Mississippi River. Located in Dubuque, Iowa.
Stonefield Village, Cassfield, Wisconsin
stonefield.wisconsinhistory.orgStonefield celebrates Wisconsin's rich agricultural heritage. Learn about the rise of turn-of-the-century dairy farming and the development of modern farm implements, including tractors, reapers and threshing machines. Experience the sights and sounds of the railroad the era's most important transportation. Discover the grand summer estate of Wisconsin's first governor, Nelson Dewey. Explore Stonefield today to see what made the state become "America's Dairyland." Visit the re-created historic village.
Vesterheim Norweigan-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa
www.vesterheim.orgVesterheim is a national treasure that explores the diversity of American immigration through the lens of Norwegian-American experience, showcases the best in historic and contemporary Norwegian folk and fine arts, and preserves living traditions through classes in Norwegian culture and folk art, including rosemaling (decorative painting), woodcarving and woodworking, knifemaking, and textile arts. With 16 historic buildings in its main complex, which occupies most of a square block in downtown Decorah, Iowa, and two National Register sites just outside the city, Vesterheim houses over 24,000 artifacts, which include large samplings from the fine, decorative, and folk arts, and the tools and machinery of early agriculture, lumbering, and other immigrant industries.