Winneshiek County - Attractions
Bored? Impossible! From eastern European culture to life on a fort, our indoor and outdoor museums take you a step back in time. Come and learn of Norwegian immigrant life or get a glimpse of the way Laura Ingalls Wilder live in the 1850's. View a collection of hand-carved musical clocks or take a self-guided tour through the historic district of Decorah and view examples of Midwestern architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Or perhaps you'd like to stroll through the gardens of a living museum nestled among sparkling streams, limestone bluffs, and century-old white pinewoods.

Winneshiek County is synonymous with novelty attractions. It is renowned as being the home of America’s oldest and most comprehensive museum devoted to a single ethnic group. The Vesterheim Norwegian- American Museum complex includes 13 historic buildings, costumes, furniture, decorative and fine arts depicting Norwegian immigrant life. And where else in the Midwest can you find tasty Norwegian cuisine on a daily basis?

Your trip would not be complete without seeing our extensive display of gardens, known throughout the Midwest. Displays include over 20,000 varieties of rare vegetables, flowers, perennials, apples, grapes, and potted plants. And then of course you could discover the most up-to-date techniques in dairy farming or perhaps tour the state-of-the art trout rearing stream.

You just never know what you’ll find in Winneshiek County. Don’t miss it!

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