The Des Moines County Heritage Center features historical displays and educational programs for all ages. Catfish Corners, a child size frontier village, is an Explore More exhibit where young children engage in learning through imagination and discovery. Laying brick, sorting type, searching for fossils and other hands-on activities encourage school age children to touch and learn. The 19th Century Gallery examines life in a small but flourishing frontier community. The Agricultural Corridor, the Grand Gallery and the 20th Century Gallery offer a variety of exhibits that honor and recall the creative and interesting people who have called this area home.

Location: 501 N 4th Street, Burlington
Admission: Adults - $6, Children
4-12 yrs - $3, Children 3 & under - free
Museum Hours:
Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5 pm and
Sunday Noon to 5pm

The beautiful Phelps House Museum stately graces the top of Snake Alley, known as the crookedest street in the world. Family treasures from three generations of the Garret-Phelps family fill this Victorian Mansion home. Discover  the Medical Memories of Burlington in the first Protestant Hospital in Des Moines County.

Location: 521 Columbia St., Burlington
Admission: Adults—$3, Children under 12—Free
Museum Hours: Open Weekends 1:30-4:30 pm

This quaint replica of a suttler’s cabin from the early years of Des Moines County originally was built as a clubhouse for the Hawkeye Natives organization.  The rustic park setting, on a bluff looking over the Mississippi, enhances the museum experience that explores the ingenuity and creativity of the early settlers of Iowa.

Location: 2915 S Main in Crapo Park
Admission: Free, Donations accepted
Museum Hours: Open Weekends
1-4pm weather permitting

501 North 4th Street Burlington, IA 52601
Phone: 319-753-7449
Email: info@dmchs.org
Hours: 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday