At the top of Snake Alley in historic Burlington sits the Garrett-Phelps House Museum .

Built in 1851 and expanded in 1870, the house served as a hospital and nursing school before becoming a museum operated by the Des Moines County Historical Society.

Today, visitors can explore original furnishings, changing exhibits, and the third floor Medical Memories exhibit with medical tools and equipment used in the building’s past.

The Garrett-Phelps House is located at:

521 Columbia Street

Burlington, IA 52601