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A farm museum that asks how life changed.

Living History Farms · A place with more to it than a quick stop.

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Why it is worth the stop

Living History Farms

A farm museum that asks how life changed. Let a guided interpretation connect the tools, crops and people to today’s landscape.

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A mini storyboard

Your first day, without a rigid schedule.

Choose what sounds like you and check details before you set out.

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Begin with one place

Check the museum’s seasonal schedule and begin with one historical farm era.

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Follow your curiosity

Let a guided interpretation connect the tools, crops and people to today’s landscape.

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Check before traveling

Opening hours, tours, admission and access can change. Use the official link for the current details.

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Explore by instinct

Choose a place, see where it lives.

Tap a marker, filter the kind of day, or reveal the land beneath the route.

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Outline: U.S. Census Bureau. Optional shaded relief: USGS The National Map. Pins mark starting areas, not a driving route.

Keep your options open

Try a different chapter next.

Find a market, family-style Amana meal, or a river-town restaurant that connects your drive to local farms.

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