Des Moines County Heritage Center Museum — Attraction in Burlington

Looking for some low key strolling leisurely fun for some very active kids, we found it at the museum. They loved the displays where they could be hands on like the telephone operator’s desk, the bricklayers designs, the post office, and they enjoyed learning about the ice cutting and holding on to the plow. Took us about 2 hours with 20 minutes spent playing in the steamboat...

Interesting museum. In the first floor we can see the story of the city from native to Burlington fundation, second floor the most famous people of the city and the last the story of person that write "Fly Me to the Moon" and the bar piano. The cost is in line with all...

Absolutely fantastic! We had a great time exploring the history of Des Moines County! It’s a must see if you have kids especially! They will have a blast upstairs, pretending to be steamboat captain, a homesteader, and a farmer. We could’ve spent...