Porter House Museum — Attraction in Decorah

The home was very nice and worth a visit. Docent made us wait 30 minutes for tour, but that was expected. Told us to look around the gardens. We spent 30 minutes doing just that wondering what all the numbers were only to find out at the end there was a pamphlet with a map. Would have been nice to have that pointed out. Unfortunately the docent didn't seem very knowledgeable as we had to point out some inaccuracies. Also said we would be seeing certain things and we did not. When asked at the end if we would get to see them she said we "weren't allowed in that part of the museum". So why bring it up? If we had known about some of these thing we wouldn't have purchased tickets. Several others in the tour left half way thru and wandered around on their own, then left, saying it was obviously a waste of time.

Overall a nice museum. Needs...

What a quirky little museum! We took a guided tour led by a volunteer docent. Learned about the history of the family and admired the collection of plant and animal specimen and nick nacks. Then we walked around the grounds and enjoyed the garden, pond, and rock wall. Kids loved the bug and rock...

Mr. Porter has quite the story. Really appreciated the tour and the passion these people had for their art and their interests is on full display throughout the house. It's an inspiring place that leaves one with an...