Carnegie Historical Museum — Attraction in Fairfield

The Carnegie Historical Museum absolutely blew me away when I saw it. The amount of artefacts that it has indoors is amazing! Enough for a museum of three or four times the size. In addition to that most of the exhibits are very skilfully placed, though they are running out of space, but the fact that it is so tightly packed is that you don’t have to keep moving around all the time to see new things. The exhibits that are there include almost every subject relevant to the history of Jefferson County, plus many other exotic biological exhibits from all over the world. I was so moved by some of the wartime exhibits I almost came to tears. This attraction is saying that either the curators of the museum are quite skillful, or that Jefferson County is a Jewel in the Crown of Iowa (probably both to varying degrees). Definitely the displays collectively must be worth many millions of dollars. This museum is a must for all families with children and school classes as well. The location has an aura of history about it that should not be missed by any resident or visitor of...

This collection deserves traveler's attention. You will see the first Carnegie library built outside of Pennsylvania. You also see artifacts from the Smithsonian given to the Jefferson county museum. Jake gives amazing narratives of the rich history of Fairfield Iowa. All this at no...

This place is amazing! If you are interested in Fairfield, Jefferson County, and SE Iowa history you really need to visit. I've never seen anything like it before. Jake has an infinite amount of knowledge and can tell you about everything in the museum. You really need...