Living History Farms

Living History Farms is an interactive outdoor history museum which educates, entertains and connects people of all ages to Midwestern rural life experiences. This 500-acre open-air museum tells the amazing story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies of the Midwest into the most productive farmland in the world. Travel at your own pace through five time periods spanning 300 years: the 1700 Ioway Indian Farm; the 1850 Pioneer Farm; the 1875 town of Walnut Hill; the 1900 Horse-Powered Farm and the modern crop center. Visit lasts two to five hours. The purpose of Living History Farms is to make the public aware of the significance of agriculture in the development of America. Living History Farms will present the changes that have occurred in farming methods, concepts and technology, and interpret the significance of those changes both in historical and modern life. By showing authentic models of historical and modern farming, Living History Farms enables visitors to observe and participate in these processes and relate them to their lives.