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If you are into history and museums when you are traveling through Central Iowa, the Beaman Heritage Museum hosts a collection of heritage aftifacts and history from Beaman which is one of the oldes communities in Grundy County. Location: 223 Main Street, Beaman Iowa Beaman Heritage Museum - Beaman, Iowa

In sharp contrast to the Beaman museum is the courthouse in in Bloomfield Iowa, a unique 1877 French Renaissance architecture structure with mansard roof and graceful cupola courthouse in Bloomfield, Iowa. The cost of construction was less than $50,000 to build. Davis County Courthouse - Bloomfield, Iowa

Heritage Rose Garden - Gray, Iowa in this small town of Gray, Iowa with less than 100 residents is located a rose garden that boasts over 195 varieties of roses, including winter-hardy types. Four women wanted to attract visitors to the town; their idea was to plant roses on the town square and they did. Heritage Rose Garden - Gray, Iowa

Central Iowa is a great place to visit with attractions in the Capitol of Iowa, Des Moines Iowa or a great college town such as Ames Iowa with the Iowa State University and the Cyclone sports teams and of course, the Ames Heritage Rose Garden listed above.Central Iowa Tourism

For other events and attractions, check out Iowa Beautiful, the number one online tourism attraction information site for Iowa tourism and vacation opportunitiesIowa Tourism

 

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