This historic danish home in Elk Horn is owned and operated by the Danish Immigrant Museum. It has been restored and is completely furnished and decorated in period furniture and decor to reflect the style of the period between 1910 and 1920 when young Danish-American families lived there. Bedstemor means grandmother in Danish. Bedstemors House - Elk Horn, Iowa

The Des Moines Art Center located along the river in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, was designed by three internationally recognized architects. Eliel Saarinen planned the original structure, I. M. Pei designed the first addition, and Richard Meier planned the second new wing. These house an internationally renowned collection of 19th- and 20th- century works. Des Moines Art Center - Des Moines, Iowa

In Ogden is this one-room school house, constructed in 1889, continued in educational service until 1956. Visitors can view the original student double desks, stage curtain, potbelly stove, textbooks, and other historical documents as they walk around the school. Hickory Grove Rural School Museum - Ogden, Iowa

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