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Living History Farms is a 500-acre open-air museum in Urbandale that celebrates the past 300 years of Iowa's rich agricultural history. Established to explore, demonstrate and educate visitors about the Hawkeye State’s long-standing history of farming and agriculture through a range of living history exhibits that showcase the lives of farmers from the 18th to the 20th century, along with various agricultural activities. A tractor-drawn cart takes visitors to different farms where demonstrations of farming activities can be seen, such as pottery-making, tanning hide, candle-making, wool spinning, food preparation and cooking, and canning.
11121 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322, Phone: 515-278-5286
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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