Old Capitol Museum

National historic landmark, located on the University of Iowa Pentacrest, restored to reflect the years it served as the last capitol of the Iowa Territory (1842-1846) and as the first state capitol (1846-1857). Guided tours and video presentation available.

Getting There & Details

Admission
Fee
Hours
Open summer 2006. Call for hours.
Address
24 Old Capitol, University of Iowa Pentacrest
Phone
319-335-0548
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap
Map
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