Driftless Area Education & Visitor Center

1944 Columbus Rd, Lansing, IA 52151, USA



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The cultural, recreational, natural, and historical significance of the Driftless Area is the primary focus of the interpretive exhibits at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center. Featuring three levels and 10,000 sq. ft., the building is nestled beneath limestone bluffs with scenic river views. Here, at this very place, a new chapter has begun.

Let your imagination flow down to the river landing, where the waters of Village Creek gently converge with the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Imagine a place once bustling with clanking tools and shouts of fishermen hauling in the day’s catch; the low, mournful sound of the steamboat whistle echoing through the steep bluffs and along the sacred, earthen mounds. Towering glaciers passed around this very spot—scraping and scouring all but this land, a breathtaking region known as the Driftless Area.

 

FREE ADMISSION


HOURS

  • Monday 8:00- 4:30
  • Tuesday 8:00 – 4:30
  • Wednesday 8:00 – 4:30
  • Thursday 8:00 – 4:30
  • Friday 8:00 – 4:30
  • Saturday 12:00 – 4:00
  • Sunday – CLOSED (January & February)

The Center will be CLOSED on the following county holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s day, MLK, Jr. Day, Good Friday & Easter, Veteran’s day, Thanksgiving day, the Friday and weekend following Thanksgiving , Christmas day and the day after unless otherwise noted. The Center reserves the rights to be closed additional days and times.

About the Attraction

The cultural, recreational, natural, and historical significance of the Driftless Area will be the primary focus of new interpretive exhibits at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center.

FREE ADMISSION

The Center will be open Monday, May 31st from 12:00-4:00

Hours

  • Monday – Friday 8:00 – 4:30
  • Saturday & Sunday – 12:00 – 4:00

The Center will be CLOSED on the following county holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s day, MLK, Jr. Day, Good Friday & Easter, Veteran’s day, Thanksgiving day and the Friday after, Christmas day and the day after unless otherwise noted. The Center reserves the rights to be closed additional days and times.

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