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Open to visit in Iowa

23 dossiers in Iowa carry the open to the public filing — the legend is on record and the door, per the last source, is open. Access is a filing, not a guarantee: hours, tickets and seasonality live with the venue. Everything else in the archive stays documented but admired from the legal distance.

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Historic House
High confidence

Villisca Ax Murder House

Villisca, Iowa

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Hospital
High confidence

Edinburgh Manor

Scotch Grove, Iowa

Hospital associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
School
High confidence

Farrar Schoolhouse

Farrar, Iowa

School associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Jail
High confidence

Squirrel Cage Jail

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Jail associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Town
Medium

Van Meter Visitor site

Van Meter, Iowa

The 1903 week a "bat-monster" terrorized an Iowa town—witnessed by the bank cashier.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Monument
Medium

Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Monument associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim→
Historic Site
Medium

Nishnabotna Ferry House

Lewis, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Hitchcock House

Lewis, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

James C. Jordan House

West Des Moines, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Denmark Congregational Church

Denmark, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Lewelling-Gibbs House

Salem, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Tabor Cemetery

Tabor, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Josiah B. Grinnell Burial Site at Hazelwood Cemetery

Grinnell, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Shattering Silence Monument for the In re Ralph Supreme Court Case of Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Davenport, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Aspen Grove Cemetery

Burlington, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

John "Jack" Howe Burial Site at Bedford City Cemetery

Bedford, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

William Wallace Merritt, Sr. Burial Site at Evergreen Cemetery

Red Oak, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Denmark Cemetery

Denmark, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Newton Union Cemetery

Newton, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Woodland Cemetery

Des Moines, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Winterset Cemetery

Winterset, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→
Historic Site
Medium

Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa

Fairfield, Iowa

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

3 facts→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026