Barnes Country History Museum Valley city

Barnes Country History Museum, Valley city (North Dakota, USA)

Valley City is also known as City of Bridges over Sheyenne River Valley and it proves to be a home for Valley City State University and North Dakota High School Activities Association. The population of the Valley City was 6,826 according to the 2000 census. There are many tourist attractions in the city such as Municipal Tourist Park, Medicine Wheel Park, North Country National Scenic Trail, Lake Ashtabula, Bjornson Park Public Golf Course and much more. One of the most visited places is Barnes Country History Museum.

Contact Info:

Address: 315 Central Ave North
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone: 701-845-0966

Fax: 701-845-4282
Email: bchistoricalsociety AT hotmail.com

Position: Barnes Country History Museum is located at 315 Central Ave N in Valley city of North Dakota, USA.

Operation Hours: Monday- Saturdays 10am till 4p.m., except on major holidays.

Entry Fees: Admission fee is not applicable.

Tours: Group tours and meetings are arranged

Details about the museum

The Barnes County Historical Society is keen in telling the history of Barnes County, North Dakota specifically and adjoining areas generally. It displays normally varying displays and unique traveling exhibits, lectures and events over the line of the year. It also demonstrates the history of Native American cultures, pioneer settlement, agriculture, local and regional history, clothing, frontier military, doll collections, a 28-foot display of the Highline Bridge, a genealogy library, wood carvings, military history and more.

Valley city Hotels near the museum

1) Americ Inn
2) Super 8 Motel
3) Wagon Wheel Inn & Suites
4) Three Oaks Guest Inn
5) Kelly’s Crossing

The Anniston Museum of Natural History

The Anniston Museum of Natural History, Al (U.S.A)

Anniston is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains; it lies between Birmingham and Atlanta. With a varied economy, attractive natural scenery, and humble and generous people, it is a perfect place for a holiday. One can visit several vivacious historic regions, two world class museums and much more. Anniston Museum of Natural History is one of the most visited and the popular place in the city and it comes under a must see list for any traveller. Population of the city in July 2008: 23,662.

Get in Touch With the Museum

Address: P.O. Box 1587
Anniston, AL 36202
Phone: (256) 237-6766
Fax: (256) 237-6776
Email: info AT annistonmuseum.org

Location of the Museum: Anniston Museum of Natural History (AMHM) is located in Lagarde Park, Anniston, Alabama (USA), at the junction of Highways 431 and 21. From Interstate 20, exit 185, 7 miles north on Highway 21.

Opening & Closing Time Schedule: Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00am-5:00pm and Sundays from 1:00-5:00pm. Museum is open summer Mondays from 10:00-5:00 and closed on Mondays from September-May.

Museum closure days: Thanksgiving; December 24-25; January 1 and Martin Luther King Day.

Entrance Fees: Anniston Museum is a not-for-profit organization. But Donations are welcome.

Exhibits: The Anniston Museum of Natural History is equipped with seven exhibit halls that display a large variety of natural history, from Africa, the North American wilderness, and 2,000 year old mummies. It showcases more than 400 mounted varieties of North American birds include some rare and extinct species. There are gardens and nature trails even to explore. Outdoor exhibits feature nature walks and live animals in natural environments.
Special Attractions: The Museum offers a variety of programs and events throughout the year, which is liked by varied age groups. There is always something for everyone throughout the year at the Anniston Museum of Natural History.

Anniston Hotels near the Museum:
1) Super 8 Motel
2) The Victoria Country Inn
3) Royal Inn Motel Anniston
4) Americas Best Value Inn
5) Down Towner Inns

Other Tourist Attractions in Alabama:

1) Noccalulua Falls Park
2) De Soto Caverns Park
3) Birmingham Museum
4) Ave Maria Grotto
5) Battleship Memorial Park

National Guard Museum, Pierre

Museum Info:
Mailing Address:
301 East Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota 57501

How to reach:
Off the intersection of US Highway 14, 18, and 83, near downtown Pierre

Hours of Operation: Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed On: Weekends and Holidays

Phone Number: (605) 224-9991

Fax Number:1 (605) 773-5380

Website: http://www.state.sd.us/military/Military/museum.html

Admission Fees: Free, donations accepted

Tours: Group Tours Available by appointment

Museum Description: The National guard Museum is located in Pierre, SD (USA).It displays memorabilia and historical documents relating to the South Dakota National Guard. The Museum showcases military equipment, records, ruins, and memorabilia representing the legacy of the Dakota Militia and Dakota Army and Air National Guard. The task of the National Guard Museum is to obtain, protect, look after, and preserve memorabilia and historical documents relating to the South Dakota National Guard.


Key Attractions: Outside the museum It displays an actual A-7-D Jet, Sherman Tank, 75mm Cannon, 105mm Howitzer, Anti-Aircraft guns and an Armoured Personnel Carrier. Inside the museum are exhibits covering each period of the South Dakota National Guard and Militia's existence. Exhibits currently on display are Territorial Militia-Civil War Period (1860-1898), Spanish American War & Mexican Border Periods (1898-1917), World War 1, World War 2, The Korean War, Berlin Crisis, Vietnam, Desert Storm and much more.

Tourist Places near South Dakota National Guard Museum:
1) South Dakota Discovery Centre and Aquarium
2) Cultural Heritage Centre
3) Pierre State Capitol Complex
4) Bad Lands National Park
5) Oahe Dam
6) West Bend Recreation Area
7) Farm Island Recreation Area
8) Spring Creek Recreation Area

Pierre Hotels near Museum:
1) Americas Best Value Inn Hotel (11.69 miles away from Museum)
2) Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pierre/ Fort Pierre (1.33 miles)
3) Americ Inn Fort Pierre (0.69 miles away)
4) Comfort Inn Pierre (0.27 miles away)
5) Best Western Ramkota Hotel (0.89 miles away)

The Museum of Geology, South Dakota, USA

Rapid City is the second largest city of South Dakota, USA. It is well known as the Gateway to the Black Hills. There are many tourist spots one can visit in Rapid City like Crystal cave park, Story book Island, black hill caverns etc. One can visit museum of geology which is a must see.

Contact information:
Museum of Geology
501 East Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701-3901
United States


Call at: 1 (605) 394-2467
Website: http://www.sdsmt.edu/services/museum/

Opening time:

From May 25 to Sep 3 timings are 8.00am till 6.00 pm from Monday till Saturday,and on Sunday timings are 12.00 to 6.00pm

From September 4 to May 24 timings are:
Monday to Friday 8.00 till 5.00 pm, & on Saturday from 9.00 till 4.00pm & on Sunday 1.00 till 4.00pm
Closing days:

• New years Day,Easter
• Thanksgiving –USA
• Christmas

Displays: The museum of geology displays fossils fuels, rocks and minerals. There are about 350,000 varieties, related to the fields of palaeontology, mineralogy. The collected work attributes mammalian fossils, marine and non-marine Jurassic and Cretaceous reptiles and mammals, and Black Hills pegmatite minerals. The Museum provides an active educational outreach program to schools and institutes. The Museum serves as a support to the Department as their staffs provides several museum and vertebrate palaeontology courses with practical experience through summer tours and one can work within the laboratories also. The Museum is an associate to The Journey Museum of Rapid City.

Special Attractions: Science museum, Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum

Hotels near Museum of Geology/Rapid City Hotels:

• Americ Inn Lodge & Suites hotel
• Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn Hotel
• Rodeway Inn Mount Rushmore
• Alex Johnson Hotel
• Radisson Rapid City
• Quality Inn Mount Rushmore Hotel
• Best Western Town & Country Motel
• Howard Johnson Rapid City
• Lazy U Motel
• Castle Inn

Dakota Discovery Museum, Mitchell

Mitchell is a city in South Dakota (USA) and it is the home for the world most famous corn palace and Prehistoric Indian Village. Population in July 2008: 14,752, population change since 2000. Dakota Discovery Museum is a great place to visit in Mitchell.

Located in - established in 1939 by Leland Case, the museum acquired its first building in 1955, it is located on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University
Contact details: 1300 East University Street
Dakota Wesleyan University Campus
Mitchell, South Dakota 57301
Website: www.dakotadiscovery.com
Email: info@dakotadiscovery.com
Phone no: 605-996-2122

Fees Applicable: Child (5 and under) FREE
age group (6 - 17) $ 2.00
age group (18 - 62) $5.00
seniors (63 +) $4.00
Group rates for 10 or more are available

Description: The Dakota Discovery Museum offers interesting and educational benefits to everyone. One can explore the conduct of early American settlers from railroading, farming, and ranching, to fur trade, hunting, and the rugged experiences of stagecoach travel. It also showcases the broad collection of Native American beadwork and Tipi. One can take a tour to the Beckwith House on the museum ground which was built in 1886 for Louis and Mary Beckwith. The second floor displays the beautiful needlework of Mrs. Beckwith. The home represents the innovative people who helped to build communities on the prairies. A new building was build in 2001.It displays wide collection of Indian art and artefacts, along with the original paintings of Gutzum Borglum, Harvey Dunn, James Earle Fraser, Charles Hargens and Oscar Howe.

Special Features is the gift shop, special Event Rental.
Tourist Attractions in Mitchell:
1)Chamber of Commerce: Corn Palace Convention & Visitors Bureau
2)Doll Museum
3)Rondees Camp Ground
4)Carnegie Resource Centre
5)Family-E-Fun campgrounds
6)Lake Mitchell Campground


Hotels in Mitchell:

1) Holiday Inn Express Mitchell
2) Days Inn Mitchell
3) Super 8 Mitchell
4) Comfort Inn & Suites Mitchell
5) Flavia’s Place B & B
6) Coach Light Motel
7) Ramada Inn And Suites Conference Centre
8) Mitchell Kelly Inn and Suites
9) Hampton Inn Mitchell
10) Corn Palace motel
11) Thunderbird Lodge- Mitchell
12) Americ Inn Mitchell

The Agricultural Heritage Museum, Brookings (South Dakota)

The Agricultural Heritage Museum, Brookings

Brookings, The Agricultural Heritage Museum (SD) is a great place to visit. One can get pleasure from the history of the Dakota prairie. The museum is a vast resource for all aspects of the rich history that South Dakota has proudly carried for many generations as the museum is devoted to preserve the rich agriculture and rural history from 1860-to 1960.

Location: The Agricultural Heritage Museum is located on the campus of South Dakota State University at the north corner of Medary Avenue, 925, 11 Street. The Route is clearly marked from I-29 exits from 132 and 133 and from US highway 14.

Opening day /time*: The Agricultural Heritage Museum opens from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. The museum is closed on State holidays.

Fees Applicable: There is no fee charged, the entry is provided free of cost.

Group Tours Available: yes

Exhibits: the items that are exhibit are listed below:
1) Tractors:

• Case Steam engine
• Mc Cormick Deering Farmall
• John Deere General Purpose
• Mogul
• Dakota Tractor
• Farm house Tractor

2) Large artifact collection storage building

• Permanent Exhibits:
• Homestead Claim Shock
• 1915 Farm house
• Main attraction is the gift shop

Discounts and Membership: To support the museum’s program and exhibits, the friends of the State Agricultural Heritage Museum receive News Letter thrice a year and 10 %discount is provided at the museum gift shop and invitation to special member events, openings and trips are provided

Address and Contact Info: South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum,
Box 601, Brookings, SD 57007-0999
Telephone number: (605) 688-6226
Fax (605) 688-6303
Email: sdsu.agmuseum@sdstate.edu

Nearby Brookings tourist attractions:

Brooking is located in the Brooking County north of Sioux Falls between Huron and Minnesota state line. The population estimated in July 2007 was 19,463. One can visit McCrory Gardens, The Centennial Prairie garden, Brooking Aquatic centre and much more.Lot of Brookings Hotels are available in City easily.

Hotels in Brookings:
1)Blue Coast Inn & Suites

2)Spindrift Motor Inn

3)Pacific Sunset Inn

4)Best Western Beachfront Inn

5)Ocean Suites

6)Westward Inn

7)Wild Rivers Motor Lodge

8)Brookings Inn

9)Holiday Inn Express Brookings

10)Super 8 Brookings

11)Comfort Inn

12)Fairfield Brookings Hotel

Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen(South Dakota)

Dacotah Prairie Museum

Aberdeen is a small town in South Dakota (USA) but the museum is huge and beautiful. The museum showcases both long and short-term exhibits which display the Dakotah Midlands prairie, the lifestyles and lives of early settlers, the railroad's influence on the settlement, and Native American culture.

Location: Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc is a private company which is regarded under Museums and art galleries. The Dacotah Prairie Museum is located in the town named Aberdeen in South Dakota.

Directions to reach the museum: The Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen is the museum with red brick cover up which was recently renovated to bring back the beauty of the building built in 1888-1889. The main opening to the Museum is on the south side of the building, access to the main floor is provided by a ramp, and the museum also provides the facility of an elevator and even wheelchair is provided if needed by someone.

Admission Particulars: Entrance Fee is not charged from anyone but donations are accepted.

Opening Hours*: On Tuesday – Friday it opens at 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday it opens at 1:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m.
Guide available: There are guide tours available as an extra option.

Establishing year: The Dacotah Prairie Museum was established in 1970 and incorporated in South Dakota.

Exhibits Details: The museum has a Hatterscheidt Wildlife Gallery on the first floor which displays over 55 mounted specimens from North America, Africa and India. There is a Dacotah gallery on the second floor of the museum which displays all small scale possessions. Downstairs has an collection of local exhibits, including a model of a pioneer kitchen, maps and information on the local railways that gave the Hub City its' name, a room full of Native American bead and quill work, and a recreation of the 'Pheasant Canteen'

Major attractions: some of the major attractions of museum are

• Faith in Brown County
• Frontier Towns of the Prairie: The Building of Brown County
• The hutterites: Communal life of the Prairie
• Lakota life

Nearby Aberdeen Tourist Attractions: Some of the nearby tourist attractions are Aldrich Park which is 0.2 miles away, Lincoln Park which is 1.6 miles away, Browne Park which is 0.8 miles away, Lee Park Golf Course is 1.6 miles away, and Red Rooster Coffee House is 0.1 miles away and many more places one can visit.

Nearby Hotels: some of the nearby Aberdeen hotels are:

1. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Aberdeen, SD (0.2 miles away from the museum)
2. Best Western Ramkota Hotel (1.21 miles away from the museum)
3. Aberdeen East Super 8 Motel (1.70 miles away from the museum)
4. Ramada Inn & Convention Center Aberdeen (1.89 miles away from the museum)
5. Aberdeen North Super 8 Motel (0.87 miles away from the museum)
6. Baymont Inn & Suites Aberdeen
7. Comfort Inn Aberdeen
8. White house Inn
   

Contact Details: 21 South Main Street, Aberdeen
South Dakota 57402
Phone: 605-626-7117
Email: dpm@brown.sd.us