Wayne County Tourism
Wayne County offers a unique variety of experiences for visitors. Whether you are looking to get away for the weekend, or plan an extended stay, you’ll enjoy our Midwestern style hospitality!
Wayne County is rich in agricultural history and played a key role in the western expansion of the United States. It is because of this, that you will find many landmarks and tourist sites that follow this theme. Please take a look at some of our county’s rich history by visiting some of these sites:
| Prairie Trails Museum Corydon, Iowa |
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View exhibits of pioneer living and lifestyle at the Prairie Trails Museum. Enjoy learning about life on the prairie and see an actual safe robbed by Jesse James!
June, July and August: Weekdays 10-5pm, Sundays 1-5pm |
| International Center for Rural and Cultural Art Allerton, Iowa |
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As one of Iowa’s few remaining round barns, this unique building offers an escape to days of the past. Enjoy the wholesome country fresh air and take in the beauty of native wildflowers.
Open June, July and August.
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| Humeston Watertower and Depot Humeston, Iowa |
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The Humeston Railroad Depot and wooden water tower were built circa 1872. The original railroad through Humeston was the Humeston-Shenandoah Railroad. This later became part of the CB&Q (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy). The depot is next to the Humeston RV Park which has 12 campsites with full hook-ups and a dumpstation. The RV Park is right on U.S. Highway 65 on the north end of town.
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| The Inn of the Six-Toed Cat Allerton, Iowa |
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The Inn of the Six-Toed Cat is located in downtown Allerton. Originally a 1909 railroad hotel, the inn is now a bed and breakfast establishment with 9 guest rooms, including two suites. A spacious lobby and two elegant dining rooms provide unique meeting and dining space for large and small groups, including tour buses by advance reservation. The inn also offers banquet facilities for weddings, receptions, reunions and other special events for 15 to 54 people. See the inn’s website at www.6toedcat.com for current offerings, packages and events. Inn of the Six-Toed Cat 200 N. Central Ave. PO Box 16 Allerton, IA 50008 Phone: 641-873-4900 or 888-330-2605 |
| Log Chain Apiary Allerton, Iowa |
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Visit Log Chain Apiary, next to the Inn of the Six-Toed Cat in Allerton, for a taste of honey collected from the nectar of nearby meadows. Log Chain Apiary features many local gift items, beeswax products and 15 flavored gourmet cremed honeys. The honey processing equipment can be viewed on the southside of the store.
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| Ocobock Bank Robbed by The James Gang | |
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See the site of the bank robbery and view the bank safe robbed by the James Gang in 1871. Built in 1865, photographed April 3, 1908 on the same ground as when robbed by the organized band consisting of Frank and Jesse James, Clell Miller and Jim White on June 3, 1871. They dismounted in front of the bank, one holding the horses and guarding the front door while one guarded the back door and two entered the Bank and confronted the cashier with two revolvers and obtained the keys to the safe and plundered between $6,000 and $10,000. |
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The safe is now on display at the Prairie Trails Museum in Corydon. Open Daily June, July and August: Weekdays 10-5pm, Sundays 1-5pm April, May, September, October: Daily 1-5pm (641) 872-2211 |
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Under the leadership of Mrs. Ben Miles, a Carnegie Grant was investigated and secured and in 1918 the Carnegie Foundation built the library building that stands adjacent to the Wayne Community School today. It was the last Carnegie Library to be built. The building currently serves as the home for the Wayne Community Alternative School. |
