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DIVERSIONS >>> HISTORIC SITES Historic General Dodge House 605 Third St., Council Bluffs 712-322-2406 www.dodgehouse.org The 1869 Victorian home, facing west from a bluff above the commercial district, belonged to Gen. Grenville M. and Ruth Anne Dodge. Gen. Dodge was Union Pacific Railroad’s chief engineer when the company built the Transcontinental Railroad. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays in January. Admission: $7, adults; $5, senior citizens; $3, ages 6 to 16. Closed Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Kanesville Tabernacle 222 E. Broadway, Council Bluffs 712-322-0500 www.lds.org/placestovisit Originally part of a Mormon Trail settlement, the log tabernacle is a replica of the 1847 tabernacle where Brigham Young became president of the
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Visitors make their way around Squirrel Cage Jail at 226 Pearl St. in Council Bluffs. The unique building served as the Pottawattamie County Jail from 1885 until 1969. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. April through September; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. October through March. Free. O a k l a n d - Fa i r v i e w Neighborhood Council Bluffs Developed during the 1890s, the neighborhood features a wealth of 19thcentury architecture,
including the Judge Finley Burke mansion at 510 Oakland Ave. The Lincoln Monument is at the western end of Lafayette Avenue, commemorating the spot believed to be where Abraham Lincoln decided on the location of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1859. Nearby is Fairview Cemetery, the burial site of many early settlers. The Black Angel, a sculpture in honor of Ruth Anne Dodge, stands at the east end of Lafayette Avenue where it intersects with North Second Street.
Squirrel Cage Jail 226 Pearl St., Council Bluffs 712-323-2509 www.thehistoricalsociety.org The only three-story rotary jail in the United States features exhibits on crimes and ghosts. Hours: April through The Historic General Dodge House decked out October, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Fourth of July.
Tuesday through Saturday; November through March, noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $7, adults; $5, ages 6 to 12. Discounts available for senior citizens and AAA members. Rates for group tours. Free to members and children age 5 and younger. Western Historic Trails Center 3434 Richard Downing Ave., Council Bluffs 712-366-4900; www.iowahistory.org National monument to the Lewis and Clark, Mormon, California and Oregon Trails. Exhibits, hiking and biking trails, Iowa Welcome Center. White Catfish Camp Days in July feature re-enactments, music and history lectures. Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed state holidays.