Council Bluffs IA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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AWestern Historic Trails Center

  • 3434 Richard Downing Ave. Exit 1B
    Council Bluffs, IA 51501
  • +1 712 366 4900
4.0
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Overview Lewis and Clark trail, film, sculptures, and hiking trails. more on Yahoo! Travel
  • and the admission was free but the staff (volunteers?) did not seem to really know much of anything more than what was in the displays. A nice stop for ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Western Historic Trails Center
3434 Richard Downing Ave. Exit 1B
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

BLake Manawa State Park

Lake Manawa State Park
  • 1 mile south of Council Bluffs on Hwy. 92
  • 7123660220
  • Mommy, can you take me fishing?" "Hey, Hon, it's HOT, let's go to the beach!" These were and are frequent requests around our house. Serving a metro area of almost one million people, Lake ... more on Epinions.com
  • Overview Lake Manawa State Park is one of the most popular outdoor recreation facilities in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The park's 1,529 acres encompass a beautiful 660-acre natural lake. Lake Manawa was formed during a flood in 1881 when a portion of the river channel was cut off by the m... more on Epinions.com

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Lake Manawa State Park
1 mile south of Council Bluffs on Hwy. 92

CHistoric General Dodge House

  • 605 Third St.
    Council Bluffs, IA 51503-6614
  • 7123222406
5.0
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • I loved the tour and the house. The dining room opened to the parlor and the mirrors, which were embedded with diamond dust, reflected into one another in that beautiful setting so that your image and the rooms appeared to be reflected infinitely - as though you, too, were caught in a moment of ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • What a wonderful treat learning about Maj Gen. Grenville Mellen Dodge (April 12, 1831 - January 3, 1916) and his contribution to this country.....both ... more on Yelp

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Historic General Dodge House
605 Third St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503-6614

DRailsWest Railroad Museum

RailsWest Railroad Museum
  • 1512 South Main St.
    Council Bluffs, IA 51503-6527
  • +1 712 323 5182
4.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview 1899 Rock Island depot with two steam engines displayed and a post office car also. more on Travel.yahoo.com
  • A real shame that the locomotives are open air. I don't know how long they will last being exposed like that. Just not in a great area of town. I didn't feel ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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RailsWest Railroad Museum
1512 South Main St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503-6527

ELake Manawa

  • Council Bluffa
    Iowa, USA
  • +1 712 366 0220

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Lake Manawa
Council Bluffa
Iowa, USA

FUnion Pacific Railroad Museum

  • 200 Pearl Street
    Council Bluffs, IA, USA
  • 7123298307
2.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • THIS PLACE IS MISLABELED!!!!!!! It calls itself the Union Pacific Railroad Museum and there is not one real train anywhere within 5 miles of this ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The Union Pacific Railroad Museum houses one of the oldest corporate collections in the nation. It includes artifacts, photographs and documents that trace the development of the railroad and the American West. The Collection dates to the mid-1800's, featuring original editions of reports from su... more on MuseumStuff.com

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Union Pacific Railroad Museum
200 Pearl Street
Council Bluffs, IA, USA

GThunderbowl of Council Bluffs

  • 1900 Madison Ave.
    Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  • Overview Bowling - Great food - Sports Bar - Billiards more on entertainment.com

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Thunderbowl of Council Bluffs
1900 Madison Ave.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

HRails West History Center

  • 16th and South Main Street
    Council Bluffs, IA, USA

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Rails West History Center
16th and South Main Street
Council Bluffs, IA, USA

IHarveys Recreation Complex

  • Richard Downing Ave. & 24th St.
    Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
  • Overview This baseball paradise incorporated this themed playground into its powerhouse line up. It has custom silhouettes of players which accent some great events, such as a SpyroSlide?, ... more on KaBoom.org

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Harveys Recreation Complex
Richard Downing Ave. & 24th St.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

JLittle Blessing Child Care Center

  • 800 Mercy Drive
    Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
  • Overview This child care facility needed to revamp the play areas to keep up with compliance standards. They selected a ToddlerTown and a beautiful new PlayShaper®. The parents of the children enrolled at the center decided ... more on KaBoom.org

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Little Blessing Child Care Center
800 Mercy Drive
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States