The Dowling House & Noreen's Old Time Photos

220 Diagonal St., Galena, IL 61036

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Galena's oldest home. 1826. Thirty minute tour. Combination ticket for Belvedere Mansion also available. ... more on Visitgalena.org

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the owner had no taste and the pool stunk don't go there it was a huge disappointment don't take your kids they'd be bored to death. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Takes you back in time and helps you see how difficult life was in the past more on TripAdvisor

Go back in time to see how Galena got started and learn about one family's fame and misfortune. Very cool little tour. more on TripAdvisor

This is the oldest building in Galena and the tour is really good. I am actually a social studies teacher and I learned a lot! There are a lot of artifacts from the mining days and the guide (a woman ... more on TripAdvisor

We tour many old homes and still learned things at the Dowling House we have never heard before. The guide was personable, friendly ... more on TripAdvisor

Skip the unfriendly Belvedere home. The tour guides at the Dowling house are fantastic and the home is very impressive. more on TripAdvisor

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It was boring! the owner had no taste and the pool stunk don' t go there it was a huge disappointment don' t take your kids ... more on Yahoo! Travel

After paying $7/persons I was a bit worried. The house is small, and there's not a whole lot to see. We waited for our guide, and entered. I have seen much more interesting and larger house for less money--but in Galena everything ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This place has both interesting cultural and architectural elements. We really learned alot about how folks lived back in the 1800s...no wonder they died so young!!! If we disliked anything, it was the lack of authentic items in the ... more on Yahoo! Travel