Reviews of Old Capitol Museum (Tourist Attraction)

Bigoo Studio

A classic.

David Borger Germann

Iconic landmark at the heart of Iowa City and the beautiful University of Iowa campus. Step into Iowa’s history as you tour the old senate chambers and Supreme Court Courtroom. Make sure to take a moment to appreciate the interior reverse-spiral staircase. Fun for all ages.

Stuart Druivenga

Really helpful staff and a wonderful place for wedding pictures.

Julian Florez

Iowa City

Mekuanent Kassaye

A brilliant setting with so much history to tell. It's one of the true icon of the city and worth the visit.

J Kane

Many excellent events in the Senate Chamber. Beautiful!

Kay Whipple

Very well preserved piece of Iowa's history. A must see.

Thomas Swaner

Beautiful Space!

Michael Dougherty

The kids love to visit the old territorial capitol.

Nicole Cullen

Great place for photos or hanging out.

Matthew Cheung

Really interesting

Paul Hagerman

From the back steps ,overlooking the lawn you can see a Castle , the University Hospital, in the horizon during beautiful sunsets. Be the change you want to see in the world ;)

Prickles Hoggington

I give it five stars because it is excellent for a free museum. It isn't the type of place you will spend all day exploring. You'll view everything within an hour or two. Still, considering how small it is, the exhibits are excellent and really give you a feel for life back in the 1800's. If you're in the area, you can easily spend an afternoon exploring this and the natural history museum next door.

Philip Huang

Great spot to take visitors. Wish there were more exhibits like this around town to showcase the history of the place!

Scott

Beautiful

O Union

Good museum for all ages, see, how Iowa changes through decades and more. Excellent location close to bunch of restaurants, Cafe and other places. Very clean inside, including restrooms and all other facilities. Friendly atmosphere around, old generation employees working together with young as one experienced team.

ernie cole

Very cool place, big plus is that it’s free. A really awesome place to go if you find yourself bored in Iowa City! Contains lots of originally furnished rooms from when it was the state capitol

Rafael Morataya

Great place to do rallies !!

Daniel L

Really enjoyed the Hawkeyes in Space exhibit.

Kate Lamas

Such a beautiful place to walk around. It was a pleasure to visit while I've been in town!

lena ranae

Great time and learning experience! Wouldnt take young ones there as they tend to lose interest quickly andwill be tempted to touch . The service is nice seeing that there is only a greeter, and walking through the museum is independent.

Leonardo Marchini

Amazing landmark.

Daniel Walker

Pretty cool place. Lot of history. Well laid out.

Anthony Gordon

Jazz fest and iowacity fire works

Victor Lutz

(Translated by Google) Very well taken care of, it takes you to the time! (Original) Muy bien cuidado, te lleva a la época!

Benjamin Berry

Didn’t get to go inside as it was closed on Monday’s but it was a popular spot with lots of people hanging out.

Camila Arias

Nice place surrounded by gardens, shops, restaurants and banks. Great architecture.

CARME GINER

(Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

Johan Zioka

Ive been here two times and it was great, the staff were helpful and I really like exploring in here!

Alma Rut Kr

We loved our visit to the Old Capitol Museum and learned a lot. It's on 3 floors but a perfect size. The staff was friendly and helpful. ● There is no entre-fee, but you can donate at the entance. The recomended amount for adults was $5 but $1 for students. ● On the ground floor was a special photo exhibition

Winfield Doner

Very beautiful place.

Apoorv Aditya

Decent eating options

Kathryn Clement

I loved seeing the old capitol!

Connor Duggan

The house chamber still looks great.

Kezia Masoner

Cool natural history museum with stuffed animals and such. Best is it is free.

Nathan Dunning

Neat museum!

Ron Wyatt

Awesome building

Payton Dowell

Beautiful place and free to visit!

Mingwei Zhang

Don't get much as an international student.

Trish Moyer

Really cool

J Foley

Was disappointing after doing the Capitol tour in Des Moines. It was good to see as it is part of Iowa history but it was not that impressive.

52245 mom

One of our family favorites. Fun for our children as little ones

abe kline

Look for the giant protowhale

Dave Bowmaster

Very well preserved/restored old capitol bldg. Also a lot of high quality old wood furniture. Definitely worth going to see.

Roy Dale

Beautiful piece of history. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable.

Lauren Arvanitis

I have class here. The museum is a really cool place to kill ten minutes between classes.

fry futurama

best field trip ever!

Brendan Sigale

Very scenic area.

Allan Andersen

It's ok

Ryan Downing

Cool spot every student should check it out

Nick Winter

Very informative

Bev Moore

Fun to visit. Free

Dorys Venereo

(Translated by Google) Iowa is an amazing city, super quiet, very safe, my experience there is the best of all, there is much work, auto insurance are very cheap, incomes are very low, any area is very good, I ... in FINALLY, I am in love with Iowa, all passing through Iowa, always comes back :) (Original) Iowa es una ciudad increíble, súper tranquila, muy segura, mí experiencia ahí es la mejor de todas, hay mucho trabajo, los seguros de autos son muy baratos, las rentas son muy bajas, cualquier zona es muy buena, yo...en FÍN, estoy enamorada de Iowa, todo el que pasa por Iowa, siempre regresa :)

PGHS

Since I was a child

Josh E K

Awesome piece of Iowa history

Ed Reggi

My husband and I just love this historic building. Be sure to check out the Iowa State Supreme Court chambers, some great law was created here.

Hattie Droll

A great, fun, educational experience!

J Wong

Informative, well maintained and is free! In addition, could make use of the first hour free parking at the parking garage next to the Graduate Hotel. Remember to also visit the new Iowa State Capitol Hall, which is in Des Moines.

D. Zellner

Worth seeing once.

Thomas Zoumaras

Nicely curated, no charge, centrally located.

Jeff Rainwater

Went here to hear a public speaker and had some time to waste before it started. The museum was really interesting. You can learn a lot about Iowa. And there's no cost for admission!

Kerry Waughtal

Gorgeous building and beautifully described in the informational plaques.

Josh E.

A beautiful, historic building in the heart of the city. Go now!

Frank Ruiz

Really nice museum showing the history of Iowa City and Iowa in general. The renovation process shows on how clean and neat the building looks. Best part is that's free. There are some nice souvenirs for sale inside and the staff are very nice.

b dunn

Beautiful building. Sorry we didn't get there earlier in the day.

Aaron In Cambodia

The old Iowa Capital suffered a fire a few years ago, but such a wonderful restoration brought it back to its glory.

Thomas McKeon

Historical gem!

Todd Cosner

Pleasant surprise. Very cool museum.

James Zaworski

The Old State Capitol Museum is the excellently curated and preserved historical territorial seat of government of Iowa and sits at the center 9f The University of Iowa.

Kuann K. Fox

Really good place to study. Gorgeous interior and friendly and helpful staff. Many of the high class campus socials tend to be hosted here as well.

Omar Aziz

Can we please get non-Asian restaurants? I love Asian food but muh god, add something else!

Monique Holtkamp

A fun, educational trip for the kids. There's always more to see, the kids like to go back.

Dan Heitzman

This is Iowa's first state capitol and the University of Iowa's first building. Areas have been restored to their original appearance while having the benefit of air conditioning. Plus it's free!