Unique Tour Group Opportunities

• Free Paved Motorcoach Parking
• Group Discount for 20+ Guests
• Bus Tours:  Bus Driver and Escort Admitted Free
• MarketPlace Museum Store On Site
• Fuel and Dump Station - 2 miles
• Adjacent Lodging and Dining
• Easy Interstate Access
• Visitor Center with restrooms
• On-site vending machines plus snack shop
• Shaded rest areas along walking tour
• Limited number of wheelchairs, free of charge

Since tours are self-guided, guests can move from site to site at their own pace. Most groups spend between three and six hours to tour all the sites, but groups with just a couple of hours to spend can be accommodated.

Ways To Tour

General Tour - Includes all three farms, town of Walnut Hill and the Wallace Exhibit Center.

Step Saver - Ideal for a group with time or mobility limitations. This tour includes the town of Walnut Hill, 1900 Farm and Wallace Exhibit Center, and omits the 1700 Ioway Indian Farm and 1850 Pioneer Farm, and the majority of the walking.

Visitors are also welcome to tour the town only.

Visitors receive a short orientation and a map at the Visitor Center. Tractor carts are available for transportation from the 1875 town of Walnut Hill to the beginning of the "300 Year Walk" of historical farm sites. The walking tour of these farms is just less than one mile along a beautiful wooded path.

Living History Farms is conveniently located at the intersection of Interstates 35 and 80, Exit 125 at Hickman Road on the northwest corner of Des Moines, Iowa.

To book your tour, please call at least two weeks in advance of your visit. Be sure to identify yourself as a group tour operator.  515-278-5286