Fossil & Prairie Center

Great half-day stop for spring break

We stopped here for a half day on our travels around Iowa during spring break. It was a cold, windy day, so the place was almost empty. The visitor center was closed, although the doors were open to g...

Great half-day stop for spring break

We stopped here for a half day on our travels around Iowa during spring break. It was a cold, windy day, so the place was almost empty. The visitor center was closed, although the doors were open to g...

Nice surprise

We randomly found this place online while looking for the geode hunting down in Keokuk, so thought we'd do a side road trip. I'm glad we did as it was a total surprise that this place was actually coo...

Nice surprise

We randomly found this place online while looking for the geode hunting down in Keokuk, so thought we'd do a side road trip. I'm glad we did as it was a total surprise that this place was actually coo...

SO interesting and fun.

This is a GREAT place to visit even though the center wasn't open. My 10 year old grandson had an amazing time finding fossils and was selective about what he wanted to bring home. He could have sta...