Things to Do
Amsterdam School
Officially called the East Amsterdam School Museum, this nearly 150-year-old building is filled with school memorabilia from days gone by. Since 1972 the Pella Historical Society has restored the building to a hands-on working museum where children and adults may experience a 1930s era school day.
By Appointment Only
1010 198th Place, Pella, IA 50219641.628.2409
Sunken Garden Park
Sunken Garden Park park derives its name from the main focal point, a sunken pond in the shape of a wooden shoe. A wide variety of formal tulip beds, trees, a windmill, turn-of-the-century benches, and light poles are showcased in the rest of the park.
Two blocks north of the square on Main Street (1100 block)Tulip Toren
Downtown Central Park square.
Stage for Pella’s annual Tulip Festival
641.628.4571
Scholte House Museum & Gardens
Built in 1848, the house tells the story of Dominie Scholte and his wife Maria through the objects that they owned and the house that they loved. Enjoy a Dutch coffee time at Maria’s Tea Room (fee applies); beautiful gardens behind the home are free and open to the public.
728 Washington Street641.620.9463
Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Mill
Step back in time to early Pella! Log cabin, general store, Dutch costume displays, and much more. Tour the Vermeer Windmill, one of the tallest working windmills in North America. The Wyatt Earp Experience explores the life of the famous western lawman who grew up in Pella.
507 Franklin Street641.620.9463
Molengracht Plaza
The Molengracht Plaza, located in Pella’s central business district, was built to replicate an authentic Dutch canal and is over 100,000 square feet. The better of two worlds, the Molengracht complex combines a 21st century entrepreneurial spirit with Old World Charm.
700 Main Street641.628.4173
Klokkenspel
Mechanical figures perform to the music of a 147-bell computer driven carillon.
Half block east of square on Franklin Street641.620.9463
Frisian Farms Cheese House
Small farm producing artisan Gouda Cheese, tours by appointment.
2098 Fisher Avenue, Leighton 50143641.204.2222