Ice House Museum

Visit the only museum in the U.S. that tells the story of ice harvesting in an original ice house! This 1921 round structure contains tools once used to cut ice from the Cedar River right nearby. Try hands-on activities, watch videos, and experience an international industry that brought fresh food to the world. Learn how this once-common business transformed our culture and daily lives.

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