Antique farms provide a fascinating time tunnel that once was.
There is nothing like the real life of Living History to come to life.
If you collect collectible antique bells, carriages or tractors, it will be very interesting for you to go to farms in museums and country tractor shows.
They are really fun and are a great way to spend a family day that will be remembered and appreciated.
I remember playing on old tractors in my childhood, in my hometown more than 40 years ago! Playing the farmer with my two wild brothers, on the old, dilapidated tractors there is a memory in which I still admire.
Who knows? Maybe this is what drove me into a passion for an antique farm?
What is truly amazing is that you can find the ancient relics on these shows often in the upper figure. Do you know that you can still order parts for some of these cars with a living history?
To talk about entertainment, here is a list of some of the best Farm Museums. Here is a list of Farm Museums by Region:
(Please note: there are a lot of them, so I submit a huge list through several articles)
Alaska
Museum: ALASKA MUSEUM TRANSPORTATION AND INDUSTRY
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
Contact person: (907) 376-1211
Information: Open seven days a week from May 1 to September 30 and from Tuesday to Saturday until the end of the year. Hours - 10 am to 6 pm during the summer season and 9 hours
Arizona
Museum: Stuttgart AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM
Gender: Male
Contact person: (501) -673-7001
Info: Large agricultural equipment specializing in tractors and steam engines. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10-12 and 1-4
Museum: GOLDEN ERA MUSEUM
Location: 297 W. Central, Coolidge, Arizona
Contact: (602) -948-9570 business days or (520) -723-5044 weeks
Information: Open from 11:00 to 17:00 on weekends from October to May. Entry price
California
Museum: ANTIQUE GAS AND STEAM MOTOR MUSEUM
Gender: Male
Contact person: (619) -941-1791
Information: Opens daily 10-4. Organized excursions and tours.
Colorado
Museum: CONEJOS CO. FARM / RANCH MUSEUM
Location: LaJara, Colorado
Contact: Gene Williams, (719) -274-5765
Info: open from June 1 to September 30.
Delaware
Museum: DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUMS AND VILLAGE
Location: 866 N. Dupont hwy., Dover, Delaware 19901
Contact person: (302) -734-1618
Info: Featuring vintage tractors related to the early
village.
Illinois
Museum: WAUCANDA TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Location: Waucanda, Illinois
Contact person: (708) -526-9303
Info: Many collections of agricultural machinery and old engines. Open from May to September, only on Sundays, 1-4.
Museum: KLINE CREEK FARM
Location: Winfield, Illinios
Contact person: (708) -876-5900
Info: Has had many collections of agricultural machinery and tractors since 1890. Open Thursday - Monday 9-5. Closed on holidays.
Iowa
Museum: FLOYD CO. MUSEUM
Location: 500 Gilbert St., Charles City, Iowa
Contact: (641) - 228-1099; Fax (641) -228-1157
Information: The museum is open year round. Large selection of manuals for tractors and Oliver commercials on videotape.
Museum: SPA MUSEUM
Location: 119 - 9th Street SW, Clarion, Iowa 50525
Contact person: (515) - 602-6000
Info: The museum has over 16,000 square feet of vintage tractors, trucks and vehicles. Visit the museum's website at: http://www.heartlandmuseum.org
Museum: MIDWEST OLD SETTLERS & THRESHERS ASSN. INC.
Location: Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Contact person: (319) -385-8937
Info: Collections of steam tractors and engines. Open from mid-April to mid-October, from Monday to Friday, from 9 to 4.
Museum: VAN HORN TRUCK MUSEUM
Gender: Male
Contact person: (515) -423-9066
Information: daily from May 25 to September 22
Indiana
Museum: SKINNER FARM MUSEUM AND VILLAGE STEAM AND GAS
Location: Perrysville, Indiana
Contact person: Norman Skinner, (765) -793-4079
Information: August 15 and 16, 1998. Call for more information.
Kansas
Museum: CENTRAL MUSEUM FLYWHEELS KANSAS FLYWHEELS
Location: 1100 watts. Diamond Doctor, Salina, Kansas 67401
Contact person: (785) -825-8473
Info: Hours 1-5 pm, from Tuesday to Sunday. From May 1 to October 31. Call for special tours. Our museum has a rare policy of taking items on credit. We believe that this policy makes available to us items that would otherwise be difficult to obtain.
Museum: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTER AND FILE HALL
Location: 630 Hall of Fame Doctor, Bonner Springs, KS
Contact: (913) -721-1035; Fax (913) -721-1202
Information: Open from mid March to November
Museum: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CENTER AND FILE HALL
Location: Bonner Springs, Kansas
Contact person: (913) -721-1075
Information: Open from mid-March to November, Monday-Saturday 9-5, Sunday 1-5.
At the moment this is enough. More museums will come next time!
