Council Bluffs Iowa Attractions

Casinos

• Ameristar Council Bluffs
  2200 River Road • Council Bluffs, IA 51501
  712-328-8888
  The Ameristar Council Bluffs Hotel includes the largest riverboat in Iowa, which was modeled after... more...  map

• Harrah's Council Bluffs
  1 Harrah's Boulevard • Council Bluffs, IA 51501
  712-329-6000
  Open 24-hours a day, Harrah's Council Bluffs features over 1,000 slot machines and roulette, craps,... more...  map

• Horseshoe Council Bluffs
  2701 23rd Avenue • Council Bluffs, IA 51502
  712-323-2500
  Over 68,000 square feet of gambling, including more 1,900 slots and 62 table games, is available at... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Historic General Dodge House (circa 1869)
  605 3rd Street • Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  712-322-2406
  This is the former 14-room Victorian home of General Grenville M. Dodge, who has been called the... more...  map

• Squirrel Cage Jail (circa 1885)
  226 Pearl Street • Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  712-323-2509
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one of only three revolving jails remaining,... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Kanesville Tabernacle
  222 East Broadway • Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  712-322-0500
  The log tabernacle is an authentic replica of the Kanesville Tabernacle, which was built by 200... more...  map

• Lewis and Clark Monument
  29385 Monument Road • Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  712-328-4650
  Located north of Big Lake Park, this site was dedicated in 1936 to honor the 1804 expedition of... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• RailsWest History Center
  16th Avenue and South Main Street • Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  712-323-2509
  Operating as a museum and a working model railroad display, the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific... more...  map

• Union Pacific Railroad Museum
  200 Pearl Street • Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  712-329-8307
  The Union Pacific Railroad Museum houses one of the oldest corporate collections in the United... more...  map

• Western Historic Trails Center
  3434 Richard Downing Avenue • Council Bluffs, IA 51501
  Located on 24th Street
  712-366-4900
  Owned and operated by the State Historical Society of Iowa and designed and built by the National... more...  map