Danish Windmill

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Think there's nothing to see while driving on I80 West in Iowa? Think again. Harvey Sornson, an area farmer of Danish descent, came back from a trip to Denmark in the spring of 1975 and raised money in Elk Horn, Iowa (pop. 540) to buy a 1848 Danish Windmill and deconstruct it in Denmark and rebuild it piece by piece in Elk Horn Iowa !! ( And the town also built a Dutch museum with a wild flower path )

Carl Blume

As an official Iowa welcome center, the entrance to the building has a fantastic assortment of brochures for destinations around the state! Before touring the windmill you can opt to watch a short video detailing the history of this gorgeous structure. Don't forget to take a walk through the grounds as well. There are a few neat areas worth seeing. Take your time going through the gift shop before leaving. It's worth walking through! Fantastic job to the Elk Horn community for this wonderful treasure!

Prickles Hoggington

The lady in the gift shop was lovely! Very kind and knowledgeable. The windmill and walking path around it were both amazing. It is so hard to wrap your head around the engineering it took to construct it in the 1850's and to transport it to the USA in the 1970's. The inside of the mill is absolutely beautiful. I would be careful about stopping if you have young or rowdy kids with you. There are ladders you can climb in the mill that they might find difficult. We hope to visit again! It was a lovely experience.

S Raj

Drove to Elkhorn to see this windmill in 2004 with my good friend and his wife. First time I saw a wind mill. This one was pretty old and we were taken up and shown the workings of the blades and gears and at the bottom the mechanism to grind. Had nice shop for souveniers. If you live close by and have never seen a windmill, go see it.