Address: 226 Pearl St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, USA
Phone: +17123232509
Sunday: 1–4PM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11AM–4PM
Friday: 11AM–4PM
Saturday: 11AM–4PM
Gehrig Ferguson
No longer free! $10 adults/$8 seniors & students.
Joleene Naylor
Really neat place! If you're heat sensitive, I suggest visiting in the cooler months because though it is air conditioned, only the office and fourth floor warden's apartment are cool. There is a lot to see - we were there for 2 hours and to be honest I'd have liked to stay longer because I didn't get a chance to read some of the stuff. When you're in the check in office, be sure to take advantage of the solitary confinement cage - my uncle stood inside it and I went around to the other side and got some fun photos. You can also have someone close the door while you're in there (it doesn't lock) and see just how small and cramped the solitary would have been. All the displays have a lot of information, so be ready to read! Also, important to know, the public bathroom is one of the original bathrooms, which I thought was fun.
David Giddings
Do the day tour also the second time it great I seen more more freedom than guided
Richard R
An incredible piece of history. Go in and pay for the tour.
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The jail turns with a hand crank. The steel bars of the jail are stationary, only the inside turns.. The idea of the jail was to have only one jailer and one matron. By turning the crank the matron could pass a tray thru to each pie shaped cell.
One inmate fell to his death, one officer died of natural causes, and I believe an inmate committed suicide. There may have been 1 more but that's it.
They had little holes for the toilet in each cell but not with running water. It had a lid at least but I'm sure it didn't smell the best.
If someone in your group has limited mobility this probably isn't the place for them. There are a lot of stairs and narrow walkways. You visit 3 floors and the jailers living quarters.
About 7.5 hours. Its a very unique place well worth experiencing
A couple. One guy climbed to the top of the cells in the hang out area to write his name on the ceiling. They had a catwalk up there, he took a nap and fell off in his sleep. It is a great place to ghost hunt that is for sure. I always leave with evps.
5 dollar donation per person
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