Tours

Tours

Experience the museum with your friends, family, club, or classroom!

Our experienced docents and staff are glad to show you around our historic building and educational exhibits.

Private Tours

Museum Tours

Interested in booking a tour for your group? Our staff and docents can guide you through the permanent exhibition and two rotating exhibition galleries. For scheduling and rates, email inquiries to [email protected] or call 563-322-8844. 

Walking Tours

Interested in learning more about Davenport Architecture and History? We offer two types of Walking Tours that include a stroll through the city while learning more about the city and its vibrant history: “Architectural Tours” (offered May through October) and “Darker Side of Davenport Tours” (offered September 1st through October 31st). For scheduling and rates, email inquiries to [email protected] or call 563-322-8844.    

Accessible Tours

Seasonal Tours

Free tours are offered quarterly throughout the year. These docent guided tours feature our Permanent Exhibit as well as our Special Exhibitions (which rotate throughout the year). These tours also include interpretation in American Sign Language.

The 2024 dates for these tours are as follows:

Winter- February 3rd

Spring- May 4th

Summer- August 10th

Fall- November 2nd

ASL Tours

ASL Tours are available by request. Contact us at [email protected] to schedule a tour with an ASL interpreter. 

Audio Tours

High-quality audio to guide you through our permanent exhibition!

Click below to listen to our audio tour of the permanent exhibition and learn about the experiences and impact of German immigrants to Scott County.

Virtual Tours

The German Immigrant Experience

Our virtual tour option lets visitors view the museum from the comfort of your home! Explore our permanent exhibition, The German Immigrant Experience by navigating with the space here.

German American Heritage Center and Museum

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Museum exploring the German immigrant experience and history of Davenport and Iowa!

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The term "mirror with a memory" coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in 1859, refers to the early process of photography. The term's poetic nature helps us reflect on how photographs captures a moment in time, a memory. This is a circa 1900 photograph of the Lady Germania fountain that once stood at the gateway to Davenport, IA. Take a moment to look at this image, what do you see? Who do you see? How does this photograph make you feel? Sadly, the fountain was removed post-WWI in the wake of German-Immigrant discrimination. The date of the fountain's removal is unclear. Today, a reconstructed statue by Jeff Adams honorably stands in its memory.

The term "mirror with a memory" coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in 1859, refers to the early process of photography. The term`s poetic nature helps us reflect on how photographs captures a moment in time, a memory.

This is a circa 1900 photograph of the Lady Germania fountain that once stood at the gateway to Davenport, IA.

Take a moment to look at this image, what do you see? Who do you see? How does this photograph make you feel?

Sadly, the fountain was removed post-WWI in the wake of German-Immigrant discrimination. The date of the fountain`s removal is unclear. Today, a reconstructed statue by Jeff Adams honorably stands in its memory. …

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Cans in progress for Best of the Wurst on Sunday! We will have Hefenstein’s Monster, a 5.1% abv Hefeweizen on tap Sunday during the event. Cans will be available in the gift shop to take home 🍻 16 oz, 4 pack is $14. Museum members get a 10% discount and all purchases are tax free! ☀️ If you haven’t been to @twinspanbrewing, take a trip to the restaurant and brewery and try all of their yummy brews!

Cans in progress for Best of the Wurst on Sunday! We will have Hefenstein’s Monster, a 5.1% abv Hefeweizen on tap Sunday during the event. Cans will be available in the gift shop to take home 🍻
16 oz, 4 pack is $14.
Museum members get a 10% discount and all purchases are tax free! ☀️
If you haven’t been to @twinspanbrewing, take a trip to the restaurant and brewery and try all of their yummy brews! …

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German American Heritage Center & Museum
712 W 2nd St.
Davenport, IA 52802

HOURS

Tuesdays – Saturdays open 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
Closed Mondays

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German American Heritage Center & Museum
712 W 2nd St.
Davenport, IA 52802
Tuesdays – Saturdays open 10 am – 4 pm
Sundays open 12 – 4 pm
Closed Mondays

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