Putnam Museum

The museum features five exhibit halls and changing traveling exhibitions. Black Earth/Big River is an interactive display of ecosystems of the Upper Mississippi River Valley; the Hall of Mammals lets you see and hear life-like African and Arctic animals in their natural settings; River, Prairie and People explores the history of the Quad Cities region; and the Asian/Egyptian Gallery explores the mysteries of ancient civilizations and includes a 3,000 year-old mummy. The National Geographic Giant Screen Theater is five stories high and seven stories wide, and features both 2D and 3D films.

• museum
• outdoors
• history

Address

1717 W. 12th St

Hours

Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun noon-5PM

Price

Adults $7, senior/student/military $6, youth $5, free to members; extra charge for movies

Website

putnam.org (opens in a new tab)