Sioux City Railroad Museum Garden Walk
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Public Garden Tour Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Come join us at the Sioux City Railroad Museum .
The Sioux City Railroad Museum Garden Walk is located at 3400 Sioux River Rd, Sioux City, IA, 51109.
LaVone and Dotty welcome you to the native plantings at the Sioux City Railroad Museum! We are in our 6th year!
This 31-acre site was previously an industrial area of the Milwaukee Road "Shops" where steam and later diesel engines, and train cars were maintained and repaired from 1920-1965.
The Siouxland Historical Railroad Association attained the site in 1995 (which had been a junkyard for 15-20 years) and began the long process of restoring historic buildings and developing educational displays. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places, earning the honor in 2016.
Our seven gardens are named for buildings on site such as Engineer's Tool Shed or Car Shops Garden, or a feature of significance such as the Wig Wag Garden or the Grand Scale Train Platform. They each contain a large variety of native plants for partial shade, shade, partial sun, full sun.
La Vone & Dotty, who designed and installed the gardens, will be available to answer your questions.