Guidebook to Pella!
City/town information
Pella is America’s Dutch Treasure! Visit the Netherlands, here in the Midwest. Explore the heritage museums, Dutch architecture, and the tallest working grain windmill in the United States. Taste pastries, meats and cheeses created from old-world recipes. Welcome to Pella!
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Pella
Pella is America’s Dutch Treasure! Visit the Netherlands, here in the Midwest. Explore the heritage museums, Dutch architecture, and the tallest working grain windmill in the United States. Taste pastries, meats and cheeses created from old-world recipes. Welcome to Pella!
Sightseeing
Visit the Pella Historical Society Museums and Vermeer Windmill. The Vermeer Windmill is the tallest working grain windmill in the United States! Enjoy a guided tour showcasing the ingenuity and history behind these impressive structures, and view Pella from the observation deck. Then, meander through 21 other buildings forming the Historical Village, including a blacksmith shop, wooden shoe maker shop, puppet theater, church, bakery, and the childhood home of Wyatt Earp.
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Pella Historical Village
507 Franklin StVisit the Pella Historical Society Museums and Vermeer Windmill. The Vermeer Windmill is the tallest working grain windmill in the United States! Enjoy a guided tour showcasing the ingenuity and history behind these impressive structures, and view Pella from the observation deck. Then, meander through 21 other buildings forming the Historical Village, including a blacksmith shop, wooden shoe maker shop, puppet theater, church, bakery, and the childhood home of Wyatt Earp.
This carillon clock goes off on odd hours, ringing throughout the downtown. Figurines make their appearance, portraying important pieces of Pella’s history. The courtyard of the clock has lovely flowers, a fountain, and tile murals.
The Klokkenspel
625 Franklin StThis carillon clock goes off on odd hours, ringing throughout the downtown. Figurines make their appearance, portraying important pieces of Pella’s history. The courtyard of the clock has lovely flowers, a fountain, and tile murals.
This gorgeous setting is a must see. Enjoy a waterway with a working drawbridge surrounded by beautiful, Dutch-inspired architecture.
Molengracht Project
700 Main StThis gorgeous setting is a must see. Enjoy a waterway with a working drawbridge surrounded by beautiful, Dutch-inspired architecture.
This park features a decorative windmill, lovely landscaping and a pond shaped like a wooden shoe.
Sunken Gardens Park
This park features a decorative windmill, lovely landscaping and a pond shaped like a wooden shoe.
Food scene
Visit one of our local Dutch bakery. Featuring famous Dutch Letters, dutch trinkets, as well as many other pastries and favorites handed down from generation to generation.
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Jaarsma Bakery
727 Franklin StVisit one of our local Dutch bakery. Featuring famous Dutch Letters, dutch trinkets, as well as many other pastries and favorites handed down from generation to generation.
Visit one of our local Dutch bakery. Featuring famous Dutch Letters, as well as many other pastries and favorites handed down from generation to generation.
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Vander Ploeg Bakery
711 Franklin StVisit one of our local Dutch bakery. Featuring famous Dutch Letters, as well as many other pastries and favorites handed down from generation to generation.
Pella bologna and Gouda cheese are must-try savory flavors with Dutch roots. Visit Int’Veld’s Meat Market and Ulrich’s Meat Market to try them!
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In't Veld Meat Market
820 Main StPella bologna and Gouda cheese are must-try savory flavors with Dutch roots. Visit Int’Veld’s Meat Market and Ulrich’s Meat Market to try them!
Pella bologna and Gouda cheese are must-try savory flavors with Dutch roots. Visit Int’Veld’s Meat Market and Ulrich’s Meat Market to try them!
Ulrich Meat Market
715 Franklin StPella bologna and Gouda cheese are must-try savory flavors with Dutch roots. Visit Int’Veld’s Meat Market and Ulrich’s Meat Market to try them!