Adams County Museum

The Adams County Museum opened in 1987, occupying the former golf clubhouse located at the Adams County Fairgrounds. 
 

Over the years, the museum grew beyond a single building into the complex it is today – housing the History Museum & Office, Cultural Center, a replica one-room schoolhouse, a replica 1930sConoco Station, a working Blacksmith Shop, a firehouse, a restored 1887 two-story Victorian House, a 1920 railroad caboose and the 120-foot by 60-foot  Hoffman Hall, which is full of several exhibits, including an actual jail cell from the old Adams County Jail, a printing press, Western gear and tack (including a saddle used by a Pony Express rider), vintage housewares, antique tools and medical equipment and a military section that holds uniforms, flags, radios and swords.The property also features a Japanese Garden, sundial, a couple sculptures, windmill, gazebo and a Howe Farm Scale.