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Living History Farms

· Urbandale, IA
Living History Farms
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1–3hFlexible duration
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About this stay

Step into a working farm where vegetables push through rich soil, chickens roam free, and livestock graze at their own pace. This is food before the grocery store — alive, unhurried, and completely real.

What this place offers

Thoughtfully arranged from sleeping spaces to the table — every detail of this stay, gathered by category.

Sleeping

Sofa bed
Recliner chair
Sleep kit

Bathroom

Handwashing station
Toiletries
Towels

Parking & Access

Accessible entrance
RV / Bus parking
Street parking
Free driveway parking

Comfort & Connectivity

Basic WiFi
Picnic tables
Shaded area
Outdoor seating
High-speed WiFi

Extras & Food

Light kitchen access
Fresh water
Coffee & tea
Farm eggs
Local honey
Fresh fruit
Farm store on-site
Trash service
"Everything you need — gathered from the land, offered with care." Showing 23 of 23 amenities

About this farm

Farm name

Living Farm

Farm size

500 acres

Certification

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LivestockVegetablePoultry

From sunrise egg collecting to sunset harvest, our farm breathes with life. Fresh vegetables, free-range poultry, and grazing livestock call this land home. Come slow down, get your hands dirty, and taste food the way it was always meant to be grown.

Farm products

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Traveler's Box

$35

2 dozens of eggs, 16 fluid Oz of local honey, 5 pound of fresh vegetable such as tomatoes, mango and apples

Farm Tour

$15 / person

~3h

Walk through working 1800s farm buildings Watch interpreters churn butter, tend livestock, work a blacksmith forge Ride a tractor cart across open prairie

Hands-On Experience

$5 / person

~1h

Feed Animal Training

Accepted payments

cash card zelle

Check-in

In-person greeting

You'll spend a few hours here. Walk the same dirt paths. Smell the woodsmoke. Watch someone do by hand what a machine replaced a hundred years ago. And when you get back in your car, back on I-80, something will be different. Not the road. You.

House rules

Guest pets

No guest pets

Resident pets

Pets live on the property

Smoking

No smoking

Quiet hours

No quiet hours

Additional guests

Must be pre-approved

Photography

Photography allowed

Cancellation policy

strict

No refund once the booking is confirmed.

Cleanliness
3.5
Accuracy
2.5
Check-in
1.0
Value
3.5

Reviews of this listing

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Cadi D'or

August 2026

did not like it this time. Seems the guy is slugging up

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Alice Loubie

August 2026

The only thing about check in that you got print a paper and keep it with you. This is 2026 we need automated or electronic check in. Otherwise what an experience.

$15/ hr
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Duration

1–3 hours

Check-in

Flexible

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$15/hr × 3 hr$45
Total$45

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