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Rollo Jamison Museum

405 East Main Street, Platteville, WI
608-348-3301
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Ranked #1 of 2 attractions in Platteville
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Traveller Description: The Rollo Jamison Museum has a priceless collection of over 20,000 items, including everything from arrowheads to carriages, mechanical music boxes... more »
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Platteville, Wisconsin, United States
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“A Southwest Wisconsin Must-See”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2011

We've recently moved to Platteville and I love studying local history. I was pleased to see that Platteville had the Rollo Jamison museum. It is chocked full of history from one end to the other. Bring the children as there are some interactive parts to the collection. The staff is wonderfully helpful and the small gift shop is very reasonably... More

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Dubuque, Iowa
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“Well Worth the Money!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2011
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The Rollo Jamison Museum shows what life was like in the late 1800's and the turn of the century. I was with a 15 year old and a 6 year old and they were fascinated with the displays, especially that they could pick things up and try them out. The Mining Museum next door takes you into a real lead... More

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Davis, Illinois
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
“A rare interactive local history museum”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2008
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The thing that impressed me the most with this museum is that they let you try out some of the exhibits, like the player piano, an old auto horn, a typewriter and more. We didn't have time to see everything in the Rollo Jamison museum, although they offered to let us stay after 5:00 (we had arrived about 3:30 but... More

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Milwaukee area, Wisconsin
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“I loved it”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2006
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This place has been on my quirky-visit list for years, but when I finally got around to visiting I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of things there were to see. Apparently only a small fraction of Rollo’s collection is on display, but the displays are interesting and engaging. I spent the longest times looking at the foot-operated player piano,... More

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