The Italianate-style building housing the museum was built in 1879 as the Worth County Courthouse. When a new courthouse was built in 1892, the building was used as a high school for more than 20 years and later as a public library, with the upstairs as a youth center. Open on Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m. First Sunday in June through the last Sunday in August (except: June 19th, closed for County Fair and closed on July 3rd).

Farmers in the area bought the two acres that comprise the cemetery in 1878. It was first known as the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Conference Cemetery and later as the North Fertile Cemetery. It now is Chapel Hill Cemetery. The last burial was in 1939.

The Northwood Theatre was constructed inside the historic J.B. Thompson building that was built in 1891 as a general merchandise store.This building is a cornerstone of downtown Northwood, located at the intersection of highways 65 and 105, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Come to enjoy a show and be ready to experience full digital projection, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound from 15 strategically placed speakers, comfortable seating with lots of leg room, fresh popcorn, cold soda and your favorite candies. And the best part—you can afford our family friendly prices!

Here is one of the pleasantest park sites in Iowa. Anyone who strolls down past the store fronts of Northwood may step down an almost unnoticed stairway. Only an instant ago, sweltering in the hot sun, the stroller now finds himself in a river encircled park area radiant with water rushing over a dam almost secluded in the broken shadows of oaks, ash and evergreen. This unusual park area contains a swimming pool, shelter house, band stand and ball diamond. Many communities like to boast about their parks, but this one is a little different from all others.