Visit the home of Brigham Young, the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leader of the Church’s movement to the West, and first territorial governor of Utah.

610 Kimball St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Visit the heart of Old Nauvoo’s social life. The Cultural Hall is an example of how the Latter-day Saints gathered for church and civic and social activities.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Visit the brick home that the Kimball family occupied less than a year before they were forced to leave and faithfully gathered with the Saints for the westward trek.

995 Munson St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Visit one of the earliest brick homes in Nauvoo. This beautiful federal-style home was built by John Ivins and later occupied by John Taylor, the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Tour the Jonathan Browning Home and Gun Shop and learn about the humble beginnings of the worldwide Browning Arms Corporation. See authentic rifles, handguns, and shotguns from the early 1800s and their present-day counterparts.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Tour the home of Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Joseph Bates Noble, a justice of the peace in Nauvoo, built the home, stable, carriage house, and other outbuildings.

S Hyde St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Browse the shelves of an 1840s drugstore and discover the inventory of a period business establishment, including medicines, textiles, hardware, and household items.

750 Hotchkiss St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

The post office is part of a three-building complex that also includes the John Taylor home and the printing office.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Discover the interior of a log schoolroom and cabin—the most common housing in historic Nauvoo. Imagine calculating math problems with a slate board and a piece of chalk!

745 Kimball St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Imagine setting type for a weekly newspaper by hand, carefully placing each tiny letter in a composing stick backwards. Here you can see a period printing press and learn about the time-consuming labors necessary to print documents in the 1840s.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Visit the home of Sarah Granger Kimball, a woman who played a vital role in establishing the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, a women’s organization dedicated to charitable acts and individual development. Today the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints carries on this legacy.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Tour Historic Nauvoo’s missionary instruction center and first library, where men and women once gathered to listen to Brigham Young and other Church leaders. The building now houses a museum of household artifacts.

505 Parley St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Tour the home of Wilford Woodruff, who became the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is one of the finest and best-preserved brick houses of the 1840s—one of the few homes in Historic Nauvoo furnished with the original inhabitants’ belongings.

N. Durphy St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Learn how an 1840s shoemaker used different grades of leather and wood to construct shoes. Also learn how pioneers “personalized” their shoes.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Visit the Scovil Bakery to experience a baker’s lifestyle before the days of electric and gas ovens. See the baking equipment of the 1840s, including a bustle oven, an open hearth, and a spider pan.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Visit the Stoddard home and view a restored 1840s tinshop, complete with tools and a demonstration of tinsmith techniques.

Main St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Discover who lived where in historic Nauvoo. Would you like to know if your relatives lived in the “City of Joseph”? Look them up on FamilySearch!

905 Parley Street
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Email address: nauvoolr@churchofJesusChrist.org

Discover who lived where in historic Nauvoo. Would you like to know if your relatives lived in the “City of Joseph”? Look them up on FamilySearch!

645 Partridge St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354

Email address: nauvoolr@churchofJesusChrist.org

Discover candle making, rope winding, spinning, and other early crafts at the Nauvoo Family Living Center. Get a taste of what it was like to live in early Nauvoo.

White St.
Nauvoo, IL 62354