Danish Windmill Gift Shop

While traveling to Omaha, Nebraska from Ripley, WV with my parents, we happened across this lovely quaint Authenic Windmill located in Elk Horn, Iowa. There was tons of signs on the interstate I-​80 so it was really easy to find. We got there like at 4;45 and they close at 5pm but she let us shop anyway. My parents made several purchases and I took the time to take photos. We did not take the tour.
This is so Unique and gorgeous so if in the area stop on by…

Kind of a neat little shop. We didn’t get to go on the tour but it was still a neat photo opportunity. There was many neat items in the gift shop, they were a little pricy but considering they were from Denmark, I can understand.
It is definitely a worthwhile stop for an hour or so in this cute little town and this little shop on your way through Iowa/​interstate 80. Perfect to stretch your legs and get some photos!

Open 7 days a week, 363 days a year. Great merchandise, helpful Iowa tourism center! Ooh and free wireless internet.

Pretty standard little shop with all things Danish. The windmill is the big selling point and as long as you get your pic outside, you’re good!

I thought this place was really cute! We were on the road and decided to just stop in for the hell of it. The Windmill was brought over from Denmark and they put it together piece by piece. They have a video you can watch and I know, educational videos don’t sound like fun, but it’s 15 minutes and it’s interesting to see what the community did to get that windmill.
The shop is full of little souvenirs and they have their own things from Denmark, I though it was cute and homey.

I am reviewing the gift shop and the windmill it’s attached to together. NPR panned the windmill, but show up when it’s open (9 – 5 weekdays) and it’s worth a look. Heck, admission is two bucks and presumably you’re not stopping unless you’re interested in windmills.
You have to watch a 15 minute video about the windmill and how it got here before they’ll let you go up in it. The windmill itself features a couple of model windmills, including the ¹⁄₁₀ scale model that helped them reassemble it after it was shipped to the US in pieces. The second story features a small glass case with some dogeared bibles and personal Danish mementoes.
The gift shop itself features some very nice amber jewelry (including clip earrings), blueware, jellies, cookbooks, miscellaneous smart sayings, and caramels from a nearby monastery, in addition to books by Isak Dinesen, fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, and plastic viking helmets. It’s larger than the windmill.
Also on the grounds is a bronze bust of Hans Christian Andersen and a viking house, which wasn’t done yet when we visited, though you could walk around the outside.
On your way out get directions to the nearest place selling Dutch pastries and consider hitting the Danish Immigrants Museum.