Plan Your Visit
National Pearl Button Museum
217 W 2nd St.
Muscatine, IA 52861
(563) 263-1052
Suggested donations are $5 for adults and $1 for students/children.
The National Pearl Button Museum is a non-profit and operates purely from donations and our gift shop to tell the story of Muscatine.
Winter Hours
January – February
Friday and Saturday Only: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Other times by special appointment
Regular Hours
March – December
Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Other times by special appointment
Finding Your Way
National Pearl Button Museum
From Interstate 80
Take IA-38 S / US-6 W (Exit 271) towards Wilton / Muscatine.
Turn right onto IA-38 S / US-6 W.
Continue to follow IA-38 S until IA-38 becomes E 2nd St.
From Davenport
Take US-61 S toward Muscatine
Turn left on IA-38 S / Park Av.
Continue to follow IA-38 S until IA-38 becomes E 2nd St.
From Burlington
Take US-61 N. US-61 becomes IA-92 / US-61 BR. Turn Right onto IA-92 / US-61 / Mississippi Dr.
Turn left onto Iowa Ave.
Turn left onto W 2nd St.
Museum Store
Our gift shop offers everything from one-of-a-kind gifts by local artists to traditional keepsakes of your visit. Looking for Muscatine merchandise? Stop on in or shop online now!
Corporate Sponsors
The National Pearl Button Museum thrives with the support of its corporate partners. The Pearl Pipeline of Industrial History includes entrepreneurial & philanthropy that benefited not only Iowa but the World. See their stories on display on the second floor of the Museum.
