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===Museums=== There are many different museums located in the city. * [[Woodlawn Nature Center]] is a small natural history museum and activity center that includes 10 acres of woods. * The [[Midwest Museum of American Art]] has over 6,000 works in its collection and offers 8-10 temporary showings per year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gatewaymile.com/midwest-museum-of-american-art-is-home-to-world-class-art-on-main-street/|title=Midwest Museum of American Art is home to world-class art on Main Street|date=2017-07-18|website=The Gateway Mile|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022173309/https://gatewaymile.com/midwest-museum-of-american-art-is-home-to-world-class-art-on-main-street/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midwestmuseum.org/current-exhibits/|title=Current Exhibitions {{!}} Midwest Museum of American Art {{!}} Elkhart, Indiana|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> * [[New York Central Railroad Museum|The National New York Central Railroad Museum]] tells the history of the New York Central, Penn Central, Amtrak and Conrail railroads. Conrail established the Rail Yards in Elkhart which is now owned by Norfolk Southern. * The RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum was once located in the city but has now been moved to a new facility along the toll road. Elkhart County is known as the RV Capital of the World. * The [[Ruthmere Mansion|Ruthmere Museum]] was the mansion once occupied by Albert R. and Elizabeth Baldwin Beardsley, the descendants of the city's founder. This museum features a world-class fine arts collection and a historical recreation of the home as it was in the 1910s and 20s. * The [[Dr. Havilah Beardsley House|Havilah Beardsley House]] is also part of the Ruthmere Museum Campus. Built in 1848, this home once belonged to the founder of Elkhart, Havilah Beardsley. Today, it has been restored to the style of the 1870s, at which time Havilah's son, James Rufus Beardsley, gutted and remodeled the entire home into its current Italianate style.
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