Editing Harmony, Minnesota (section)

==Arts and culture==

===Museums and other points of interest===
The Amish are the focal point of local tourism & shopping with many Amish owned businesses in the surrounding area.

The [http://www.jemmovies.com/ JEM Theatre], a movie theater built in 1940, is the only one operating in Fillmore County. There are three antique shops in town. Generations of Harmony- A 50 dealer mall on hwy 52- North side of town. OLD Crow Antiques on hwy 52/corner of Main-A house full of primitives & garden decor(w/a Furniture warehouse on Main st).I Love Antiques-on South Main across from the bank- a traditional antique store.

Nearby [http://www.niagaracave.com/ Niagara Cave] is one of the largest [[cave]]s in the Midwest, and is rated among the top 10 best caves by various nationally recognized organizations. [[Niagara Cave]] features a {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} [[waterfall]] in the largest room in the cave, 200 feet below ground level.<ref name=WPA>{{cite book |author=<!--The Federal Writer's Project--> |orig-date=1938|date=1985 |title=WPA Guide to Minnesota |url= |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|location=[[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] |pages=369 |isbn=0873517121}}</ref> It also has ancient [[fossil]]s embedded in limestone that predate the [[dinosaur]]s, and a [[wedding chapel]] where there have been over 400 [[wedding]]s performed since it opened. Outside the cave there is a [[gift shop]], {{convert|10|acre|m2}} of picnic grounds, an 18-hole mini golf course, and a sluice box where people can mine for [[Gemstone|gem]]s and fossils. The cave, containing 5 miles of passageways, was accidentally discovered in 1926 by a local pig farmer. It has been open to the public since 1933.<ref name=WPA/>

Harmony is the southern terminus of the Harmony-Preston Valley segment of the [[Blufflands State Trail]]. The Harmony-Preston State Trail connects the town to the renowned [[Root River (Minnesota)|Root River]] Trail system.

===Amish===

In 1974, [[Amish]] from [[Wayne County, Ohio]] started a new settlement near Harmony. They belong to the [[Swartzentruber Amish]] affiliation, which are much more conservative than most other of the Old Order Amish affiliations. The total population of the Amish community near Harmony is about 1000 people. Besides farming they operate low-tech businesses, that produce and sell furniture, baskets, rugs, quilts, jams, baked goods and cashew crunch. The Amish are the focal point of local tourism attraction and shopping,  with many Amish-owned businesses in the surrounding area.<ref>[http://amishamerica.com/minnesota-amish/ "Minnesota Amish" at amishamerica.com]</ref>