The Wayne County Historical Museum is in the Rollie Ley mansion, also known as the Wightman House, at 702 Lincoln Street, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It has four original marble fireplaces, a clock from the first courthouse at LaPorte and a desk made for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
The museum is open Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. from May through September and for tours by appointment.
