Why Famous

• Iowa is famous for corn because iowa produces the most corn every year.
• The first known european explorers to document iowa were jacques marquette and louis jolliet who traveled the mississippi river in 1673 documenting several indian villages on the iowa side.

Destination Facts

• Crystal Lake is home to a statue of the world's largest bullhead fish.
• Dubuque is the state's oldest city.
• The state's smallest city park is situated in the middle of the road in Hiteman.
• Iowa's longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock.
• Iowa's oldest continually running theater is in Story City.
• Iowa's only fire tower is situated in Yellow River State Forest.
• Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water.
  Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
• Iowa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.

Area Information

• One mile west of Lewis, you can find the Hitchcock House.
• In West Branch, you can find the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum in addition to Herbert Hoover’s birthplace cottage.
• The home contains special exhibits in addition to country music events.
• You can also visit local wineries and breweries and take some home with you, or visit the restaurants in the colony and eat traditional foods.
• If you’re a real history buff, you can follow the Lewis and Clark trail, which went along the Mississippi River through Iowa.

Why Visit Iowa

• Beautiful countryside.
• Modern cities and rich history.
• Perfect destination for your Midwest getaway.
• It features traditional rodeos, livestock shows, food exhibits, concerts, cars and trucks, competitions, farm machinery, and more.
• Visit the Living History Farms.
• The Blank Park Zoo and the Science Center of Iowa are fun and educational attractions for families.
• It is also a major destination for arts and theater.

Best Time to Visit Iowa

• Warmer seasons

Transport

Interstate highways:-

• Iowa has four primary interstate highways.
• Interstate 29 runs along the western edge of the state through Council Bluffs and Sioux City.
• Interstate 35 goes from the southern border to the northern border through the center of the state, including Des Moines.
• Interstate 380 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway, which runs from Interstate 80 near Iowa City through Cedar Rapids ending in Waterloo and is part of the Avenue of the Saints highway.

Airports:-

• Major airports including the Des Moines International Airport, the Eastern Iowa Airport, in Cedar Rapids, Quad City International Airport, which is located in Moline, Illinois, and Eppley Airfield, located in Omaha, Nebraska.
• Smaller airports in the state include the Dubuque Regional Airport, Fort Dodge Regional Airport, Mason City Municipal Airport, Sioux Gateway Airport, Southeast Iowa Regional Airport, and Waterloo Regional Airport.

Railroads:-

• Amtrak's California Zephyr serves the south of Iowa with stops at Burlington, Mount Pleasant, Ottumwa, Osceola, and Creston on its daily route between Chicago and Emeryville, California (across the bay from San Francisco).
• Burlington and Fort Madison are also served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief, running daily between Chicago and Los Angeles.

Precautions

• Halloween safety precautions.

Lifestyle

• Des moines is the largest city in iowa and the state's political, economic, and cultural center.
• State of iowa historical museum, science center of iowa and blank imax dome theater
• The iowa great lakes include several resort areas such as spirit lake, arnolds park, and the okoboji lakes.
• Fort museum and frontier village in fort dodge are regional destinations.
• The city also includes such cultural attractions as the western hills trails center, union pacific railroad museum, historic general dodge house, and a lewis and clark monument and scenic overlook.
• Dubuque is transforming itself into a regional tourist destination with cultural features such as the national mississippi river museum and aquarium.

Languages

• English

Budget

$50-$200