Floyd of Rosedale, a giant stylized pig, stands guard at the Rosedale Rapids Aquatic Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The story behind the sculpture involves a real pig, two college football teams, a confrontation over racist behavior, and a trophy. Iowa Governor Clyde Herring and Minnesota Governor Floyd Olson each bet on the 1936 Iowa-Minnesota […]
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You’ll learn all you need to know about the Mississippi River at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. I allowed three hours, but I could have spent days exploring the Dubuque, Iowa, attraction. Every member of the family will find much to enjoy in the three-building, 10-acre campus, and I highly recommend this great
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LeClaire, Iowa, is the perfect weekend getaway. The History Channel’s TV show “American Pickers” made LeClaire famous nationwide. The show’s stars travel the nation searching treasures to fill Antique Archaeology, their store in Downtown Le Claire. The small river town is William Frederick Cody’s boyhood home; you know him as Buffalo Bill Cody. However, LeClaire is
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What does freedom mean to you? The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, answers that question in its “Faces of Freedom” exhibit. It says freedom can be “freedom from” or “freedom to.” Freedom from oppression, persecution, or fear. Freedom to live, travel, work, worship, and love. Cedar Rapids Tourism
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One of America’s greatest art icons, Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting, is set near Ottumwa, Iowa. However, the American Gothic House Center is far from the only reason to visit Ottumwa. You also must tour the Antique Airplane Association’s airpower museum and antique airfield. Shop and eat in Downtown Ottumwa, and explore the surprising Video Game Capital
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Visit Fort Dodge uses “Dodge the Ordinary” to promote Fort Dodge, Iowa. The tagline accurately describes the perfect day trip or weekend getaway an hour and a half northwest of Des Moines. The Fort Dodge area’s attraction options should be on every traveler’s checklist, whether you enjoy art, architecture, history, shopping, or dining. The hospitable
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Imagine the romance of The Bridges of Madison County Imagine standing inside one of the bridges of Madison County. Both the book and the movie The Bridges of Madison County (ads) were wildly popular. Going to Winterset, Iowa, will take you to those bridges. Bring your significant other. However, Bridges is not the only movie
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Frank Lloyd Wright got in trouble with Mason City after a scandal. Grammy winner Meredith Willson wrote “Ya Got Trouble” in a musical partly based on life in his city.
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