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Floating down the river on a beautiful day — ‘It’s perfect’
There’s just one disadvantage of a trip to the Ozark National Scenic Riverway in southeast Missouri: it’s going to spoil you for kayaking anywhere else. With water so clean and clear that you can see all the way to the bottom of its rivers and a landscape of rugged, thickly forested hills, this 80,000-acre park has some of the best canoeing and kayaking in the nation.
Have some extra time after the Iowa State Fair? Check out some of these free and reasonably priced activities that all ages can enjoy.
National Parks a great way to break up along I-80
Fun stops help break up 9-hour drive to Michigan’s Mackinac Island, where you won’t need your car once you arrive.
Park great for bicycling, boating, camping, rock climbing, fishing and, of course, hiking
People around the world flock to Eldon, Iowa, to see the house that inspired Grant Wood’s “American Gothic.”
Take a day trip to discover prehistory on display in Coralville Lake’s Devonian Fossil Gorge
Van Gogh exhibit, Skydeck reopening lure travelers to Windy City
Origami sculptures at Reiman Gardens to a Cyclone City Tour and eateries await visitors to the home of Iowa State University.
Savannah is even more genteel, quirky and captivating than its fictional counterpoints.
Anyone who wants to milk the Iowa country experience for all it’s worth will find what they’re looking for at Lucky Star Farm southwest of Iowa City.
The present Columbus Junction Swinging Bridge was built in 1920, spanning 262 feet, and in 1954, the flooring and steel cable were refurbished.
OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) — After a year of shutdowns, masks, social distancing and sickness, travelers are excited to get back to the lake for a little normalcy.
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