Travel

The crown jewel of this revitalization is Promenade Park, a $20 million project on its waterfront. With a pavilion, restaurants and a Treetop Canopy Trail that winds high above the water, the park has become a magnet for visitors and locals alike.

National Hobo Museum and the annual National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, welcome everyone to experience history.

Old World charm, tulips ready to bloom for 2022 Pella Tulip Time Festival, slated for May 5-7.

People claim that America’s best engineering project was the Interstate Highway System that makes driving fast. Others counter that the massive roads destroyed regionalism by spawning gauntlets of chain restaurants and hotels.

Standing on the edge of Kilauea Volcano crater on the Big Island in Hawaii, we had spectacular views of bubbling and steaming lava, a peek into the primordial forces of the earth.

Wandering through Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, is a religious experience. It’s often referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”

Mark your calendar for April 20 to 24 and head to Dubuque for the 2022 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. The 5-day event draws worldwide attention and endorsements.

Every day is prime weather for climbing on equipment gargantuan and garden-sized in the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, Ill.

Lynn and Brenda Ochiltree have been scooping up ice cream, often shaken and stirred into malts and shakes, as well as creating soda pop phosphates flavored with homemade syrups and serving up sandwiches in the Wilton Candy Kitchen full time since 2019.

Emmetsburg, Iowa, ready to parade its Irish heritage Saturday with its St. Patrick’s Day celebration and all year-round.

The Williamsburg water park resort has been popular since it opened in 2004, but has faced challenges including closures in 2012 and 2013 related to water issues. The owner abruptly closed the hotel and water park March 1.

A Swiss company’s plan to offer tourists cruises along the length of the Mississippi River drew a step closer to reality this week as its new 386-passenger ship was floated out of a Louisiana shipyard.