Iowa Travel Guide
The Field of Dreams movie site, Dyersville. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Iowa's icons are cinematic: the Field of Dreams baseball diamond in Dyersville ('if you build it'), and the covered bridges of Madison County from the novel and film. The Mississippi's bluffs at Effigy Mounds and the Loess Hills' wind-deposited ridges are the natural highlights.
Des Moines' East Village and the State Fair (August, the butter cow) anchor the urban side; the Amana Colonies keep communal German heritage.
Destinations in Iowa
- Effigy MoundsThe 200+ Native American mounds above the Mississippi.
Field of DreamsThe Dyersville diamond; the MLB game returned in 2022.- Bridges of Madison CountySix covered bridges around Winterset.
- Amana ColoniesThe seven German communal villages: restaurants, wineries, woolens.
- Des MoinesThe sculpture park, East Village, the State Fair in August.
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Top Cities & towns in Iowa
Regional food
- Pork tenderloin sandwich (Iowa claims the best)
- Sweet corn (in season, from the farm stands)
- Loose-meat sandwich (the Maid-Rite)
Getting there
Des Moines (DSM) is the gateway. The Field of Dreams is 3 hours northeast; the bridges are 45 minutes southwest.