Iowa Quick Facts

Uniquely Iowa: Iowa State Fiar
Must-See: The Lone Star Steamboat, the last wooden-hull stern wheeler on the Mississippi
Most Unusual: Snake Alley in Burlington, the most crooked street in the world
Highest Point: Hawkeye Point, 1,670 feet
Food to Try: Loose Meat Sandwich and Dutch Sugar Cookies

What to Do in Iowa:

1 Visit the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, one of the best in the country, and see the famous Butter Cow

2 Learn about the history of ballooning at the National Balloon Museum

3 Drive along the eastern border of Iowa, following the Mississippi, on the Great River Road National Scenic Byway

4 Explore the Effigy Mounds National Monument in Harpers Ferry

5 Recreate and learn about Iowa history at the Mines of Spain Recreation Area/Julien Dubuque's Mines