Book Vault in Oskaloosa
It’s my favorite book store in Iowa – where they store their valuables (books) in the vaults! Yes, no kidding – there are three vaults…
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Christkindlmarket Des Moines (2025)
It’s time for Gluhwein! along with brats, strudel, and more German food! For 2025, Christkindlmarket Des Moines is expanding to cover two weekends instead of…
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Bayliss Park and the black squirrels
Every town has its “thing” – and when you drive around Council Bluffs, Iowa, you’ll see that their “thing” is the black squirrel. It’s become…
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Painting with Lights in Oskaloosa (2025)
When the sun goes down, the town square in Oskaloosa, Iowa turns into one of the best holiday lights displays in the state. For 2025,…
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80,000 Christmas lights on one single tree in Hanlontown, Iowa.
Every town in Iowa boasts about how many thousands of lights they have during the holidays – but Hanlontown, Iowa has perhaps the biggest collection…
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See over 100 Tiffany stained glass windows at St. Luke’s Church in Dubuque, Iowa.
Louis Comfort Tiffany was a master of glass. While most stained glass artists of his time painted color onto glass, Tiffany embedded the color directly…
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Convivium Urban Farmstead in Dubuque, Iowa.
“Let’s go eat some stuff” announced A.J. Schultz, the Farm Manager at Convivium Urban Farmstead in Dubuque, Iowa as our group tour was about to…
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Check out the great views at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, Iowa.
Cost is $1 per car, but the views are priceless. It’s one of my favorite city parks in the state of Iowa – even though…
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Longest Lunar Eclipse in 580 years
Yes, there will be an “almost” total lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov19th, 2021 – and if there are clear skies,…
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My favorite restaurants in Dubuque, Iowa
Thanks to Midwest Travel Network and Travel Dubuque, I spent several days touring locations in Dubuque County, Iowa. One of the biggest surprises for…
