This mural of players walking through the corn onto the field is located in Dyersville, Iowa at the intersection of 1st Ave and 2nd Street. It was painted by Beau Thomas in July 2020.
Address: 207 1st Ave E, Dyersville, IA 52040 (exact google map location)
“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 start. He’s not talking about heading into the store to place our lunch order. Instead, we are getting a tour of the many gardens that help support their mission and…
Louis Tiffany was a master with glass. While most stained glass artists were painting pieces of glass, Tiffany was embedding the color within the glass. In 1881, he was asked to create stained glass for Mark Twain’s home. A year later, he was asked by President Arthur to decorate several rooms in the White House. …
I’ve been to the Field of Dreams many times. I’ve run the bases. I’ve walked through the cornfield. I’ve also hit baseballs out into the cornfield and I’ve even played pickup baseball games with total strangers. I have been there. What I was missing was a tour of the farmhouse. Specials thanks for Midwest…
For the past seven years, Dubuque has held their annual winter snow sculpting festival. It features professional, amateur, and collegiate artists who turn a large cube of snow into a masterpiece. Address: Washington Park, 700 Locust St, Dubuque, IA 52001 Website: https://dbqart.org/snow-sculpt What is the Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival? Teams of three compete for…
It’s one of Iowa’s best scenic overlooks – and it’s right next to Iowa’s oldest restaurant. Hmm, sounds like a road trip! Scenic overlooks at Balltown There are technically two different overlooks that are about a half mile apart. Neither overlook has bathroom facilities or water available. Overlook in Balltown along Ridge Road. Address: 600…
It’s the self-proclaimed, “Greatest Show on Dirt” where players are dressed in the 1919 Chicago White Sox uniforms and enter the Field of Dreams coming through the cornfield. For one hour, they provide a Harlem Globetrotter-like show, as well as carry forward a family-friendly message. The events are technically known as “Ghost Saturdays”. When are…
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