The best-dressed churches for Christmas
On our Iowa Road Trip Facebook page, we recently asked for photos of your church decorated for the holiday season, and here’s a collection of what we received.
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Three years ago today, one of the craziest storms hit Iowa – the Derecho of August 10th, 2020. As if 2020 wasn’t already weird enough. I was at work, in my office, in West Des Moines, and here’s what the view looked like as the derecho rolled in. It’s a timelapse video that was taken…
My favorite Northern Lights photos from May 10th, 2024
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Merry Christmas from Iowa Road Trip
In this short video, we feature some of our favorite holiday lights and events from around the state of Iowa. The music is Carol of the Bells, a hip hop version from White Records available on Pixabay. The one-minute video features video clips that were captured by Brian Abeling of Iowa Road Trip. Here’s more…
My favorite level B roads in the Loess Hills of Iowa
It’s time to get your vehicle dirty! (or trapped in mud, if you’re not careful). Iowa Road Trip has spent numerous hours traveling level B roads in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa and we are now releasing a list of my favorite Loess Hills backroads. Yes, level B roads contain some of the most…
Iowa’s last remaining rocket slides
The first rocket slide in the US was built in Miami, Florida, in 1967, and it was so popular that thousands of communities called and asked to have one installed in their town. In 1971, Des Moines first opened its rocket slide, officially known as Miracle’s AstroCity, housed in Union Park. Over time, many…
