Your favorite Christmas Lights 2023

We recently asked Iowa Road Trip followers to submit photos of their favorite holiday lights – whether it be from their community lights or even their front yard. Here are some of our favorites.

















We recently asked Iowa Road Trip followers to submit photos of their favorite holiday lights – whether it be from their community lights or even their front yard. Here are some of our favorites.
Here’s a list of Iowa Pumpkin Patches that have NO admission cost. Of course, you’ll pay for your pumpkins and any other products, but there isn’t a gate or admission fee on top of selecting your pumpkins. If you know other pumpkin patches with no gate or admission charges, please add them to the comments…
I was driving through Manning, Iowa and noticed their town Christmas tree was located in the middle of the main intersection. After posting this to Facebook, I asked Iowa Road Trip followers if they were aware of any other towns in Iowa that have a Christmas tree on their Main Street or in the town…
Across Iowa’s rolling landscapes, beyond the miles of corn and beans, sits the occasional roadside chapel. Found in mostly rural locations, the tiniest of the roadside chapels are sometimes in a cemetery, near a church, or sometimes out in the middle of nowhere. Regardless of who built them and where they are located, they provide…
Sisters Pat Palmer, Ann Lockwood, and Mary Underwood have been collecting animated Christmas figurines for years. For the first time ever, the collection totaling over 500 is now available for the public to view – and it’s FREE admission. What is the Christmas Animated Extravaganza? It’s the first time that the collection of over 500…
It’s the newest holiday lights tradition in Central Iowa, featuring lights in the tropical indoor gardens under the geodesic dome at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in Des Moines, Iowa. Location: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 90 Robert Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309 Website: https://dmbotanicalgarden.com/dome-for-the-holidays/ What is Dome for the Holidays? It’s a…