In the North Central Region of Iowa, there are lots of things to see and do. Visit a Historic Site, museum or art gallery. Go boating, sailing, tubing, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking at a lake. Bike. Hike. Camp. Fish. Swim. Stroll through beautiful gardens. Enjoy the outdoors. Take a walking tour of historic houses. Go on a cruise upon a double deck sternwheel riverboat. See wildlife ....
Highlights
- Clear Lake - water sports
- Art Museums and Galleries
- Historical landmarks and museums
- Nature
Cities/towns
- Charles City
- Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood home and Museum
- built 1866
- home of leader in Women's suffrage movement
- National Historic register home
- Charles City Art Center
- Floyd Country Historical society Museum
- Mooney Art Collection
- Clear Lake
- Central Gardens of North Iowa
- wetland garden
- Victorian garden
- Butterfly garden
- Shade garden
- Clear Lake Arts Center
- Fort Custer Maze
- Iowa Trolley Park
- Lady of the Lake
- Cruises
- Riverboat
- dance floor
- Surf Ballroom
- Historic ballroom
- Buddy Holly performed his last concert here
- Forest City
- The Mansion Museum
- artifacts
- vintage clothing
- antiques
- farm tools
- Winnebago Industries Visitor Center
- Fort Dodge
- Blanden Memorial Art museum
- Fort Museum and Frontier Village
- American Indian, Pioneer and Military artifacts
- 1862 military fort
- frontier town with original & replica buildings
- Iowa Falls
- Ira Nichols bird and Flower Preserve
- wildlife and botanical center
- wetlands
- marsh
- nature center
- timer and woodland flowers
- Calkins Nature Center
- Iowa Falls Historical museum
- Pat Clark Art Collection
- watercolors
- ink drawings
- sculptures
- oil paintings
- Scenic City Empress Boat Club
- double-deck riverboat
- chartered cruises on Iowa river
- St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal church
- Swinging bridge across Iowa River
- Mason City
- Charles H. MacNider Museum
- American art collection
- Largest collection of puppets
- Sculptures
- crafts
- paintings
- art festivals
- classes
- concerts
- Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House
- Kinney Pioneer Museum
- fossils
- dolls
- soda shop
- antique cars
- log cabin
- Blacksmith shop
- Lime Creek Nature Center
- Meredith Wilson Boyhood Home
- built 1895
- Home of the author of the Music Man
- The Music Man Square
- 1912 River City Streetscape
- Northwood
- Diamond Jo Casino
- Worth County Historical Society Museum
- Osage
- Mitchell County historical Society Cedar Valley Memories
- Mitchell County Museum
- vintage clothing
- Native American artifacts
- covered wagon
- civil war artifacts
- Mitchell County Nature Center
- Webster City
- Kendall Young library
- 1904 library
- 19th century doll collection
- Williams
- The Hemken Collection
- antique cars
- Auto memorabilia