Highlights

In Iowa, there are lots of things to see and do .... Go fishing, boating, hiking, biking .... Learn about history. Visit a historic site, museum or art gallery. Attend a dance performance, play or musical production. Camp. Bird Watch. Watch a Rodeo. View Wildlife. Attend a Native American Powwow. Go cross country skiing in winter. Swim. Play. Relax. Drive along scenic byways. Dine at fine restaurants. Shop for antiques. Listen to a concert ....

Regions

• Central
• East
• East Central
• North Central
• Northwest
• Northeast
• South Central
• Southeast
• Southwest
• West Central

State capital building in Des Moines was completed in 1882. The dome is 275 feet high.

• Historical sites

The house at West Branch is where Herbert Hoover was born.

Major Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Iowa City, council Bluffs, Dubuque and Ames.

Major rivers: Des Moines (largest), Skunk, Iowa, Cedar and Wapsipinicon. In western part of state: Missouri, Big Sioux, Little Sioux, Boyer and Nishnabotna Rivers.

There are over 120 wildlife refugees and over 100 lakes throughout the state.

Parks & Lakes:

Backbone near Strawberry Point

Dolliver Memorial near Fort Dodge.

Geode near Burlington

Lacey Keosauqua near Keosauqe

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola

Lake Darling near Fairfield

Lake Macbride and Palisades Kepler near Cedar Rapids

Lake Wapello near Ottumwa

Ledges near Boone.

Nine Eagles near Leon.

Pikes Peak near McGregor

Pilot Knob near Forest City

Rock Creek Lake near Kellogg

Springbrook near Guthrie Center