Lake Manawa State Park encompasses 1,529 acres around a 753-acre oxbow lake formed by a Missouri River flood in 1881, located in Council Bluffs near the Omaha metro area in southwest Iowa, USA, with Manawa meaning peace and comfort in Native American terms.
Elinor Bedell State Park covers 80 acres on the east shore of East Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County near Spirit Lake, northwest Iowa, USA, one of the last open spaces in the popular Iowa Great Lakes region.
The Buddy Holly Crash Site is located in a cornfield near Clear Lake, Iowa, where on February 3, 1959, a small plane carrying rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, along with the pilot Roger Peterson, tragically crashed.
Wilson Island State Recreation Area spans 544 acres of dense cottonwood forests along the Missouri River in Harrison County near Missouri Valley, western Iowa, USA, named for former Governor George Wilson and formed from a 1900 sandbar.
Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market first opened in 1976 with just 15 vendors and around 200 shoppers, growing over the decades into a vibrant community event that runs from May through October each Saturday morning in the Historic Court District.
Geode State Park spans 1,640 acres in Henry County near Danville, southeast Iowa, USA, named for the state's official rock—hollow geodes with sparkling quartz crystals displayed at the park office, though collecting them is prohibited.
Harrah's Council Bluffs Hotel and Casino is a riverside gaming and entertainment property owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment, located at 1 Harrah's Boulevard in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska.
Templar State Recreation Area covers 10 acres on the western shore of Big Spirit Lake, Iowa's largest natural lake, in Dickinson County near Orleans, northwest Iowa, USA.
Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs is a riverboat casino owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. and operated by Penn Entertainment, located at 2200 River Road in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Missouri River directly across from Omaha, Nebraska, just off I-29 Exit 56.
Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel is a nonprofit racino owned by Polk County, Iowa, and operated by a 13-member board, located at 1 Prairie Meadows Drive in Altoona, just east of Des Moines off I-80.
Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel is a Native American casino and resort owned by the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, located at 1504 305th Street in Tama, Iowa, on the Meskwaki Settlement about 45 miles west of Cedar Rapids.
Lake Ahquabi State Park spans 770 acres of rolling prairie and woods around a 115-acre man-made lake in Warren County near Indianola, south-central Iowa, USA, with Ahquabi meaning resting place in the Sauk and Fox language.
The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, is the world's largest man-made grotto, created over 42 years by Father Paul Dobberstein, a German immigrant priest.
Wild Rose Casino & Hotel Jefferson is a commercial gaming and entertainment venue owned and operated by Wild Rose Entertainment in Jefferson, Iowa, located at 777 Wild Rose Drive just off Highway 30 in central Iowa.
The Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa in Iowa City is a prominent university art museum established in 1969, known for one of the country's top university art collections.
Palisades-Kepler State Park spans 840 acres along the Cedar River in Linn County near Mount Vernon, eastern Iowa, USA, celebrated for dramatic limestone bluffs, deep ravines, majestic hardwood forests, spring wildflowers, and abundant wildlife including deer and turkeys.
Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa, incorporated in 2001 and located north of Fairfield, is a unique community designed entirely according to the ancient principles of Vedic wisdom and Maharishi Sthapatya Veda architecture.
