Landmarks in Iowa

A landmark can represent a vacation destination all on its own. It can convey a sense of an areas history or stun you with its beauty and size. At UpTake we can help you locate the landmarks that interest you most. Whether it be a deep canyon, a historical home, or even the largest ball of twine.

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AWallace House

Wallace House
  • 756 16th St.
    Des Moines, IA 50314-1601
  • +1 515 243 7063
  • Overview 1882 Victorian home of Henry Wallace, includes the Wallace Era. more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Overview The Foundation is a neutral, non-partisan facilitator of dialogue that builds community and resolves issues. more on Wallace.org/

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Wallace House
756 16th St.
Des Moines, IA 50314-1601

BMines of Spain Recreation Area

Mines of Spain Recreation Area
  • 8991 Bellevue Heights
    Dubuque, IA 52003-9214
  • +1 563 556 0620
  • Overview The Mines of Spain Recreation Area and E.B.Lyons Interpretive and Nature Center are located on 1380 acres of beautiful wooded and prairie land just south of Dubuque, IA. The area has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and includes Julien Dubuque's Monument at a point just above where... more on Minesofspain.org

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Mines of Spain Recreation Area
8991 Bellevue Heights
Dubuque, IA 52003-9214

CWestern Historic Trails Center

  • 3434 Richard Downing Ave. Exit 1B
    Council Bluffs, IA 51501
  • +1 712 366 4900
4.0
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • and the admission was free but the staff (volunteers?) did not seem to really know much of anything more than what was in the displays. A nice stop for ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The arrow is wrong it should be about a quarter mile west of there. more on Yelp

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Western Historic Trails Center
3434 Richard Downing Ave. Exit 1B
Council Bluffs, IA 51501

DAmana Colonies

  • 622 46th Avenue Amana
    IA 52203
  • +1 319 622 6222
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more

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Amana Colonies
622 46th Avenue Amana
IA 52203

ETown Clock

  • 823 Main St
    Dubuque, IA 52001
  • 5635561022
3.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • This is other place that serves the best pizza in town. This place and Channel Inn are operated by t... more on OpenList.com
  • The Town Clock Inn is an old Dubuque pizza joint which has been around seemingly forever. It's short on atmosphere, although I love the fact that it's located ... more on Yelp

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Town Clock
823 Main St
Dubuque, IA 52001

FGrotto of the Redemption

  • 300 N Broadway Ave
    West Bend, IA 50597
  • +1 800 868 3641
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • We just returned from a family reunion in West Bend. The Grotto is a definite "must see" if you are in this part of Iowa. Begun in 1912, it is the largest grotto in the world and depicts the story of man's fall and his redemption by Christ. It is truly a work of art. Tours are free, though donati... more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview The Grotto of the Redemption is a religious monument located in West Bend, Iowa. A conglomeration of nine grottos depicting scenes in life of Jesus, the Grotto contains a large collection of minerals and petrifications and claims to be the largest grotto in the world. The total value of all the r... more on En.wikipedia.org

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Grotto of the Redemption
300 N Broadway Ave
West Bend, IA 50597

GTerre Haute Cemetery


  • Lamoni,IA,50140
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Terre Haute Cemetary is weird. It's supposedly haunted. I've spent many a drunken night in this creepy place. I've heard a little boy plays on a swing ... more on Yelp

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Terre Haute Cemetery

Lamoni,IA,50140

HWhere The Music Died

  • Gull Ave. & 315 th St.
    Clear Lake,IA,50428
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • In this field outside of Clear Lake Iowa where the music died. We all know about the ill-fated plane trip by Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie ... more on Yelp

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Where The Music Died
Gull Ave. & 315 th St.
Clear Lake,IA,50428

IEffigy Mounds National Monument

Effigy Mounds National Monument
  • Harpers Ferry
    IA, Iowa
  • 3198733491
  • We took a weekend trip to the western Wisconsin area, and traveled over the Mississippi into Iowa (3 times since our kids loved going over the bridge!) While driving south on the Iowa side to ... more on Epinions.com
  • This is a relatively little known National Monument that is up and above the banks of the Mississippi River. The views looking down from its trails are magnificent. A visit to the Visitors Center is important. We learned quite a bit of what this National site was all about via a short film and a ... more on Epinions.com

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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Harpers Ferry
IA, Iowa

JFourth Street Elevator

  • 512 Fenelon Pl
    Dubuque, IA 52001
  • 5635826496
4.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • The Fourth Street Elevator is one of those things that routinely makes the top 10 list of unique Dubuque attractions. I just find it kind of odd. It ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The Fourth Street Elevator is a funicular railway located in Dubuque, Iowa. Also known as the Fenelon Place Elevator, it is claimed to be the shortest and steepest railroad in the world (although several other funiculars also make this claim). It is listed in the National Register of Historic Pla... more on En.wikipedia.org

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Fourth Street Elevator
512 Fenelon Pl
Dubuque, IA 52001