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Iowa for Families
Iowa is perhaps best known for the Field of Dreams cornfield, but also offers Great Lakes resorts, amusement parks, river cruises, quaint museums, and lots more.
Iowa Attractions
Check for "must-see" places in ten different regions, at this website by the Iowa Division of Tourism.
Dyersville, Iowa
Dyersville, home to the Field of Dreams, is also the "National Farm Toy Capital of the World."
Iowa Great Lakes
These glacier-carved lakes in the Okoboji area offer fishing, swimming, sailing, water-skiing, parasailing, canoeing, kayaking, plus two amusement parks, water park, seven golf courses, go-cart race tracks, mini-golf, tennis and 14.5 miles of trails for biking, jogging, rollerblading, etc. Stay in resorts, cabins, cottages, or campgrounds.
Field of Dreams Movie Site
Visit the farm and baseball field where this movie was filmed, in Dyersville.
Iowa: Great Outdoors
The GORP website has lots of info about Iowa: trips, tours, lodgings, hiking...
Roadside America: Iowa
See the World's Largest Bull... and other eccentric roadside attractions in Iowa, at this eccentric web site.