Family Vacations Directory - Iowa

LPIAFamily vacation spots: Dubuque, Des Moines, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids.  Best places for fun: Adventureland Amusement Park King's Pointe Waterpark Resort, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Putnam Museum and IMAX,  Blank Park Zoo, and Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad. What’s to do? Picnic in a tall grass prairie and count prairies dogs; visit a Quaker school house and listen to stories. Ride the Fort Madison Farmington & Western Railroad and don’t miss Historic Amana Colonies. Go hiking, biking, fishing, camping, and swimming. Enjoy horseback rides, hay rides, live theatre, music festivals, fresh markets, water parks, and corn mazes.
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ARTICLES
Iowa: Lewis & Clark, Creating a Family Field Trip.

Getting out and doing, as well as seeing, the real stuff is energizing for everyone which is why field trip days during the school year are happy days for kids. Organizing a family version takes a little more time but is definitively worth the effort. Begin on the prairie. Sample luscious sweet corn; taste fresh baked bread pioneer style; see bison; hear folk tunes; listen to ghost stories and count the stars covering Iowa each night. America's Heartland iwrote the book on family friendly. [Read More]

Iowa: Fort Dodge, Horse Archery Festival.

This festival held annually at the Webster County Fairgrounds celebrates archery traditions from around the world. [Read More]


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FAMILY VACATION IDEAS
Dubuque, Iowa: Port of Dubuque

Mississippi Meets the Tropics! [Read More]

www.GrandHarborResort.com

Dubuque, Iowa: Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark

Indoor waterpark complete with a lazy river. [Read More]

www.grandharborresort.com

Middle Amana, Iowa: Rose's Place

Named a National Historic Landmark. See your yourself. [Read More]

www.amanacolonies.org


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