Iowa Tourism

Flight Breakfast - Esterville, Iowa The 4th of July is the annual Flight Breakfast for those wishing to see planes, eat lots of food and have a great time.

One of the longest running Flight Breakfasts in Iowa is held at the Estherville Airport on July 4th every year. All that attend enjoy pancakes, sausage, airplane displays, air games, and entertainment. 

Located in Esterville, Iowa, the Museum Complex consists of the H. G. Albee Memorial Museum which is surrounded by the Bolstad School, the former Palestine Lutheran Church building, a rural farm windmill site, an outhouse, a blacksmith shop, and the Farm Heritage building. 

Cherokee PRCA Rodeo - Cherokee, Iowa 
Performances are held at 7:30 PM each eveningat the Cherokee County Fairgrounds.

PRCA Events include: Bull Riding, Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc, Steer Wrestling, Tie Down Roping, Team Roping. WPRA Events include: Barrel Racing

Camp Algona POW Museum - Algona, Iowa The camp consisted of 178 buildings for the Prisoners of War from Germany. The 287 acres is just 2 miles west of Algona. It housed up to 10,000 German prisoners of war from 1944 through 1946.

The prisoners were paid $.10 an hour for their work in the economic development of the area. At the museum there are letters from prisoners stating that they were well treated while at the camp.

The Buena Vista County Museum is located in the downtown area of Storm Lake in a 1920 building constructed for the sale of Ford automobiles. Artifacts relating the region’s past have been preserved and some are on display.

Each year a new exhibit relating to a special theme is mounted; one such centered around sports, games, and recreation. Another dealt with educational opportunities in the area.

In this town of Battle Creek with less than one thousand persons, visitors can look at over displays of 4,000 natural history specimens of both native and foreign animals and birds, including a full-mount African elephant, giraffe, and tiger. Also there is a replica limestone cave with 100 feet of trails. One can also look at specimens from nearby rivers, including a 545-pound clam.

In a 1930s style building is located an art gallery that has changing exhibitions. The gallery gift shop offers original artwork from mid-western artists. The facility offers arts type workshops and special events for children and adults. Space is also available for the presentation of various types of performances, poetry readings, and films. Because of a disastrous fire in 1931 that virtually destroyed the downtown, Spencer now can boast of the largest and most diverse collection of 1930s architecture in the Midwest of a downtown business district. 

Arnolds Park Amusement Park - Arnolds Park, Iowa

Today, HistoricArnoldsPark still features many timeless rides and attractions – the Queen II excursion boat, live concerts, special events, dining, shopping, water rentals, sandy beaches and the IowaGreat LakesMaritimeMuseum – all nestled on the shores of LakeOkoboji.

The wildest woody in the Midwest is located in ArnoldsParkAmusement Park. Built in 1927, the Legend roller coaster is actually the 13^th oldest wooden roller coaster in the U.S. Other classic park favorites include go-karts, bumper cars, the Tilt-a-Whirl, the Tipsy House and the Mirror Maze.

The park opens daily at 11:00 am. Closing times vary. Go to www.arnoldspark.com for a full listing of hours, pricing, a calendar of events and concerts plus other detailed information.

The hours for the park change so be sure to check for the day you want to be there.  Rates subject to change so be sure to check these too.

Credit Cards – American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Phone – (712) 332-2183 or (800) 599-6995  

 

There is a simple two-story white frame house overlooking a junction in Wall Lake, Iowa, that is “note-worthy” to those who like the tunes made famous by singer Andy Williams—it is his birthplace and childhood home.

Built in 1890 by his great-grandfather, it has been restored to reflect the late 1920s and 1930s when Andy’s family lived there. Andy’s father worked for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and was also the choir director at one of the local churches; his mother played piano at the church, too. 

This 138-acre park near Algona, Iowa, contrasts quite strongly with the gently rolling farmland in the nearby area for it has rugged hills heavily wooded with virgin timber. It is near the east fork of the Des Moines River. Call and his brother Asa were early settlers in the area.