Northwest Iowa, Iowa
Immerse yourself in Iowa's sun-drenched Great Lakes Region for year-round recreation. Visit Sioux City landmarks, and retrace the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. Experience festival traditions that bring old and young together in celebration.
Explore Northwest Iowa
Plymouth County Historical Museum
View antique musical instruments, Civil War-era log cabin, schoolroom, barber and beauty shops, 1940s café, machinery and blacksmith shop, 1940s car and airplane. See military room, religious heritage room, restored 1925 gymnasium/auditorium and Westmar College memorabilia. Learn about the area'
Le Mars, IA MuseumsSioux City Explorers Baseball Club
Professional baseball since 1993 at Lewis and Clark Park.
Sioux City, IA Baseball ClubsHistoric Sod House, Schoolhouse, Post Office
Visit the first schoolhouse in Palo Alto County and a replica of an early sod house. The town's first post office has also been restored. Unique historical displays, veterans memorial.
West Bend, IA Historic SchoolhousesIowa Rock 'n' Roll Music Museum
Recording studio, musical instruments, period costumes, posters, pictures, awards, jukeboxes, music artifacts and the Hall of Fame Wall of Honor.
Arnolds Park, IA MuseumsCamp Algona POW Museum
Camp Algona housed up to 10,000 German prisoners of war from 1944 to 1946. A 70-foot linear display tells the story of this camp and its effect on the military and civilians in Algona. Weapons exhibit, World War II uniforms and artifacts, and displays of poetry, paintings and woodcarvings.
Algona, IA MuseumsArmstrong Heritage Museum
Thousands of items from the early days of Armstrong and Emmet County, including veterans' display.
Armstrong, IA MuseumsIce Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center
LeMars is home to Wells' Dairy, makers of Blue Bunny Ice Cream. Family-friendly museum provides a look at the history of ice cream and the history of Wells' Dairy, including a simulated production exhibit. Enjoy the 1920
Le Mars, IA MuseumsUnion Slough National Wildlife Refuge
National wildlife refuge offers waterfowl, big game, walking trail through deer park, two hunting areas.
Titonka, IA Wildlife RefugesSpirit Lake Camping
Marble Beach State Park – Stretching for more than a mile on the west side of Big Spirit Lake includes a campground region with 224 available sites as well as a sandy beach for fishing and family water sports. 712.336.4437
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