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
Orpheum Theatre
Newly restored 1927 Rapp & Rapp theater offers a variety of entertainment events, including symphony, Broadway shows, movies, and conferences.
Sioux City, IA TheatresArnolds Park Amusement Park
Amusement park offers rides, games, concessions, shows, go-carts and miniature golf. Roller coaster ranks as one of the top 10 wooden roller coasters in the country.
Arnolds Park, IA Amusement ParksBuena Vista County Historical Museum
Features exhibit on local American Indian history.
Storm Lake, IA MuseumsThe Old Mill - Vogel Windmill
This replica of a Holland mill demonstrates how paint pigments were ground using wind power. The interior of the "Dutch Miller's Home"
Orange City, IA Historic MillsDutch Windmill Visitors Center/Chamber of Commerce
Windmill stands 76
Orange City, IA Visitors CentersSpirit of the Lakes Excursions
Vintage coach and dining cars take travelers through the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes region. Saturday excursions, dessert and dinner trains. Sunday family excursion with meal. Passengers can choose meals or excursion-only.
Spirit Lake, IA ExcursionsWorld's Largest Popcorn Ball
This 3,100-pound popcorn ball set a new Guinness world record when it was created in 13 minutes by 40 volunteers in 2004. Seven feet tall and 23 feet in circumference, the popcorn ball is housed in its own buildling beside the Sac County Museum.
Sac City, IA ExhibitsVictorian Museum on Main
The crown jewel of Emmetsburg's many Victorian homes. Built in 1883 by a prominent member of the community as a wedding gift to his daughter, the home is part of a four-building museum complex.
Emmetsburg, IA MuseumsHumboldt County Historical Museum
1870s old mill farmhouse and outbuildings, log cabin, 1883 schoolhouse, jail. Humboldt College and Frank Gotch displays. Doctor's office, post office, American Indian artifacts, blacksmith and tinsmith shops, 1883 church with stained glass windows.
Dakota City, IA MuseumsThe Kaleidoscope Factory
Watch woodturning demonstrations and see kaleidoscopes being made. Features guest artist the second Saturday of each month.
Pomeroy, IA Factories