20 Reasons We Love Iowa
Uncover new surprises in the capital city of Des Moines and other reasons to explore the Hawkeye State.
Iowa City's education scene
The University of Iowa is a cornerstone of this community (population: 68,000), which enjoys a vibrant culture. The Iowa City Pedestrian Mall is an approximately 12-block area downtown that houses many of the city's best shops, college clubs and restaurants (downtowniowacity.com). Prairie Lights Books, a downtown icon, features three-and-a-half stories of books plus a coffee house where writers Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg and Langston Hughes visited. (800) 295-2665; prairielights.com
About 12 miles east of Iowa City, you can learn about Herbert Hoover's boyhood in Iowa and wander through 81 acres of tallgrass prairie at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. (319) 643-2541; nps.gov/heho/
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