Places to visit in Iowa
19,011 places in Iowa, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open Iowa on the map.
By type
- Churches in Iowa · 8,524
- Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Iowa · 3,036
- Parks in Iowa · 2,797
- Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Iowa · 1,570
- Other attractions in Iowa · 765
- Forts & Heritage in Iowa · 712
- Museums in Iowa · 699
- Hills & Viewpoints in Iowa · 346
- Treks in Iowa · 177
- Beaches & Coast in Iowa · 148
- Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Iowa · 96
- Temples in Iowa · 42
- Waterfalls in Iowa · 36
- Buddhist sites in Iowa · 26
- Caves in Iowa · 20
- Mosques & Dargahs in Iowa · 17
Must-see places in Iowa
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · Must-see
- Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · Must-see
- The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · Must-see
- Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · Must-see
- Des Moines Art Center · church · Polk · Must-see
- Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · Must-see
- Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · Must-see
- East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · Must-see
- West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · Must-see
- Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · Must-see
- Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · Must-see
- Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · Must-see
- Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · Must-see
- Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · Must-see
- Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · Must-see
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · Must-see
- Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · Must-see
- Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · Must-see
- Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · Must-see
- Putnam Museum · museum · Scott · Must-see
- Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · Must-see
- Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · Must-see
- Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · Must-see
- Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · Must-see
- Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · Must-see
- Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · Must-see
- Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · Must-see
- Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · Must-see
- Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · Must-see
- Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · Must-see
By district
- Polk · 1606
- Pottawattamie · 1195
- Scott · 801
- Linn · 645
- Dubuque · 629
- Black Hawk · 530
- Story · 487
- Johnson · 470
- Des Moines · 467
- Woodbury · 445
- Allamakee · 437
- Harrison · 335
- Fremont · 311
- Lee · 307
- Jackson · 307
- Clayton · 281
- Cerro Gordo · 259
- Dickinson · 251
- Dallas · 240
- Clinton · 234
- Marion · 197
- Muscatine · 195
- Warren · 193
- Winneshiek · 190
- Webster · 188
- Mills · 188
- Hardin · 184
- Sioux · 177
- Jasper · 173
- Marshall · 171
- Wapello · 170
- Boone · 167
- Monona · 155
- Louisa · 149
- Kossuth · 145
- Bremer · 145
- Buchanan · 140
- Fayette · 136
- Benton · 133
- Buena Vista · 129
- Wright · 128
- Emmet · 126
- Mahaska · 126
- Appanoose · 122
- Floyd · 122
- Guthrie · 121
- Clay · 118
- Washington · 118
- Page · 116
- Poweshiek · 115
- Winnebago · 115
- Henry · 114
- Jefferson · 111
- Cedar · 111
- Carroll · 109
- Plymouth · 109
- Palo Alto · 108
- Jones · 106
- Howard · 104
- Tama · 104
- Lyon · 103
- Iowa · 102
- O'Brien · 102
- Cass · 102
- Hancock · 100
- Delaware · 96
- Sac · 96
- Lucas · 94
- Ringgold · 94
- Osceola · 93
- Van Buren · 93
- Calhoun · 92
- Greene · 91
- Worth · 91
- Mitchell · 91
- Chickasaw · 90
- Madison · 90
- Butler · 90
- Pocahontas · 88
- Cherokee · 87
- Shelby · 86
- Decatur · 85
- Crawford · 83
- Union · 80
- Franklin · 78
- Hamilton · 77
- Wayne · 75
- Humboldt · 72
- Keokuk · 72
- Grundy · 67
- Adair · 65
- Clarke · 65
- Davis · 64
- Taylor · 58
- Audubon · 57
- Montgomery · 53
- Monroe · 47
- Ida · 44
- Adams · 33
Every page lists waterfalls, hills, temples and more with their current status; sign in to post what you found on the ground.