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Iron and Lace

#31 most popular of 38 things to do in Iowa

• "Here, you not only buy unique gifts and souveniers, you can even watch the pottery being through by hand on a potters wheel. Demonstrations happen daily but without schedule. If it's "not happening" when you…"

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KD Station: Packing Plant Makes Good

#32 most popular of 38 things to do in Iowa

• "KD Station started life in 1918. The hulking building was a meat packing plant until destroyed by a large explosion that took several lives in the 1920's. There it sat, mostly dormant and used for various city…"

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Uncle John's Johns LLC

#33 most popular of 38 things to do in Iowa

• "Back in 1972, when Uncle John was founded in a little shop way out of the way off Hamilton, it's founders wanted to bring a little of the spirit of San Francisco Hippy back to the sleepy Sioux City. There were…"

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Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum

#34 most popular of 38 things to do in Iowa

• "The Maritime Museum moved into new quarters in 2000 and features an expanded display area. There's a good audi-visual presentation of maritime life in the area and lots of interesting displays, especially for…"

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The Mall

#35 most popular of 38 things to do in Iowa

• "This was a nice mall, right off the interstate in West Des Moines. It was two levels with a lot of nice stores (The Gap, The Buckle, Limited, several local stores) and two regional anchor stores that I've never…"

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Adventureland

#36 most popular of 38 things to do in Iowa

• "With the nearest Great America Amusement Park some 200 miles away down in the Kansas City area, Des…"
• "It's a small amusement park in comparison to Disney or Busch Gardens. It's a good size for getting around…"

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Iowa 80 Truckstop

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Ames Straw Poll

• "One of the summer fundraisers for the Republican Party, the Ames Straw Poll is traditionally held right here where we live in August approximately 15 months before the national election for the United State…"

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