Written by MilwVon on April 22, 2007
- Once we moved to Iowa one of the first things I wanted to see was the bridges made famous in the movie "Bridges of Madison County" staring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. Still one of...
Written by MilwVon on April 22, 2007
- We enjoyed a lovely spring afternoon visiting the Amana Colonies, located approximately 75 minutes from Des Moines. We started at the far southern and western end of the 10 mile loop road, ending our tour...
Written by MilwVon on April 22, 2007
- The Amana Colonies were founded by Germans who had left their Buffalo, NY homes to find a better life in the Midwest. This religious group founded seven communal villages which by design were one hour...
Written by btwood2 on January 30, 2005
- Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. --...
Written by btwood2 on January 30, 2005
- We took a day trip to the Amanas with Bob’s granddaughter and her husband on a bright and sunny September day. Just over an hour’s drive on I-80 east of Des Moines, we turned...
Written by mrtexas on January 30, 2003
- I went on a quest to visit the birthplace of my favorite actor, John Wayne. He was born in Winterset, Iowa in 1907. Much to my delight, the house he was born in...
Written by btwood2 on January 30, 2005
- That’s what this family calls itself, a hurricane, though they’re a fairly normal family of seven: five kids and two parents, plus two dogs and a gecko. (There used to be a hamster, but...
Written by dvs7310 on January 30, 2001
- We decided to take the back roads going up. This was MO Rt.13. This took us to just south of the MO/IA border, where we got on I-35 to go the rest of the way...
Des Moines
Tourism and Travel Guide