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Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Iowa’s oldest city, Dubuque, is a scenic river town with leafy residential neighborhoods atop limestone bluffs. Downtown has the feel of an old East Coast factory town, with a well-preserved historic district of brick row houses and elegant Victorian…
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Galena, Illinois
Galena, IL
It wasn't too long ago that Galena's main street consisted of candy and ice cream stores, and antique stores selling silver-coated clip-on earrings or wooden ducks. But it’s grown up since then, and now has specialty stores selling estate jewelry, Fr…
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Galena: A Trip Back in Time
Galena, IL
When you tire of all the high-tech gadgetry and helter-skelter of this century, pack a bag for Galena and take a trip back in time. Cradled in the rolling countryside and wooded hills of Illinois’ great northwest lies a land of quintessential quaintn…
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Iowa Great River Road: From New Albin to Keokuk
Dubuque, IA
The Great River Road is a 3,000-mile network of federal, state, and county roads that parallels the Mississippi River on both sides, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The upper Mississippi River, dominated by Iowa countryside, offers spectacular sce…
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Mississippi River Banks around Galena and Freeport, Illinois
Galena, IL
The scenery along the Mississippi River, down into the Mississippi River Palisades State Park, is one of the prettiest and hilliest terrains in the state. Beginning at the northwestern corner of the state is the historic lead-mining town of Galena, t…