STATE BOARD OF TOURISM: Iowa State Department of Tourism, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, 50309, (515) 281-3100
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Des Moines--State Capitol; Iowa City--University of Iowa, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Presidential Library and Museum, Amana colonies (Amish settlement) nearby, performing arts center, art museum; Cedar Rapids--art center (Grant Wood artwork), Seminole Valley Farm and Pioneer Village, industrial tours (Quaker Oats, Rockwell International; Indianola--National Balloon Museum and competition; Council Bluffs--Dodge Park and General Dodge house, Lake Manawa State Park; Davenport-Rock Island--Arsenal, Vander Veer Rose Gardens and conservatory, Putnam Museum, industrial tours (International Harvester, John Deere).