Iowa Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of Iowa.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of Iowa
STATEHOOD DATE: December 28, 1846 (29th state)
NICKNAME: "The Hawkeye State"
TOURISM REGION: Midwestern United States
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Des Moine

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Iowa Guide
- traveliowa.com
- iowatourism.com (central iowa)
- catchdesmoines.com (des moines)
- tourismcedarrapids.com (cedar rapids)
- visittheusa.com - state - iowa
- wikipedia.org - tourism in iowa - category
- wikitravel.org - iowa
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - ia - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - iowa

Government
- iowa.gov

Facts
- wikipedia.org - iowa - main article
- wikipedia.org - iowa - more articles
- wikipedia.org - iowa - category
- wikipedia.org - iowa - lists
- wikipedia.org - iowa - outline
- wikipedia.org - iowa - portal
- census.gov - state by state - iowa population change

U.S. States Bordering Iowa:
| Illinois | Minnesota | Missouri | Nebraska | South Dakota | Wisconsin |

Bodies of Water Bordering Iowa:
- Mississippi River
- Missouri River
- Sioux River