Travel Information & Trip Planning
Top of Iowa Welcome Center 641.324.3184 | topofiowa.com Top of Iowa Welcome Center is an official Iowa Welcome Center and shares its space with the Iowa Department of Transportation Interstate Rest Area. Travel brochures are on display for hundreds of travel destinations and attractions throughout Iowa and staff members are certified travel counselors and assist visitors with information about places to go, where to stay, shopping, historical interests, agriculture and eco-tours, where to eat like the locals, enjoy craft beer, wine and spirits, and much more. Iowa Tourism Office 800.345.IOWA | traveliowa.com Digital Iowa Travel Guide Central Iowa Tourism Region 515.832.4808| iowatourism.com Digital Central Iowa Travel Guide Maps & Travel Tools
Iowa Department of Transportation 800.288.1047 | iowadot.gov Road Conditions and Traveler Information 511| 511ia.org Scenic Routes
Iowa Byways A great way to experience Iowa's natural beauty, history and culture is to travel along Iowa's scenic and heritage byways in a car, on a motorcycle or on a bike. iowadot.gov/iowasbyways iowabyways.org Jefferson Highway Heritage Byway | Historic Auto Trail This historic north-south U.S. border-to-border route was originally envisioned in 1916 as part of a national corridor for car and freight travel as the auto age developed and before the Interstate system was initiated. The byway runs between Northwood and Lamoni, roughly along U.S. Highways 65 and 69. Read about the history at iowadot.gov/autotrails/history-of-the-jefferson-highway Outdoor Recreation Biking | Hiking | Paddling | Camping & More Iowa Bike Trails & Interactive Map https://iowadot.gov/iowabikes/ Iowa’s Multi-use Trails iowadot.gov/iowabikes/Iowa-Trails/Multiuse-trails Iowa Equestrian Trails iowadnr.gov/Things-to-Do/Equestrian Iowa Department of Natural Resources 515.281.5917 | iowadnr.gov Iowa's County Park System 515.963.9582 | mycountyparks.com Iowa Water Trails iowadnr.gov/Things-to-Do/Canoeing-Kayaking/Water-Trail-Maps-Brochures Iowa By Trail | Download the App inhf.org/what-we-do/trails/iowa-by-trail/ Birding & Wildlife Watching iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Iowas-Wildlife Foodies | Wine | Craft Beer | Spirits
Healthy Harvest of North Iowa Download Healthy Harvest of North Iowa Local Food Guide 515.337.2445 | healthyharvestni.com/ Iowa Beer Trails iowabeer.org/iowabeertrails Iowa Wine and Beer | Download the App Iowa Wine and Beer Passport Iowa’s Distillery Trail distillerytrail.com/directory-distillery/locations/iowa/ Iowa's Tenderloin Trail iowapork.org/tenderloin-trail/ Practical Farmers Local Food Directory practicalfarmers.org/programs/local-foods/ Visit Iowa Farms visitiowafarms.org/ National Heritage Areas & Monument
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area 319.234.4567 | silosandsmokestacks.org Effigy Mounds National Monument 563.873.3491 | nps.org |