Folks traveling along I-35 through Iowa will find lots of overnight parking at the rest area in Dows. The Dows I-35 Rest Area has 48 parking spaces for trucks and RVs. But making things better, this rest area is not busy at all. You’ll find plenty of available parking all through the night. The...
After our stay at Rocky Ford Campground had come to an abrupt end, I had towed the trailer further east into Iowa. Riverside Casino was a great place to stay last year to wait out a couple of weeks before heading into the first ever ATC Toy Hauler Rally. This year, it served the...
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort is located in Riverside, Iowa, about 12 miles south of Iowa City. Probably the best thing about it for RVers is that it has no policy on overnight camping in its parking lot. Sash and I parked our toy hauler there for 16 nights, and wasn’t bothered by casino...
The Indian Motorcycle Factory Tour in Spirit Lake, IA offers a unique, up close and personal look at how one of the most storied motorcycle brands in the world is made. Polaris Industries, the owner of Indian Motorcycles, assembles each motorcycle, along with their Victory brand of motorcycles, at their facility in Spirit Lake....
Steve’s Place in Burlington, IA may not seem like much of a place from the outside, and if you haven’t read about it, you’ll likely pass it by. During the day, it’s a quiet place to get a cheap beer and a decent lunch for not a lot of money. But by night, the...
When you think of the crookedest street in the world, you think of Lombard Street in San Francisco. It turns out it’s actually Snake Alley in Burlington, IA.