Iowa

From cruising the flats to challenging climbs, Iowa has everything a cyclist could want. Big, detailed maps guide your adventure, and concise, witty trail descriptions let you know all there is to see and do along the way. Whether your biking dreams have you winding down a path along the Mississippi River or rolling through the Loess Hills, this is your guide to two-wheeled fun.

Wander prairies blazing with color. Climb up ridges and discover stunning vistas. Dip into quiet valleys and peaceful canyons. Glide through a golden forest, stroll a city street, stand beneath a waterfall or in a cave. In this book, Lynn Walters guides you to some of Iowa’s most scenic and diverse trails.

Discover Iowa from A to Z in this colorful, beautifully illustrated work. Elements from Iowa’s past and present are blended together to create a delightful text that will educate and entertain children and adults alike. Each letter is also illustrated with a sign for the hearing impaired. This full-color volume is designed for the 3rd and 4th grade reading levels.

Follow a team of real-life ghost hunters on the trail of visitors to the Hawkeye State from the spirit world. You say you don’t believe in ghosts? Tell it to the woman who was thrown down the stairs by unseen hands, or the entire church congregation that heard a ghostly voice over the PA speakers. After you read these spine-tingling stories of reallife encounters with the uncanny, you’ll have to admit that there’s something hard to explain going on in the old mansions and graveyards of Iowa.

Kathleen Vyn has been interested in the paranormal all of her life. Her great grandmother was a medium who held séances in her house, and Ms. Vyn has had many paranormal experiences herself. Over 500 of her articles have been published in publications such as the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Examiner. She has two books published by Simon & Schuster and another by HarperCollins.

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This guide reveals more than 50 of Iowa’s subterranean attractions, including show and wild caves, springs, mines, and other geological and man-made sites. Includes fun stories and legends about cave fairies, trolls, and ghost towns.