Welcome to Iowa

People love to call Iowa a flyover state, but it is really a movie-magic state. This is where a baseball diamond sits carved into a cornfield at the Field of Dreams, where the covered Bridges of Madison County inspired a famous love story, and where John Wayne was born in the little town of Winterset. Beyond the movies, Iowa hides real surprises: the largest man-made grotto in the world, a trail bridge that glows blue at night, Dutch villages with windmills and tulips, and ancient mounds shaped like bears and birds. And no, it is not all flat — the Loess Hills and river bluffs prove it. Below you will find every Iowa map, trip, guide, and hidden gem we have.

• Nickname: The Hawkeye State
• State bird: Eastern goldfinch
• State flower: Wild prairie rose
• State tree: Oak
• State rock: Geode
• Movie fame: Field of Dreams