AttractionsBAHL FAMILY FARM, 6426 Asbury Road, Dubuque, IA 52002, 563-582-1097. This century farm is open the first four weekends in October for a Pumpkin festival which includes: hayrides, petting zoo, hay bale maze, food and more. We are also open in November & December to take a hayride and cut your own Christmas tree.BELL TOWER THEATER AND EVENTS CENTER, 2728 Asbury Road, Dubuque, IA 52001, 563-588-3377. Located in Fountain Park. Shows staged monthly, ranging from full productions of plays and musicals to single performers. Open year round. Facility rental available. CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE, 3 Miles South on Hwy. 52, 6684 Crystal Lake Cave Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003-9504, 563-556-6451. Great American Show Cave, this is a natural living cave with a panoramic view of beautiful, intricate, and rare formations. Open May through October. Gift shop, picnic grounds and informative guided tours. CZIPAR'S ORCHARD, 8610 Rt. 52 South, Dubuque, IA 52003, 563-582-7476. Enjoy the crisp air of fall and the crisp flavor of apples at this family owned orchard just south of Dubuque. Tours available. The store offers a variety of apples, fresh pressed apple ciders, apple products, jellies, candy, honey, pumpkins, gourds and crafts. Annual Apple Festival held the fourth weekend in September. DERBY GRANGE GOLF & RECREATION, 13079 Derby Grange Road, Dubuque, IA 52002, 563-556-4653. Dubuque's premier golf learning center. Scenic driving range, 9 hole par 3, challenging miniature golf, 6 automatic batting cages, large concession building. Home of Dubuque Little League baseball. DUBUQUE ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL GARDENS, 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001, 563-556-2100. Developed & operated entirely by volunteers. Free admission. Displays of hostas, formal herb garden, woodland wildflowers, water & shade gardens, ornamental tree & shrub collections, rose gardens, annuals & perennials. Visitor Center with gift shop and botanic library. 360 volunteers. DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA 52001, 563-557-1851. The Dubuque Museum of Art, located in the heart of Dubuque's cultural corridor, provides national, regional and local exhibitions, entertaining and educational programs for people of all ages. The Museum is open to the public Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is charged except on Thursdays. DUBUQUE RIVER RIDES, P.O. Box 1276, 3rd St., Ice Harbor, Dubuque, IA 52004-1276, 563-583-8093. Two excursion boats depart from the Ice Harbor, near America's River amenities. The Spirit of Dubuque, Iowa's only authentic paddle wheeler and Miss Dubuque, a modern yacht, are the perfect answer for a unique and memorable way to experience the Mississippi River. Cruising daily May-October, offering a wide variety of curises: sightseeing, lunch, dinner, private charters, murder mystery and 2 & 4 hour Fall color lunch cruises. Ice Harbor Galley Restaurant is available portside for lunch and dinner daily. DUBUQUE THUNDERBIRDS HOCKEY, P.O. Box 1083, 5 Flags Civic Center, Dubuque, IA 2004-1083, 563-557-1228. With their own ice at the Dubuque Five Flags Center, this Central States Hockey League team offers exciting play and good family entertainment from September through March. DUBUQUE'S AMERICAN LADY YACHT CRUISES, 1630 East 16th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, 563-557-9700 or 877-762-9700. Sightseeing, breakfast, lunch & dinner cruises, wedding events, group parties, theme cruises & Private charters available through October. Meals catered by Catfish Charlie's. Group dockside events available November-March. FOUR MOUNDS FOUNDATION, 4900 Peru Road, Dubuque, IA 52001-8304, 563-557-7292. The main mission/craftsman style home built in 1908 serves as a Conference Center/Inn hosting small groups and overnight guests. A private cabin is also available for rent with a view of the river. Hiking trails and a ropes course are available. Open year round. GENERAL ZEBULON PIKE LOCK & DAM #11, Lock & Dam Road, Dubuque, IA 52001, 563-582-0881. Part of the Army Corps of Engineer's Mississippi River system, Lock and Dam #11 at Dubuque is a wonderful place to watch the movement of barge traffic and pleasure craft through its 4,818 foot long chamber and sixteen-gate system. Complimentary Sunday tours available Memorial Day to Labor Day at 2 p.m. GHOSTS OF THE RIVER, P.O. Box 3002, Dubuque, IA 52004-3002, 563-542-7487. What better place to hear Dubuque's best ghost stories than on the shore of the Mississippi? Join this 2-hour RiverWalk tour from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings beginning March 13. Advance tickets only. GRAND HARBOR RESORT & WATERPARK, 350 Bell St., Dubuque, IA 52001, 563-690-4000. Iowa's first themed indoor waterpark resort featuring 194 rooms with magnificent views of the Mississippi river or downtown Dubuque, 25,000 sq. ft. indoor waterpark with exciting tube rides, thrilling slides and many family oriented aquatic activities. GRAND OPERA HOUSE/HOME OF THE BCT PLAYERS, P.O.Box 632, 135 West 8th St., Dubuque, IA 52004-0632, 563-588-4356. The Grand Opera House, celebrating 30 years of quality entertainment, features well-known musicals, plays, and special events throughout the year. A community theater offering volunteer opportunities for all, the Grand is the oldest theater in Dubuque, built in 1889. Take a walk by and discover its rich beauty and history. Group rates available. Seats 622 guests, convenient parking and rentals for all occasions. Theatre established in 1971. Open year round. MINES OF SPAIN RECREATION AREA, 8999 Bellevue Heights, Dubuque, IA 52003, 563-556-0620. National Historic Landmark, this 1,380-acre park features nature trails, a limestone quarry, wetland, marsh walkway, wildlife blind interpretive trails, prairies, historic sites, Catfish Creek Preserve, "Iowa Watchable Wildlife Area," the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center, plus access to the Mississippi River through Catfish Creek for fishing and canoeing. MISSISSIPPI RIVER WALK & AMENITIES, Dubuque, IA 52001. Take a stroll along the Mississippi Riverwalk, part of a 44-mile Heritage Trail connecting America's River to the nationally-renowned Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. Enjoy a special event or live music at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater and walk to the River's Edge Plaza, a 5,000 square foot outdoor pavilion, which also serves as the docking site for the Delta Queen Company Riverboats and other large excursion vessels. Open year-round. NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM & AQUARIUM, 350 East Third St., Dubuque, IA 52004-0266, 563-557-9545. Take an entertaining and informative journey on the Mighty Mississippi at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. Enjoy dynamic aquariums, historical exhibits and a stroll through the wetlands and boatyard. Each visit is a truly interactive experience where visitors can get "up close and personal" with live critters, become barge pilots, and view two award-winning dynamic films. Don't forget to tour the national landmark steamboat William M. Black and watch as a boat is launched into the Mississippi River. Open year round. SUNDOWN MOUNTAIN, 17017 Asbury Road, Dubuque, IA 52002, 563-556-6676. For an exciting skiing & snowboarding adventure, visit Sundown Mountain Resort with Colorado like scenery, national awards, and largest vertical within 120 miles. Mountaintop lodges, with dining and lounges, overlook miles of countryside, 20 novice to expert trails, six lifts, a separate children's area, a nine acre terrain park with half-pipe, lots of rails and big air hits. History* Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 Locust Street, maintains
a permanent collection of approximately 400 pieces, featuring notable works by
local and regional artists including Frank Liccardi. The museum also presents
an ambitious schedule of exhibitions which feature significant art of Iowa and
the Midwest, in addition to art from other areas of the United States and
world. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Saturday and Sunday. 563/557-1851. * Fenelon Place Elevator, also known as the Fourth
Street Elevator, is the world's shortest, steepest scenic railway. Erected in
1882, the lift is 296 feet in length, elevating passengers 189 feet from Fourth
Street to Fenelon Place. Magnificent view of three states. Open April 1-Nov.
30. * Julien Dubuque's Grave, Dubuque's founder, is
buried two miles south of Dubuque where Catfish Creek joins the Mississippi
River. The remains were buried in 1810, later unearthed and reburied Oct. 31,
1897. A Gothic-style monument was built to mark his grave. * Mathias Ham House, located just below Eagle Point
Park, and completed in 1857, is a model of Victorian style and taste. Mathias
Ham, an early lead miner, who struck it rich, built the 23-room Italian
Villa-style mansion as an expression of his wealth and social standing. Elegant
furnishings and 13-foot high ceilings reflect the splendor of ante-bellum
Dubuque. Step back into the 1850s as costumed guides interpret the history of
lead mining and its role in Dubuque's development, including the home with its
cupola view of the Mississippi River and Iowa's oldest standing building, the
log cabin and a one-room schoolhouse. The museum is open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Memorial
Day-Labor Day and weekends in May, September and October. * Shot Tower, at Commercial and Tower streets at the
river's edge, was erected in 1856. Lead was melted on the ninth floor and
dropped through screens into water at the bottom as finished shot. * Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of New Melleray, 12
miles southwest of Dubuque on U.S. 151. The monastery was founded in 1849. It
is the home of 120 monks who farm the 3,300 acres. Religious articles and
souvenirs are available. * The Mississippi River Museum, Third Street Ice
Harbor, brings the Indians, explorers, fur traders and steamboat pilots to life
in 300 years of Upper Mississippi River history. The Woodward Museum interprets
the role of the river in the development of this area, through a 30-foot
cutaway steamboat model, walk-through lead mine, "floating" log raft, a
Mississippi River aquarium, the Towboat Logsdon and several smaller craft. Tour
the 277-foot sidewheeler, the William M. Black, now a national historic landmark.
Speaking tubes and brass gauges glisten in the pilot house and engine room of
one of the last of the steam-powered side-wheelers. Relive crew life on the
river aboard this floating exhibit of the museum. * The National Rivers Hall of Fame in the Iowa
Welcome Center features America's river heroes, including Mark Twain, inventor
Robert Fulton, explorers Lewis and Clark and others. See "The River Adventure,"
a multi-image presentation of America's rivers and a hands-on exhibit,
"Reflections of a River Town." See the new "Magnificent River: The Mississippi
from Minnesota to Missouri" through Sept. 17, with live animals, flood videos,
a river smells box, and other hands-on displays. Also see the Mississippi River
film experience, which opens Sept. 8. Hours are 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. For
information, call 563/557-9545. * Five Flags Theater at Fourth and Main streets was
built in 1910 and modeled after the Majestic Theater in Paris. The theater
stands on a site where there has been a theater in continuous operation since
1840, longer than anywhere west of the Mississippi River. * County Courthouse and former jail, 720 Central
Ave., tell much of the history of the area. The jail is an example of Egyptian
Revival architecture, home of the Dubuque Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For information, call
563/557-1851. Fishing* Dubuque -- Boat ramps, Hawthorne Street Boat Ramp, south of Lock and Dam No. 11, Chaplain Schmitt Memorial Island Boat Ramp on Adm. Sheehy Drive; Upper Sunfish Lake, north of O'Leary's Lake and adjacent to Lock and Dam No. 11, Mud Lake Park, six miles north of Dubuque; Finley's Landing Park, 10 miles north of Dubuque; Massey Marina, six miles southeast of Dubuque, off U.S. 52 South. * Massey Marina, nine miles south of Lock and Dam No. 11, has a concrete boat ramp, gas, oil, ice and live bait during summer. Yearly boatslip rentals available in two deep-dredged harbors. Concession stand is open for breakfast at 7 a.m. and remains open throughout the day. Fishing licenses can be purchased at the concession stand. Daily boatslip rental available for travelers. Large camping area nearby has accommodations for trailers and campers with electric outlets, tent sites, cookouts, picnic tables, drinking water, shower and restroom facilities, and camper dump station. Playground has swings, slides, merry-go-round, softball and volleyball area. * Dubuque Yacht Basin and RV Park, 1630 E. 16th St. (across from Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino) offers a 56-site RV park with pool, showers, coin-operated laundry, playground, a 300-slip marina, transient docks, boat sales and service, inside and outside storage for boats and campers, travel-lift capacity to 60 feet and 55,000 pounds, restaurant and lounge on grounds. Gas dock and pumpout. * Riverview Park, between two marinas on Chaplain Schmitt Memorial Island, has campsites with electrical hookups, picnic facilities, boat launch, good fishing and sandy beach. * Swiss Valley, trout fishing in upper and lower areas of Swiss Valley near Dubuque during spring and fall. * Dubuque Marina, Eagle Point Extension. Facilities for docking 250 boats, travel-lift capacity to 65 feet and 50,000 pounds, sales and service, showers and laundry facility, transient slips, gas dock with three pumpout stations, restaurant and lounge, outdoor storage for all boat makes. * Arrowhead Marina, 11192 Golf Lake Road, six miles north of Lock and Dam No. 11, has accommodations for more than 130 boats, electricity to all covered slips, pumpout for marine heads and private boat ramp. A large service facility offers sales and service for boats, outboards and trailers and carries large parts inventory for products sold. The marina is 500 feet off channel, with well-protected and secure harbor. |
Special EventsNov. 20-29: 2009 Festival of Trees, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, Hotel Julien Dubuque, 200 Main St. A silent auction of the trees, wreaths and other holiday items continue throughout the festival. All proceeds benefit the building of a new Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. For more information, call 563-589-8772. Nov. 22: Midwest Basket Guild Christmas Open House, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Basket Weaver Shop, 12208 Circle Ridge Road. Event has hand crafted baskets. There will be door prizes and holiday refreshments. Nov. 24-25: Sesame St. Live!, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Five Flags Arena, 405 Main St. Children 1 and older need a ticket. For more information, call 563-589-4254. Nov. 26: Reflections in the Park, Louis Murphy Park. The hills of Louis Murphy Park will be alive with glitter and glitz as the glow of thousands of Christmas bulbs and animated displays light up the 13th annual Reflections in the Park: A Hillcrest Lights Festival. The festival is open 41 days to the public. All new displays will be blinking their colors and strutting their charm to an estimated 50,000 visitors. Cost: $7.00 per car benefits the many programs and services offered by Hillcrest Family Services For more information, call 563.583.7357 or visit http://www.hillcrest-fs.org/reflections.html. Nov. 26: 37th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, 8 a.m. registration, Wahlert Catholic High School. First place finishers in each age division win a frozen Turkey. Door prizes also awarded. Cost is $8. For more information, call 563-583-9771 or register online at www.wahlert.org. Parks* Allison-Henderson
Park, located at North Grandview Avenue, offers a softball diamond, playground
equipment and a recreation program center. * Arboretum
and Botanical Gardens is in Marshall Park, 3125 W. 32nd St. The Arboretum
contains ornamental shrubs and trees in landscape displays, as well as native
trees and wildflowers along the walking trails. The Botanical Gardens are
collections of annual and perennial cultivated flowers and vegetables. These
include hybrid, miniature and old roses; bulbs, prairie grasses, flowers and
all-American selections. The Educational Center contains a library and reading
room, interpretive displays, meeting rooms, information, office, greenhouse and
rest rooms. * Eagle
Point Park is a scenic blufftop park that provides an excellent view of the
river and a corner of the tri-states. The 164-acre park offers unique shelter
buildings, sunken gardens, picnic facilities, playgrounds, benches, fireplaces,
wading pool, pavilions exposing river and land scenery and lighted tennis
courts. Open May-October. To reserve pavilions, call 563/589-4263. * Flora
Krey Wahlert Park, 2565 Green St., offers picnic facilities, pavilions,
barbecue grills, tennis courts, horseshoes, softball, volleyball, pool and
playground. * Gerald
"Red" McAleece Park and Recreation Complex, on Admiral Sheehy Drive, on
Chaplain Schmitt Island, offers three lighted softball diamonds, John Petrakis
Field, a lighted regulation baseball field, playground equipment, picnic
tables, volleyball courts and two regulation adult soccer fields. * Heritage
Trail, three miles north of Dubuque, off U.S. 52. Twenty-six miles of a once
bustling railroad track have been converted into a recreational trail. Enjoy
woodlands, river outlooks, interpretive sites, railroad artifacts and more. For
more information call 563/556-6745. * Louis
Murphy Park, S. Grandview Ave., offers picnic facilities, barbecue grills,
tennis, horseshoes and playground. * Marshall
Park/Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3125 W. 32nd St., offers picnic
facilities, barbecue grills and playground. * Swiss
Valley Park, five miles south of Dubuque, off U.S. 151, has playground and
picnic facilities, wading creek and scenic walks. For information, call 563/
556-6745. * Miller
Riverview Park, between two marinas on Chaplain Schmitt Memorial Island has
campsites with electrical hookups, picnic facilities, fireplaces, boat launch
and bike trail nearby, ample parking, good fishing, shaded areas and sand
beach. Reservations for group picnics can be made by calling 563/589-4238. * Valentine
Park, entrance located on Valentine Drive. An 11-acre park includes a softball
field, hard surface play area, play equipment, picnic tables, grill and walking
path. * Cancer
Survivor Park, Third and College streets. * Jackson
Park, bordered by Iowa, Main and 15th streets. * Rocco
Buda Jr. Park, 508 Loras Blvd. * Skate
Park, located in Gerald ?Red? McAleece Park and Recreation Complex on Admiral
Sheehy Drive, on Chaplain Schmitt Island. * Washington
Square, bordered by Sixth, Seventh, Locust and Bluff streets. Gazebo available
by reservation. Camping* Campsites available at Mud
Lake Park, adjacent to Arrowhead Marina, six miles north of Lock and Dam No.
11. Facilities include electrical hookups, water, rest rooms, hot showers and
public boat ramp. For information, call 563/552-2746. * Camping areas at Massey
Marina, nine miles south of Dubuque, with fishing, stream wading, camping and
electricity. For information, call 563/556-4703. * Miller Riverview Park, off
Kerper Boulevard on Chaplain Schmitt Memorial Island, has camping, boating,
picnic grounds and playground area. For information, call 563/589-4263 or
589-4238. * Dubuque Yacht Basin and RV
Park, 1630 E. 16th St., on Chaplain Memorial Schmitt Island, with showers, rest
rooms, swimming, laundry facilities, game room, convenience store and shuttle
service to Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino. For information, call 563/556-7708.
* Swiss Valley Campground,
13768 Swiss Valley Road, with hiking, cross country skiing, stream wading and
electrical hookups. For information, call 563/556-6745. * Finley's Landing, five
miles north of Sherrill, Iowa, offers complete marina, bait sales, fishing, picnic grounds,
nature trails, camping and electricity. For information, call 563/552-1571. * Swiss
Valley Nature Center near Peosta, Iowa, offers camping, picnic grounds, nature trails,
electricity, water, showers, flushing toilets and dump stations. |
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