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id: "2190"
name: Great River Road - Iowa
distance: "326"
duration: Allow six hours to drive or two days to see the entire byway.
description: Discover the dramatic vistas of "Old Man River," from its limestone bluffs in the north to sandy floodplains in the south. Enjoy the hospitality of river townspeople. Visit Iowa's 11 interpretive centers from Effigy Mounds National Monument in the north to George M. Verity Riverboat Museum in Keokuk.
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organization:
  - url: https://experiencemississippiriver.com/states/iowa/
    name: Great River Road - Iowa
  - url: https://iowagreatriverroad.com/
    name: Mississippi River Parkway Commission - Iowa
websites:
  - url: https://www.traveliowa.com/trails/great-river-road-national-scenic-byway/34/
    name: Iowa Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/driftless-area
    name: Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/efmo/index.htm
    name: Effigy Mounds National Monument
  - url: https://www.greatriverroad.com/tristate-index
    name: Middle Mississippi River Valley - Tri-State Area
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/port-louisa
    name: Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/upper-mississippi-river
    name: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Iowa State Scenic Byway
states:
  - IA
part of:
  - "2279"
ll:
  - -91.2843699995758
  - 43.500880999658364
bounds:
  - - -91.43689699979666
    - 40.3853419997335
  - - -90.17989300036169
    - 43.500880999658364
books: "978-1426219054,979-8886470185"

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Discover the dramatic vistas of "Old Man River," from its limestone bluffs in the north to sandy floodplains in the south. Enjoy the hospitality of river townspeople. Visit Iowa's 11 interpretive centers from Effigy Mounds National Monument in the north to George M. Verity Riverboat Museum in Keokuk.