In Louisa County, Highway 99 leaves the city of Wapello and heads southeast toward the confluence of the Iowa and Mississippi rivers. Just before it makes a hard right turn and continues south to ...

Michael Plummer of the State Historical Society of Iowa joined Talk of Iowa to help us plan our summer road trips by sharing what makes Iowa's historical sites special. “At the times that they came ...

The Holliwell Covered Bridge that Meryl Streep leaned against for a photo in a scene from the summer 1995 hit movie "The Bridges of Madison County" still stands ― but unsteadily. After years of ...

“Is it not cruel to let our cities die by degrees, stripped of all her proud monuments until there will be nothing left of all her history and beauty to inspire our children? If they are not inspired ...

A six-story grist mill provides the backdrop for a bit of Iowa's agricultural history. A six-story grist mill provides the backdrop for a bit of Iowa's agricultural history.

Archaeology students conduct work at the Abbie Gardner Cabin at Arnolds Park. They spent four weeks at the site and ended their work on July 10. College students spent the past five summers excavating ...