Progress: The joys of local tourism
Published 2:16 pm Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Top of Iowa Welcome Center is a rest area with a twist: a barn appearance and specialty stores within. — Tim Engstrom
TravelIowa.com is the website where the Iowa Tourism Office lists things to do, attractions, landmarks, recreation and historical routes.
Here are attractions listed for Lake Mills and Northwood:
• Country School Museum, Lake Mills.
• Family Aquatic Center, Lake Mills.
• Promise of America Monument, Lake Mills.
• Top of Iowa Welcome Center, Northwood.
• Worth County Historical Society Museum, Northwood.
Here are some gems within driving distance:
• Hobo Museum & Hobo Gift Shop, Britt.
• Lady of the Lake, Clear Lake.
• Winnebago Industries Visitor Center, Forest City.
• Fort Musuem & Frontier Village, Fort Dodge.
• Lime Creek Nature Center, Mason City.
• Fossil & Prairie Park, Rockford.
• St. Ansgar Heritage Museum.
• Arnolds Park Amusement Park.
• Ice Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center, Le Mars.
• Red Barn Model Railroad Museum, Dundee.
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah.
• Little Brown Church, Nashua.