National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Explore the river’s natural and cultural stories through museum and aquarium exhibits. Check the current ticket options, opening times and any special activities.
Visitor details ↗Driftless & Mississippi / Find your place
Dubuque
Mississippi River · Elevator views · Woodland bluffs
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Dubuque.
Give the Mississippi River a little time to tell its story. Pair a museum visit with Dubuque’s riverfront or a seasonal elevator ride, then make a separate outing to the wooded bluffs if conditions suit. Downtown stops and park trailheads need different parking and time of their own.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Fenelon Place Elevator
Plan a seasonal ride and an elevated look over Dubuque. Confirm operating dates, weather-related changes and accessibility before arrival.
Visitor details ↗Mines of Spain State Recreation Area
Take a separate drive for bluff-country trails and overlooks south of downtown. Choose a specific entrance and use the park’s current trail information.
Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
Choose a local food stop around Dubuque using the visitor dining directory. Confirm menus, opening days and reservations with the business.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Dubuque. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Local places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Dubuque. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Iowa photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Mississippi River - Dubuque IA.jpg — Dirk. originally posted to Flickr as Mississippi River - Dubuque CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- McGregor, Iowa - Main Street.jpg — Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida. McGregor, Iowa - Main Street CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- 2009-0528-Decorah-downtown.jpg — Bobak Ha'Eri. Own work CC BY 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
Independent visitor sources; inclusion is not a paid placement or an endorsement by the source.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Iowa FIPS19. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.