Des Moines has a good summer concert scene, the Englert theater is nice in Iowa City. They were very progressive in being one of earliest adopters striking down bans on interracial marriage and welcoming marriage equality. A pork tenderloin sandwich in the state is usually second to none anywhere. Iowa 80 largest truckstop in the world? Iowa HS players like Trev Alberts that have chosen to cross the river and play for DONU.
The state gave you John Wayne, Wyatt Earp, Aquaman, Superman, the dumb kid on That 70s Show, Captain Kirk, Radar O'Riley, Roger Craig, Trev Albert and...
This whole topic reminds me of an episode of The Office...
German Minister: Would the family care to say something?
Dwight: You had black hair and then gray hair.
Zeke: You were the aunt to my cousins. Most of your life you were 5'4”, at the end you were 5'1”.
Oscar: They're a descriptive people.
Henry: Anyone mention her height?
Zeke: Yep.
Henry: Land size? [all shake heads] [removes hat] Shirley, at 1600 acres, you have the largest farm in the area. Sharing borders with six other farms. Including my own farm. And your nephew Dwight's. [replaces hat] OK. [drives away]
Dwight: So, let's get it going.