Wild n Wonderful Wanderer

Following The Mississippi

From the reel Β· north to south through Iowa and Missouri Β· every stop + my pins πŸ—ΊοΈ

FOLLOWING THE MISSISSIPPI route map
Here's the exact route we ran south from Dubuque to the Gateway Arch - tap any stop to open it in Google Maps. 🚐

Northeast Iowa

Dubuque, IA
Iowa's oldest river town - bluff-top views and the Fenelon Place cable car.
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Field of Dreams Movie Site
Is this heaven? The actual 1989 movie field, still mowed and still magic.
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Maquoketa Caves State Park
Iowa's wildest cave system - 13 caves you can walk, duck, and crawl through.
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Cedar River / Iowa City

Palisades-Kepler State Park
Cedar River bluffs and limestone cliffs - easy hikes and a quiet paddle.
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Devonian Fossil Gorge
A flood-scoured gorge where you walk a 375-million-year-old sea floor.
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Quad Cities, IA

Iowa 80 - World's Largest Truckstop
The World's Largest Truckstop - trucking museum, chrome shop, roadside legend.
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Davenport, IA
Quad Cities riverfront - riverboats, art, and skyline-bridge views.
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Missouri

Hannibal, MO
Mark Twain's boyhood town - Tom Sawyer's cave and the real Mississippi.
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St. Louis, MO
The Gateway Arch and the river's big-city finish.
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πŸ“‹ All 9 stops

Quick list β€” tap any to open in Google Maps.

  1. Dubuque, IA β€” Maps β†—
  2. Field of Dreams Movie Site β€” Maps β†—
  3. Maquoketa Caves State Park β€” Maps β†—
  4. Palisades-Kepler State Park β€” Maps β†—
  5. Devonian Fossil Gorge β€” Maps β†—
  6. Iowa 80 - World's Largest Truckstop β€” Maps β†—
  7. Davenport, IA β€” Maps β†—
  8. Hannibal, MO β€” Maps β†—
  9. St. Louis, MO β€” Maps β†—

The gear that got us there 🚐

Everything we packed for the road β€” solar, fridge, the free-camping memberships.

See the gear & resources β†’ 🍷 How we sleep free β€” Harvest Hosts (20% off)