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Attractions/Events

Ameristar Casino and Hotel

712-328-8888 / 877-462-7827     www.ameristar.com

Ameristar Casino Hotel offers the highest quality quest service and a total entertainment experience that extends beyond the casino floor to include superior dining, overnight accommodation in one of only two Four-Diamond hotels in the state and exciting concerts and shows.

Arnolds Park

712-332-2183     www.arnoldspark.com

Clay County Fair

712-262-4740     www.claycountyfair.com

The Clay County Fair welcomes over 300,000 fairgoers each September to the “World’s Greatest County Fair”! Experience the finest in entertainment, food, shopping, livestock, competitive exhibits, ag products/equipment and more. Special group offers available for the 2010 fair, September 11th-19th.

Danish Windmill

712-764-7472 / 800-451-7960     www.danishwindmill.com

Visit an authentic 60-foot Danish Windmill built in Denmark in 1848. New VikingHjem depicting the life of a Viking Smithy in 900 A.D. Stay in our AmericInn motel. Open year round. We can tailor tours to fit your needs. A piece of Denmark close to home!

Glenn Miller Birthplace Society

712-542-2461     www.glennmiller.org

Let's dance! Sway to the Big Band sounds of Glenn Miller as Clarinda honors its famous band leader with an annual festival in June. Come hear groups from United States, Japan and Europe and visit his birthplace home.

Grotto of Redemption

515-887-2371 / 800-868-3641     www.westbendgrotto.com

Often called the "Eighth Wonder of the World", the Grotto of the Redemption is a composite of nine separate grottos, each portraying a scene in the life of Christ. The Grotto represents a vast collection of minerals and stone- quartz crystals, petrified wood, stalactite and stalagmite, malachite, agates and many more. Witness a miracle in stone at the Grotto.

Hitchcock Nature Center

712-328-5638     www.pottcoconservation.com

Visit Hitchcock Nature Center located in Honey Creek, IA and choose from intriguing group travel programs such as: Loess Hills, HawkWatch along the “Hawk Highway” of the great plains. Each program offers a unique glimpse of the flora and fauna located in Iowa’s Loess Hills. Come and see our new exhibit gallery.

Ice Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center

712-546-4090 / 800-942-3800     www.wellsdairy.com

Experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of the Iowa Ice Cream Capital of the World, home of Blue Bunny Ice Cream in LeMars, Iowa. Staff will provide a family-friendly educational guided tour of the museum for groups of 20 or more.

Manning Hausbarn - Heritage Park

712-655-3131     www.germanhausbarn.com

Orange City Tulip Festival

712-707-4510     www.octulipfestival.com

The Orange City Tulip Festival is an annual May celebration of the community's Dutch heritage. The Festival includes Dutch dancing, two daily parades, traditional costumes and food, thousands of beautiful tulips, and the Broadway musical "Bye, Bye, Birdie." May 13, 14, & 15, 2010.

Trinity Heights (Queen of Peace, Inc)

712-239-9158     www.trinityheights.com

Statues, gardens, grottos, life size carving of Last Supper and gift shop. All handicapped accessable. Open year round.

WinnaVegas Casino

712-428-7141     www.winnavegas.biz