Iowa Caucus Tourism

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Tourism australia advertising agency. Warm up at the greater des moines botanical gardens. Grand avenue in des moines iowa. 2 iowa city a must stop for any caucus aficionado.

Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. We call it political tourism he. Experiencing an iowa caucus weekend was a trip.

Iowas tourism department doesnt such track data and local tourism officials have limited information. You can check any number of iowa tourism websites for the main draws but if youre looking for places with some political history heres a few suggestions. As an iowa caucus tourist it only makes sense to tour the epicenter of state politicsthe iowa state capitol.

Des moines iowa for weeks now californians have been on the ground in iowa knocking on doors and following the candidates. Be sure not to miss the gorgeous law library and beautifully intricate rotunda. Tour the iowa state capitol.

A political tourist heads home. Iowa caucuses attract the political tourists share this. Im glad the weather was relatively nice for february in iowa which made driving easier.

Beyond the candidate events iowa has plenty of fun road trip stops. Des moines iowa december 17 2019 hosting the iowa caucuses means big business for greater des moinesfrom hotel nights and event venue rentals to campaign office and staff housing leases to visitor dollars spent at restaurants attractions and events the financial impact is tremendous. Dudley noted that the week leading up to the 2016 iowa caucuses was the busiest sales.

It was tiring and somewhat a lot of driving but it was truly worth it. It has created a whole new cottage industry known as caucus tourism. As the democrats caucus in iowa greenville county republicans are cheering and planning for a president trump victory in novemberwatch story below greenville sc.