Video: Topics: Culture & Society: Travel
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 403 (#403)
Full Program: Dig for Iowa's state rock and mine for a little civil war history in southeast Iowa; take a bite of an award-winning burger in Dexter; test your nerves at an authentic haunted house; and relax at a...
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Wilton Candy Kitchen, Wilton, Iowa (#406)
Some days Dan Kaercher just longs for an old-fashioned treat from an old-fashioned soda fountain. And he knew right where to go --to Wilton, in eastern Iowa. 05:46
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The National Hobo Convention & Museum, Britt, Iowa (#406)
A Hobo's life is transient – but the life and history of the hobo is forever honored in just one place – the north central Iowa town of Britt. 06:18
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Devonian Fossil Gorge, Iowa City, Iowa (#405)
Did you know that Iowa was once part of a large continent south of the equator, covered by warm, shallow seas? The sea beds are still here and Dan Kaercher explores the ancient fossil gorge in... 04:24
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Trout Fishing, St. Ansgar, Iowa (#404)
Dan Kaercher looks for an angler's paradise among some of northeast Iowa's hundreds of miles of trout streams. 07:43
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 401 (#401)
Full Program: Rent a bike or go river boating in downtown Des Moines; check out the Midwest's fastest sport on ice in the northwest part of the state; and in northeast Iowa, dine under artwork reminiscent of the... 20:48
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Sutliff Cider, Lisbon, Iowa (#402)
In Linn County, an orchard and cider company made the cut as one of the 30 best hard ciders in the world. Let's have a taste with Dan Kaercher! 05:38
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Terrace Hill, Des Moines, Iowa (#402)
Join Dan Kaercher as he takes a tour of Terrace Hill. Its home to the governor ... and its open for tours. 06:14
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Archie's Waeside Restaurant, Le Mars, Iowa (#402)
Dan Kaercher found a northwest Iowa steakhouse established by a Russian immigrant who fled his homeland during the Bolshevik Revolution. 07:47
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Odessa Water Trail & Wildlife Complex, Wapello, Iowa (#402)
Dan Kaercher learns that nothing puts our busy 21st century life into perspective more than floating a river, observing nature and learning a little about those who inhabited Iowa before us. 05:50
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 402 (#402)
Full Program: Paddle with Dan Kaercher through a southeast Iowa wildlife complex; dine at a third-generation steakhouse in northwest Iowa; step into a historic landmark all Iowans should be proud of; and sample... 29:04
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Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa (#401)
Dan Kaercher sight-sees downtown Des Moines both with a bike-sharing program and on a sternwheeler riverboat that offers food, beverage and fun on the Des Moines River. 07:04
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Iowa's Simple Pleasures - Episode 405 (#405)
Full Program: Dan Kaercher learns how to draw a bow, aim and let the arrows fly in west central Iowa; gets a hold on all things wrestling in Waterloo; walks on Iowa's ancient seabed uncovered by floods; and... 27:00
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Iowa Outdoors | Maquoketa Caves State Park (#203) (#203)
On this episode of Iowa Outdoors we explore the newly re-opened Maquoketa Caves State Park. 04:56
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Iowa Outdoors | Episode #203 (#203)
Full Program: On this episode of Iowa Outdoors we explore the newly re-opened Maquoketa Caves State Park. We go airborne at Rathbun Lake with a trio of kiteboarding Iowans. We paddle alongside an army of... 27:44



