4th St. Promenade Cinema & Retail

On 3rd Street, adjacent to Historic 4th Street and the Convention Center. Opening Fall 2004, the cinema will feature 14 screens, stadium seating and state of the art projection and sound. Many retail shops, services and restaurants will span the new development.

Anderson Dance Pavilion

Larson Park Rd. on the riverfront. Reservations Call 712-279-6111. The Pavilion has a covered dance floor and raised bank area. The site of many summer events including Artsplash and the Big Mardi Gras Parade. Enjoyed year-round, it is on the extensive trail system throughout the city.

Argosy Casino

On the riverfront.712-255-0800 or 800-424-0080.Sioux City's riverboat casino features 12,000 sq. ft. on three decks with over 400 slots, video slots, blackjack, poker, roulette, craps, Caribbean stud poker and video keno. While you are at the casino, stop in for a bite at the Winner's Circle Deli or Outfitters Grill. Open 24 hrs, 7 days a week. Cruise season runs May-Oct.

Artsplash

Sept. 3-4 2005 Held at the Anderson Dance Pavilion on the riverfront.712-279-6272. The Sioux City Art Center's annual festival held Labor Day weekend. Artsplash draws more than 90,000 visitors, offering original artwork from 95 juried artists, continuous main and children's stage performing arts, children's projects and unique foods.

Briar Cliff University

3303 Rebecca St.712-279-5321 www.briarcliff.edu  Offering a liberal arts education with solid career preparation, over 40 acres of study including pre-professional programs set in a beautiful, secure, hilltop campus.

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center

Take I-29 Exit 151, 4 miles north on IA Hwy 12. 712-258-0838 or visit www.woodburyparks.com. This award-winning facility showcases the Loess Hills and provides opportunity for public recreation, education and stewardship. Classes, special events and meetings are held in the two 60-seat classrooms. The facility is handicap accessible. Three miles of hiking trails offer spectacular views and connect with other park trails. An outdoor amphitheater and 1/4 mile accessible trail also available. Open Tue-Sat 9-5; Sun 1-5. Closed Mondays. Open until 8 pm in summer.

Explorers Baseball

Take I-29 to Singing Hills Blvd., exit , turn left onto Stadium Dr. Sioux City Explorers baseball has become a summertime tradition. In ten years, the Explorers have posted seven winning seasons, made three playoff trips and owned the best overall record in the league. They play 45 home games at the beautiful Lewis and Clark Park. Reserved seats $7. Discounts for groups of 20 or more. 712-277-WINS.

Flight 232 Memorial

On the riverfront, near the Anderson Dance Pavilion. Commemorating the heroic rescue efforts shown by the Sioux City community after the crash of United Flight 232 in 1989, the statue depicts Colonel Dennis Nielson carrying a child to safety.

Fourth Street, Historic District

4th St. Historic 4th contains a concentration of late 19th century commercial buildings. Most of the larger building are notable for their distinctive Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture popular to the late 1800's. The area features antique and specialty shops, pubs and restaurants.

Gateway's Saturday In The Park Festival

July 2,2005 .Free Admission. One of the Midwest's premier music festivals held annually at Grandview Park Bandshell. Over 10 hrs. of live music, crafts, food, fun run, Kid's Zone, and beer garden. Bring lawn chairs, but no coolers or pets. For more info call 712-277-2575 or www.saturdayinthepark.com.

IBP Ice Center

3808 Stadium Dr.712-279-4880 or 800-596-2228 This 38,000sq.ft. facility features an 85' x 200' ice rink and 900 person seating capacity. It is open year-round for youth hockey programs, public ice skating, tournaments, figure skating and off-season inline skating and indoor soccer.

Ice Cream Capitol of the World Visitor Center

Intersection of Hwy's 3 and 75, Le Mars 712-546-4090 or www.wellsdairy.com

Museum provides fun, interactive exhibits to educate guests about the history of ice cream and Wells Dairy, makers of Blue Bunny brand. Vintage ice cream parlor located next to the museum.

Lamb Productions Theatre

417 Market St. Office 712-255-9536 School 712-293-9030. For over 20 years LAMB productions have provided the highest-quality live theatre presentations including dramas, comedy and musicals, Running Sept - May. LAMB School of Theatre and Music offers a wide range of courses of babies through adults.

Lewis & Clark Recreation Area

Yankton, SD 605-6682985. Resort 605-665-2680. Marina 605-665-3111. Adjacent to the Marina Grille Restaurant and Lewis & Clark Marina, you'll find a full-service motel, cabins, miles of sandy beach, hiking rails, nearby golf courses and more. Inquire about our off-season rates.

Loess Hills Scenic Byways

712-886-5441 www.loesshills-tours.com The Loess Hills Scenic Byways  link many scenic areas, public parks and culturally and historically important sites in Iowa.

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

Take exit 149 off I-29, Hamilton Blvd. Free admission. The center focuses on a day in the life of the explorers as they traveled through what is now the Sioux City area. History comes to life in exhibits that use dozens of interactive devices. A bookstore offers books and gifts for all ages. The grounds feature a 30x50 ft. U.S. flag, a 14ft. sculpture of Lewis, Clark and their dog, Seaman. Summer hrs: 9am-6pm daily. Winter hrs: 9-5 Tues- Sat., 1-5 pm Sum. Closed Mondays. 712-224-5242.

Morningside College

1501 Morningside Ave. 712-274-5000 or 800-831-0806. www.morningside.edu The mission of Morningside College, est. in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, is to cultivate a passion for life-long learning and dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility. Morningside sponsors numerous events, including concerts, lecture series, art exhibits and more- virtually open to the public. The 41 acre campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Municipal Band

24th & Grandview at the Grandview Park Bandshell.712-279-6126. The Sioux City Municipal Band presents summer Sunday night concerts.

Orpheum Theatre

6th & Pierce Sts., Box Office 712-258-9164. www.orpheumlive.com The spectacular, newly renovated Orpheum Theatre is host to live theatre, concerts, movies, and outstanding national and local performances.

River-Cade Festival

July 2005. Held each year for over 40 years, this festival is one of the biggest anywhere. This spirited celebration offers a full slate of family fun and entertainment; huge parade, special events, and top-caliber performances. 712-277-4226 or www.river-cade.com

Scenic Park & Aquaplex

On the riverfront in South Sioux City, NE 402-494-7543. A unique water slide is a feature attraction. The 109' figure-8 water slide is the only one of its kind in the area. the Aquaplex features a 50-meter, 8 lane competition-style pool with two diving boards as well as a 40'x 40 wading pool with fountain for kids. Complete with concession and picnic area. Scenic Park features tennis courts, soccer fields, a campground with 53 modern sites and a small marina with bicycle and pedestrian paths around the park. Heated showers and a pay phone.

Sergeant Floyd Monument

On Hwy 75 near Glenn Ave. Take I-29 exit 143 to Singing Hills Blvd. to Lewis Blvd. go 1 mile. This 100' high stone obelisk memorializes Sgt. Charles Floyd who died on the 1804 Lewis & Clark Expedition. Overlooking a breathtaking view of the Missouri River. It was the first historic landmark registered by the U.S. Government in 1960.

Sioux City Bandits Indoor Football

2004 was the 4th season for the Indoor Football team, who competes in the National Indoor Football League (NIFL), which has 24 teams that play a 124 game schedule form March- July. The Bandits play a 7 game home schedule at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets start at $8.

Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center

1000 Larson Park Rd. On the riverfront . Exit 149 from I-29, Hamilton Blvd. 712-279-0198 www.sioux-city.org/museum. Board the M.V. Sergeant Floyd and begin a journey into the region's maritime history. Built in 1932 as an inspection boat by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center chronicles the Missouri River's development as a major shipping route and the key to Sioux City's success in the early years of its founding. Discover exhibitions in the Lewis & Clark Expedition, the fur trade, Sioux City's, evolution as a transportation hub and those rivercraft which still ply the waters of the Missouri river. An official Iowa and Nebraska Center, the center also provides travel planning for the tri-state region. The location provides views of the Missouri, picnic sites and access to the riverfront trail systems. The Galley Gift Shop features Sioux City souvenirs. Open daily 9am -6pm.

Sioux City Art Center

225 Nebraska St 712-279-6272. Named "2002 Tourism Attraction of the Year" by the Iowa Division of Tourism and Travel, the Sioux City Art Center houses a three- story glass atrium and five galleries to showcase traveling and permanent collection exhibitions.

Sioux City Community Theater

1401 Riverside Blvd. 712-233-2719 or www.scct.org Siouxland's community theater with 8 main stage productions per season. Outstanding youth programming. Box office 712-233-2788. Hours: Mon-Fri 1-5.

Sioux City Convention Center

801 4th St. 800-592-2228 or 712-279-4800 or visit www.siouxcitytourism.com The Sioux City Convention Center is the site of many events throughout the year from large conventions, to small  meetings, to banquets and wedding receptions. It is also the site of the popular public shows; sport and home shows, craft fairs and more.

Sioux City Musketeers Hockey

712-252-2116 Mention hockey in siouxland and you're talking about Sioux City Musketeers, one of the strongest franchises on the United States Hockey League since the developmental junior league was reorganized in 1980. Home games are played at the new Tyson Events Center. Season and general ticket info available through the Musketeers office.

Sioux City Parks

Bacon Creek park East on Correctionville Rd. shelters, playground equipment, walking/bike trails, lake. fishing, non-motorizing boating. Grandview Park 24th St. & Grandview St. features the bandshell and rose garden and is the site of many concerts and activities. Riverside Park Riverside Blvd. take I-29,exit at riverside features shelters to rent, playground equipment, Aquatic center, sand volleyball, walking/biking trail, softball & soccer fields.

Sioux City Public Museum

2901 Jackson St. 712-279-6174 Enter the world of financier John Pierce through the home he built in 1893 and learn the evolution of Sioux City and its growth from a frontier town at the edge of the Dakota Territory to the city it is today. Explorer the region's Native American heritage in exhibitions dealing with the lives and material culture of the Lakota Sioux , Winnebago and Omaha tribes. View an early log cabin built in Nebraska and reconstructed in the museum. Free admission Hours: Tue - Sat 9-5 & Sunday 1-5.

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

For concert or ticket info, 712-277-2111 or visit www.siouxcitysymphony.org Each year the symphony presents a 7-concert classical and pops series, a 3-concert family series, and a wide variety of educational programming throughout the region. The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra calls the Orpheum Theatre its home.

South Dakota's Adams House & Nature Preserve

Exit 4 off I-29, drive 1 mile west and 1 1/2 miles south in North Sioux City, SD. 605-232-0873. www.state.sd.us/state/executivegfp/index.html The Adams House & Nature Preserve is a 1500 acre park in the Missouri River basin. The homestead was established in 1872 by Steven Sears Adams and included the family's original farmhouse, a historical barn, the Lamont country school and Stavenger Lutheran church. It also includes interpretive exhibits, more than seven miles of hiking and biking trails with opportunities to view native plants and wildlife. Located in the heart of South Dakota's fastest-growing region.

Southern Hills Mall

4400 Sergeant Rd. 712-274-0109 www.SouthenHillsMall.com With 110 specialty stores, Southern Hills Mall is anchored by Sears, Barnes & Nobel, Younkers and Scheels All Sports. It features a dozen restaurants  cafe court and 12-screen cinema with stadium seating.

South Ridge Golf Club & Dome

618 W. 25th St. So. Sioux City NE.402-494-4323 Siouxland's premier, indoor sports facility. Open year round. Party rooms available for all occasions.

Stone State Park

5001 Talbot Rd. 712-255-4698 or contact the Nature Center 712-258-0838. This 1,069 acre state park, named for the Thomas Jefferson Stone family, is located on the western border of Iowa in the Plymouth and Woodbury counties. The rugged topography and panoramic views attract 200,000 people annually. The park is open year-round from 4 am-10:30 pm. The park roads are closed during the winter season.

Tourism Bureaus

800-593-2228 or 712-279-4800 The Sioux City Tourism Bureau is housed in the Sioux City Convention Center and offers free information on Sioux City, area attractions and things to do. It is also the location of the "Sioux City Store" which offers local products such as Sue Bee honey and Jolly Time Popcorn.

800-793-6327 or 402-494-1307 The South Sioux City Convention and Visitors Bureau is located in the South Sioux City Chamber of Commerce Bldg. and offers free information on their All America City.

Trinity Heights

33rd & Floyd Blvd.712-239-8670. The 33' stainless steel statue of Jesus is the centerpiece of the Outdoor Cathedral. 53 acres offer a beautiful setting for the 30' stainless steel statue of Mary, the Trinity gardens and Circle of Life memorial to the Unborn, the St. Joseph Center Museum features a life-size wood carving of the Last Supper. Open 7 days a week 10-9 Apr-Sept; 10-4 Oct-Mar.

Tyson Events Center

401 Gordon Dr. Box Office 712-279-4850 or visit www.siouxcitytourism.com The new 10,000 seat event center is the home of the Sioux City Musketeers Hockey team, and also host many concerts, Broadway productions and sporting events throughout the year. It hosts the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship in March and is the site of public ice skating, craft fairs, and monthly flea markets.

War Eagle Monument

Take I-29 Exit 151 and follow War Eagle Dr. War Eagle was said to have been Mdewakanton or Isanti Dakota Indian. A friend to the white people, he died in 1851. A monument was erected on this bluff honoring him, which provides a breathtaking view of the tri-state area.

Woodbury County Courthouse

620 Douglas St. The courthouse , completed in 1917, is an example of Prairie School-style architecture. The building features stone carvings and elaborate windows.

Woodbury County Parks

715-258-0838 or visit www.woodburyparks.com Parks are open year-round from 6am-10:30pm. Full service facilities are open May 1-Oct.31. Most are handicap accessible. Brown's Lake 2 miles west of Salix 712-946-7114. Little Sioux Park 2 miles southwest of Correctionville.712-372-4987. Snyder Bend Park 3 miles southwest of Salix 712-946-5622. Southwood Conservation Area 1 mile southwest of Smithland 712-889-2215.