RAGBRAI
(http://www.ragbrai.org) the register's annual great bicycle ride across iowa. cycling enthusiasts from across the nation descend on the state for this road bike event. riders start in a different town each year. they take seven days to cross the state, dipping their wheels in the missouri river on one side and the mississippi river on the other.
State Fair
(http://www.iowastatefair.org/) des moines is host to the nation's largest state fair, renown for its music and cuisine. many call it the best opportunity to get all of what iowa has to offer.
Living History Farms
An outdoor interactive agricultural museum, Living History Farms gives people of all ages a new way of enjoying history. It is open to the public from May to October and has special events throughout the year. Historical interpreters explain and demonstrate the lifestyles of the 1700s Ioway Indians, the 1850 pioneers, the townspeople of 1875, and 1900 farmers.