Desoto National Wildlife Refuge
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1958, is located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska. The 8,362-acre refuge preserves an area that would have been otherwise lost to cultivation. In 1960, an Army Corps of Engineers channelization project on the Missouri River moved the main river channel in the area to the west. The former river channel became DeSoto Lake, a seven-mile long oxbow lake. As a result, part of the Nebraska portion of the refuge lies on the east side of the Missouri River.
Hitchcock Nature Center
This 1,268-acre nature center is located in the heart of the globally significant Loess Hills and harbors some of the largest remaining prairie remnants in the state of Iowa. At Hitchcock, visitors can enjoy many unique low-impact recreation opportunities such as hiking, camping, picnicking, bird watching, sledding, star gazing or simply enjoying nature.
Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park
The Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park is a public access green space along the scenic Missouri River. Its public use green space is a venue for an assortment of community events and is the Iowa gateway to the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge, the longest pedestrian bridge to link two states. This architectural marvel, completed in 2008 is 3000 feet long with two main pylons rising 210 feet in the air. Walk this scenic route and get a bird’s eye view of the Missouri River from 60 feet above. Admission is free.
Washington County Museum
Washington County Museum is a history museum located in Washington County, Oregon, United States, at the Rock Creek campus of Portland Community College, north of Beaverton, Oregon. From 2012 to 2017, its public exhibit space was located in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, before it was moved back to PCC, its pre-2012 location and where the museum’s research facility had already been located.Opened in 1975, the museum is operated by the Washington County Historical Society with a mission of preserving the history of the area. The museum’s site at PCC’s Rock Creek Campus also includes a research library and is home to the original Washington County Jail built in 1853.
Attractions
- Wisecup’s Farm Museum’s
- Missouri Valley City Park
- Willow Park
- Desoto National Wildlife Refuge
- Hitchcock Nature Center
- Washington County Museum
Convention Centers
- Rand Community Center
- Nearby Airports
- Eppley Airfield
- Popular Areas
- Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park
- Black Angel Statue
Shopping areas
- Missouri Valley Antique Mall
- Share The Ware
- Fisher’s Petals & Posies
- Family Dollar
Stadiums or Arenas
- Mid-America Center