Des Moines has a good summer concert scene, the Englert theater is nice in Iowa City. They were very progressive in being one of earliest adopters striking down bans on interracial marriage and welcoming marriage equality. A pork tenderloin sandwich in the state is usually second to none anywhere. Iowa 80 largest truckstop in the world? Iowa HS players like Trev Alberts that have chosen to cross the river and play for DONU.
The state gave you John Wayne, Wyatt Earp, Aquaman, Superman, the dumb kid on That 70s Show, Captain Kirk, Radar O'Riley, Roger Craig, Trev Albert and...