BERNARD
DUBUQUE - Activities
- Creative Adventure Lab - play lab, pottery painting, rock climbing
- Crystal Lake Cave - closed in the winter
- Fenelon Place Elevator - short, steep cable car ride
- Mississippi Riverwalk - Art on the River
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium - great for kids
- River Lights Bookstore
- Sky Tours - zipline tour, must weigh between 70 and 270 lbs
- Storybook Hill Children's Zoo - free admission, not recommended
DUBUQUE - Parks
- A.Y. McDonald Park - on the river, playground
- Comiskey Park - playground, splash pad
- Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens - free admission, playground, koi pond, storywalk
- Eagle Point Park - playgrounds, great views of the Mississippi River
- Louis Murphy Park - playground
- Mines of Spain Recreation Area - Horseshoe Bluff Trail, E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center
- Miracle Park - large all-inclusive playground
DUBUQUE - Eats & Treats
- 7 Hills Brewing Co - pizza
- Backpocket Brewing & Beercade - retro arcade games, duckpin bowling, family friendly
- Millenium Bar and Marina - we like sitting on the top deck
- Rhomberg Dairy Queen - open seasonally, outdoor seating
- Shot Tower Inn - excellent pizza, small arcade
- Sweet Memories - ice cream and candy shop near the Fenelon Place Elevator
DYERSVILLE
PEOSTA
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve - hiking, nature center
- Swiss Valley Park - picnic areas, two playgrounds, creek splashing