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Introduction to Iowa
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| Iowa has a human-scale maze made out of what | Can I make the Iowa reservation by phone? We |
| else? corn. The passageways are cut into a big field | would be happy to help you make any Iowa hotel |
| north of Des Moines, and we had a great time there | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| one Sunday afternoon, wandering through miles of | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| maize. (A tip: Don't try to cheat by cutting through the | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| corn. It's like stepping into a rain forest stalks, leaves, | Saturday and Sunday. |
| heat and the constant fear that you'll never find your | |
| way out again.) | How can I be sure information about my credit card |
| | is secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| For people who have never been to Iowa, the state | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| may seem like nothing but a maze of cornfields. | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| There certainly are a lot of farms and corn, but | and secure about supplying personal and credit card |
| there's much more. In fact, there's enough to see and | information. |
| do in Iowa that tourism is now the third largest | |
| industry in the state (behind manufacturing and | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| farming). | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| What brings in the visitors is a mixture of enjoyable | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| attractions: historic sites, including Native American | |
| burial grounds, frontier outposts and 19th-century | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| towns; museums, including traditional but impressive | Our confirmation number displayed immediately upon |
| sites like the Des Moines Arts Center and | successfully making your reservation. Our systems |
| one-of-a-kind collections that focus on everything | work behind the scenes to email you the final |
| from the lives of Norwegian immigrants to farm toys; | confirmation number. |
| and nostalgic journeys, whether by riverboat, train or | |
| country road. And the farms and corn can be | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| attractions in their own right: Well-done sites like the | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services from |
| Living History Farms in Des Moines offer an | the airport but not all. Please verify this information |
| interesting look at the way agriculture has been | on the property information page, if this is import to |
| practiced in Iowa for the last 300 years. | you. |
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