Explore the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway with the Iowa Scenic Byways Passport

© 2016 Kenneth West

Get away ... from everything. When it's time to escape from the hustle and the bustle of your everyday life and finally spend some time in serenity, the Loess Hills are your destination. Unique, breathtaking scenery ... original, authentic, "down-home cooking" ... remarkable attractions ... and most of all, peace. 

Situated along Iowa's western border, the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway passes through a unique land formation that is up to 15 miles wide and about 200 miles long from north of Sioux City, Iowa to near St. Joseph, Missouri. 

Learn about the Local Legends of the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway using the Iowa Scenic Byways Passport!

Click the image to sign up for the Iowa Scenic Byways Passport

The Iowa Scenic Byway Passport is new this year with an emphasis on Local Legends and fun new prizes, including limited edition Local Legend collectable cards. Now you can enjoy the beauty of Iowa’s scenic byways while learning about the history, people and places along the byways. Who knows, you might even become a Legend yourself!

​It’s free to sign up and the more locations along the byways you visit, the more points you earn. Earn enough points and you can use them to secure a packet of 14 limited edition Local Legend Trading Cards.

Make sure you also stop at the five Local Legends locations on the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway. Check in at each site to earn points. Those points can be redeemed for a set of 14 collectible cards featuring Local Legends from all 14 of Iowa's scenic byways.

The Local Legends and their check-in locations on the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway are listed below.

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