Sioux City, Iowa is
certainly a town bursting with excitement. This city offers an array of
recreational activities like the Belle of Sioux City Casion, the Broadway
Series, Grandview Park, Lamb Productions Theatre, and Orpheum Theatre.
Shakespeare in the
Park, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City Community Theatre, The Orpheum Theatre,
Lamb Productions Theatre and Sioux City Symphony are excellent culturally
diverse avenues.
Tourists will enjoy
the view of Bruguier’s Cabin, Central High School, First Brides Grave, Seargeant
Floyd Monument, Historic Fourth Street, and The Peirce Mansion. Other delight in
Prospect Hill, Seargeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center, Riverside Park
Area, South Bottoms Memorial and Chief War Eagle Monument.
Also available are
Grandview Park & The Band Shell, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Flight 232
Memorial, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, the Mid America Air Museum, Queen
of Peace Monument, and Woodbury County Courthouse. Others venture to Milwaukee
Railroad Roundhouse Historic Site, Trinity Heights, or K.D. Station.
The Sioux City
Auditorium houses the USHL Sioux City Musketeers Hockey Team and the NIFL Sioux
City Bandits Football Team. The NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National
Championship is held here every March. Plus, Sioux City is home to Briar Cliff
University and Morningside College.
Sioux City’s gaming
is exhilarating at Atokad Horse Racing, Argosy Casion, Keno Casino and North
Sioux Strip.
Sioux City, Iowa is
also famous for its ring-necked pheasant, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, fox
squirrel and bobwhite quail hunting. Hunters also enjoy the duck and geese found
near Big Sioux River, Little Sioux River, Brown’s Lake, Blue Lake and Snyders
Bend Lake. These areas also provide fishers with catfish, carp, buffalo,
walleye, sauger, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, northern pike and
bullheads.
The IBP Ice Center
is a safe place for ice skating. Youth also enjoy an evening at Long Lines
Family Rec Center. Outtings are also extra special at Sioux City’s local parks,
such as Riverside, Bacon Creek, Chris Larsen, Cecilia, Chautaugua, Indian Hills,
Leif Erikson and Willie Joe.
Golfers venture to
the Golf Dome, Covington Links Golf Course, Floyd Park Golf Course, Green Valley
Golf Course, Hidden Acres Golf Course, South Ridge Golf Inc, Sun Valley Golf
Course, or Whispering Creek Golf Club. Others attend 27 Flags Golf Course.
Sioux City, Iowa’s
three movie theaters are The Promenade Cinema, Riviera, and Southern Hills 12.
Sioux City receives its news and information from the Sioux City Journal or the
Siouxland Newtork and The Weekender.
In addition to its
exciting attractions, Sioux City offers diving food venues. Chinese lovers dine
at China Taste, Hunan Palace Inc., China Pantry, Chinese Chef, Dynasty
Restaurant, China One International Buffet, or King Sea Chinese Restaurant.
Those with a palate
for Mexican should frequent Taco John’s, Garfields Restaurant & Pub, Deanda
Tortillas Restaurant, Evelyn’s Taqueria, Adam’s Sumpermercado Puerto Vallarta,
El Ranchito, or Ruth’s Mexican Cosina.
Sioux City has
great seafood, specially served at the Marina Inn. The area steak houses are
Steak Block, Coyote Canyon, Outback, Paddocks by Parks Steakhouse, Main Event
Steak House Lounge, USA Steak Buffet, Theo’s Steak House and Lounge, Misty’s
Restaurant, and Royal C Steak House and Lounge.
Italian is a
specialty of Lucianos and Botticelli Ristorante Italiano. Sioux City’s lodging
venues include The English Mansion B&B, Best Western City Centre, Comfort Inn,
Hamilton Inn, Hilton, Holiday Inn and Rose Hill Inn.
