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Also known as: The Limestone City
Guttenberg is an exceptionally romantic, historic riverport town nestled tightly at the base of towering limestone bluffs directly along the western shores of the Mississippi River in northeastern Iowa. Settled heavily in the 1840s by waves of highly skilled German immigrants who named it to honor Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of movable type, the city is a masterwork of stone engineering. Its entire waterfront features a spectacular mile-long rows of two-story 19th-century German limestone warehouses and historic storefronts that perfectly echo old-world European charm.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Stroll the gorgeous tree-lined river paths of Ingersoll Park, watch massive river barges navigate Lock and Dam No. 10, and tour the historic limestone basement exhibits at the Guttenberg Center.
