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Allamakee County, Iowa, Waukon, IA

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Allamakee County, Iowa

Allamakee County, Iowa is a sightseeing stop in Waukon, IA, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: free.

· Waukon, IA

Why you should go…

Allamakee County sits in Iowa's Driftless Area along the Mississippi River, with the river town of Lansing and county seat Waukon serving as gateways to bluff-top overlooks, the Yellow River State Forest, and the nearby Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visitors come for river views, fall color drives, fishing, and small-town Main Streets.

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What's around here?

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