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Eagle Point Park, Dubuque, IA

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Sports & Outdoors

Eagle Point Park

A 164-acre city park on a Mississippi River bluff with views across three states and Lock and Dam No. 11.

2601 Shiras Avenue, Dubuque, IA · Dubuque, IA

About Eagle Point Park

Eagle Point Park covers 164 acres on a bluff above the Mississippi River in northeast Dubuque. From its overlooks you can see Lock and Dam No. 11 and parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The park has stone shelters and pavilions from the 1910s through the 1930s, several designed with native materials under landscape architect Alfred Caldwell, whose prairie-style work reflects the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright. The Indian Room murals, painted in 1936 under WPA sponsorship, were restored years later. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 2017. Visitors drive in on a toll road, while people on foot or bicycles enter without charge.

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    Dubuque Museum of Art

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    An art museum in downtown Dubuque known for its Grant Wood holdings and a collection of more than 2,500 works.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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    National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

    $25–$50

    Watch sturgeon, river otters and rays in more than a dozen aquariums, then see a historic Mississippi River steamboat dredge.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    3.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
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    Fenelon Place Elevator

    Under $25

    Ride a tiny funicular cable car 189 feet up the bluff for views of downtown Dubuque, the Mississippi and three states.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    3.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
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    Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

    No admission fee

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    Check prices

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    Bellevue State Park

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