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Rail Explorers Boone, Boone, IA
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Rail Explorers Boone

Rail Explorers Boone is a tour in Boone, IA. Cost: $50 or more.

· Boone, IA

Why you should go…

Rail Explorers operates railbike tours in Boone, Iowa, adjacent to the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and Museum. Riders pedal motor-assisted railbikes on a roughly 12.5-mile round trip through the Des Moines River valley, crossing the 750-foot Bass Point Creek High Trestle. The company pioneered commercial railbike tourism in the United States in 2015 and also runs sunset and lantern rides, with private and group bookings available.

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