Top 10 Things to do in Sioux City, Iowa (IA)

One of the best things to do in Sioux City! We are the place to be if you need something fun to do with your friends or family! We do our best to provide the greatest customer service and take pride in having a fun friendly environment! Please come see our small business!!

LaunchPAD Children’s Museum is Iowa’s newest play and discovery zone! Featuring unique, interactive, hands-on exhibits and programs, children and the entire family are sure to have fun while learning along the way.

With over 1,000 Frontenac Blanc grapevines, Oscar Carl Vineyard is nestled in rural Woodbury County, just 3 miles east of Sioux City. Come and hear the stories behind the names and discover your new favorite wines! OCV's signature wine was named “Loesscato” to celebrate the Loess Hills area the vineyard is located in and the Moscato style of the wine. And it's not only exceeding expectations - it’s delicious!! In addition to Loesscato, Oscar Carl Vineyard also offers Number Ten (dry red), Tomorrow (dry white), June Marie (off-dry, semi-sweet white), Wiolet (sweet red), and Jerry Wane (sweet rose’). Wine can be purchased by the glass, bottle, or flight. Beer, pop, water and small plates are also available. Or bring in your own snacks or food, or have Jerry’s pizza delivered! With a desire to share their love of Iowa, the beautiful view from the vineyard, and teach others about Iowa wines, the Olsens invite you to see what they’re all about. Cheers!

The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and the Betty Strong Encounter Center comprise an almost 20,000-square-foot, private, non-profit cultural complex, built and sustained by Missouri River Historical Development, Inc. (MRHD). The Interpretive Center opened in 2002 to commemorate the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. It expanded in late 2007 with the opening of the adjoining Betty Strong Encounter Center to fulfill a permanent mission of "commemorating a history of encounters before, during and after the expedition. Joined by the symbolic Crossroads, these two parts create a Missouri Riverfront home for exhibits, programs and activities that explore how we live together as diverse people and how we care for our land, our great river, and other natural resources. Admission and programs are free.

Located in the heart of downtown Sioux City, the Sioux City Public Museum features large, colorful exhibits, interactive displays, and much more. Visitors will discover the "Spirit of Sioux City" through a lively 12-minute orientation film in the ornate "corn palace theatre." A variety of hands-on experiences are available including the award-winning "Innovation I-Wall" and "The Big Dig," which replicates an active fossil dig site. Highlights of the permanent gallery are rare Native American artifacts from the area; Sioux City's first "horseless buggy," a 1901 Oldsmobile; a 1930 Kari-Keen airplane manufactured in Sioux City; and a 1918 Mack fire truck similar to ones used by the Sioux City Fire Department. The two-story Disaster and Recovery Wall features multi-media presentations of three major Sioux City catastrophes: the 1904 Pelletier Department Store fire, the 1953 Floyd River Flood, and the 1989 crash of United Airlines Flight 232. Temporary exhibits feature topics of local and regional interest.

Take a step back into history and encounter unique artifacts and exhibits that help tell the exciting story of aviation and transportation in our lives. Explore a wide variety of displays and exhibits of full size aircraft and surface transportation from bicycles to vintage automobiles, a fire engine, and even a Boeing 727-200! The Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation preserves and celebrates the rich aviation and transportation history of the Sioux City area. Spend an hour…spend a whole day… the entire family will find something fascinating, entertaining, unique or educational at the Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation!