Very cute boat, be prepared to read a lot and learn from the pictures and the cute little models!…read moreGood for The whole family and it's free! Just make sure there are not a lot of people there at the same time cause it's narrow. The staff is friendly and the few souvenirs are cheap.

Local museum open Saturday's 9-1, free admission, run by friendly volunteers. More then 4000…read moresquare feet of historical and local items with their own story. Items like an urn used in the reburial of Sargeant Charles Floyd in 1895 (member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition), also a local horse drawn hearse which is over a 120 years old. There is also a metal star with the letters GAR. What was this organization and who were they? Come explore and learn some local history.

Driving north, I stopped at the Sioux City Art Center to see the Corn Room Murals from 1927 by…read moreGrant Wood. These delicate oil on canvas mounted on board panels of Iowa cornfields were rediscovered in 1979, saved, and removed from the local Martin Hotel in the 1980s. The vibrancy of the panels is no more. Seeing them in the small gallery here is like looking at ancient murals. The viewer is faced with the creamy yellows, tans, and browns but little detail remains. However, sit and gaze at these for a while, let your imagination help you, and you'll get a sense of how lovely these panels must have been. For the local community, this Grant Wood work, even in its diminished state, is an important historic and cultural touchstone. The Art Center itself is a nice space for exhibitions. The few here were more interesting than I expected. I was especially taken with Teo Nguyen's giant acrylic on vellum 'Lotus Pond,' from 2018-22.

Another small city art museum that pleasantly surprised me. It has a small permanent collection yet…read morehas some great pieces; including a Thomas Hart Benton that I wanted to see since hailing from Kansas City. They also had a whimsical temporary exhibit - "The Art of the Brick" with full scale sculptures made with Lego's, and an exhibit of area high school students that was truly awe inspiring with paintings, drawing and sculpture.The price was free, parking was easy and next to the interstate downtown. An easy and rewarding stop for anyone driving I-29. Nice job Sioux City!

Very nice venue for football, soccer, etc. Not a bad seat in the house…read more Parking is fairly easy. When the lots fill up you can park on the street right next to stadium. Cost of food is not outrageous. I love the taco in a bag (Fritos instead of Doritos). Lots of people working so very short lines. Facilities are very basic and are pretty clean.

I first found out about this place in fall of 2015 when I thought I was going to help assistant…read moredirect a show and then I became part of the ensemble; and I've been in love with it ever since. It's small. Teeny. Never more than 100 chairs or less for the audience. Some of the shows performed here may only have 1-3 actors. It's very much like a black box theater. Super intimate. I love it. Their shows range from kid productions to very dark, racy, weird, controversial shows. Plays and musicals are mixed in every season. Sometimes the show is in the actual theater, sometimes it's held in the 'lobby' of it's a small show. They have mild concessions of candy and cans of pop. Sometimes a show is BYOB. Two bathrooms, very clean; gender neutral. Tickets can be bought at the venue or online. Parking isn't always the best. No parking lot or anything. It's smack dab in the middle of downtown Sioux City. Tickets are typically around $25. Seats are always general admission. Rarely are microphones used. Space is small enough they're usually not needed. The last show I saw there was one of the best shows I've seen done in Siouxland. (Non-professionally.)

This theater has been around for as long as I can remember. Not only do they put on musicals and…read moreplays, but they do classes for toddlers to teenagers. (Also summer camps!) I personally did 11 years of summer camps and classes here as a kid. I got all of my t-shirts made into a quilt! The building is very old. Very old. At this time they are working on moving to a new location. They just need a crap ton of donations. Bathrooms are old and stink. Not a lot of parking. Get to a show early if you wanna be in the lot. Street parking otherwise. They do sell season tickets. This theater holds a small part of my heart. If you like theater, catch a show. And take a look around. Surprises are everywhere.

They do a great job, staff was amazing and food is bliss. As a common patron I always heard…read moremanagement was bleak, or misanthropic. The staff are lovely, but the devils in management resurface, or quit. It sounds like hell to work their. But the staff are lovely.