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Why it is worth the detour
The Driftless Area in northeast Iowa escapes the flat-state stereotype. Travelers find limestone bluffs, cold streams, walkable towns, and a food scene that rewards lingering.
Source note
Official National Park Service page for Effigy Mounds National Monument, a source-backed Driftless Area river-bluff anchor.
Editorial note
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