High Trestle Trail, Mississippi Riverwalk amongst finest group areas

Two Iowa landmarks lately made USA TODAY’S 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards checklist as a number of the finest riverwalks and leisure trails within the nation.

The Mississippi Riverwalk in Dubuque and the High Trestle Trail in central Iowa made USA TODAY’s prime 10 lists for the most effective group areas within the United States.

See how these two Iowa locations evaluate to others of their respective classes.

Where the Mississippi Riverwalk positioned among the many finest riverwalks

The Mississippi Riverwalk positioned tenth among the many finest riverwalks throughout the nation, in keeping with USA TODAY 10BEST.

Here are the riverwalks that USA TODAY 10BEST. ranked above the Mississippi Riverwalk:

1. San Antonio River Walk: San Antonio, Texas
2. Smale Riverfront Park: Cincinnati
3. Waterfront Park: Louisville, Kentucky
4. Tampa Riverwalk: Tampa
5. Charles River Esplanade: Boston
6. Elkhart Riverwalk: Elkhart, Indiana
7. Wilmington Riverwalk: Wilmington, North Carolina
8. Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
9. Riverfront Park: Spokane, Washington
10. Mississippi Riverwalk: Dubuque

“The Mississippi Riverwalk in Dubuque, Iowa, makes up part of the Heritage Trail, which links the Mississippi River to the Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville,” USA TODAY’S 10BEST wrote. “The Art on the River temporary exhibit features an array of public works of art that rotate each year.”

Dubuque’s famed riverwalk was No. 2 on USA TODAY’s 10BEST riverwalks the earlier two years in a row.

The Mississippi Riverwalk stretches just below a mile via the Port of Dubuque and is open 12 months‑spherical to the general public. The Riverwalk connects guests to close by sights, together with the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and the Diamond Jo Casino.

How the High Trestle Trail ranked in USA TODAY’s 10BEST checklist

Central Iowa’s High Trestle Trail ranked No. 6 among the many finest leisure trails within the U.S.

A transformed, paved former railroad line, the High Trestle Trail stretches 25 miles from the Carney Marsh Preserve in Ankeny via Sheldahl and Slater, then west to Madrid and Woodward.

The path’s fame facilities about 2 1/2 miles east of Woodward, with the High Trestle Bridge, a half‑mile‑lengthy construction rising 13 tales above the Des Moines River.

Here are all of the finest leisure trails within the U.S., in keeping with USA TODAY 10BEST:

1. Pumpkinvine Nature Trail: Northern Indiana
2. Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail: Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama
3. Gitchi-Gami State Trail: Northeast Minnesota
4. Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail: Spokane Valley, Washington
5. Katy Trail: Missouri
6. High Trestle Trail: Central Iowa
7. Withlacoochee State Trail: Inverness, Florida
8. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail: Anchorage, Alaska
9. Capital City State Trail: Madison, Wisconsin
10. Great Allegheny Passage: Maryland and Pennsylvania

Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or comply with him on X @CooperAWorth.