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1) The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Set on a 10-acre riverfront campus, this attraction highlights the life, culture and history of America s most iconic waterway via multimedia displays and 12 large aquariums. If you can pry the kids away from building boats at the water table in the River Works section, take in a show at the 3D/4D theater. rivermuseum.com
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Field of Dreams Movie Site A century-old Dyersville farm (30 miles west of Dubuque) made movie history in 1989. Visitors still come to hit balls, play a game of catch and run the bases. On some summer Sundays, the ghosts return from the cornfields to play interactive games with kids. Free. fodmoviesite.com
Films and novels can provide some form of cerebral escape from the daily realities of life, but they no longer need to remain the stuff that dreams are made of. We list six properties that have been made famous either on the silver screen, in pop culture or in the literary world that you can pay a visit to or even spend the night.
Highclere Castle in Highclere Park, Newbury, UK
The stately country house has appeared in several films and television series, with the most notable being the main setting for the historical drama series Downton Abbey and the 2019 film adaptation of the series.