Dubuque

Worth seeing in and around Dubuque

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Loras College

   Loras College is a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and is the oldest post-secondary institution in the state of Iowa.

   1.4 km · private university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Dubuque

   The University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university in Dubuque, Iowa. About 2,200 students attend the university.

   2.3 km · private Presbyterian university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St. Raphael's Cathedral

   St. Raphael's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa in the United States.

   700 m · church in Dubuque, Iowa · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Clarke University

   Clarke University is a private Catholic university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1843 as "St.

   2.4 km · Private catholic university in Iowa, U.S. · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge

   The Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is a steel Tied-arch automobile bridge connecting Dubuque, Iowa, with still largely rural Grant County, Wisconsin, over the Mississippi River. It is one of two automobile bridges in the Dubuque area, the other being the Julien Dubuque Bridge, which is located about three miles south.

   2.9 km · bridge across Mississippi · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Julien Dubuque Bridge

   The Julien Dubuque Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Dubuque, Iowa and East Dubuque, Illinois. The bridge is part of U.S. Route 20.

   1.2 km · bridge in Illinois and Iowa, U.S · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Dubuque Rail Bridge

   The Dubuque Rail Bridge carries a single rail line across the Mississippi River between Dubuque, Iowa, and East Dubuque, Illinois, near river mile 580. It is currently operated by Canadian National Railway as a result of their 1999 purchase of Illinois Central Railroad.

   1.2 km · bridge in United States of America · Wikipedia
8. 08
   National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

   The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is a museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, US. The museum is a property of the Dubuque County Historical Society, which also operates the Mathias Ham Historic Site. The museum has two buildings on its riverfront campus: the Mississippi River Center and the National River Center.

   500 m · museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Saint Mary's Catholic Church

   Saint Mary's Catholic Church is a former parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The church is located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, at the corner of 15th and White Streets.

   900 m · church in Dubuque, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Saint Patrick's Church

    It was founded in 1852 as a mission of Saint Raphael Cathedral. Saint Patrick's Church is a Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, and is located at 15th and Iowa Streets, Dubuque, Iowa, United States.

    800 m · church in Dubuque, Iowa · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dubuque

Airports

General Mitchell (MKE), 231 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 234 km · Chicago Midway (MDW), 253 km

Stations

Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center, 600 m

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  259 km · quickest by road, 5h 9m · $24–33
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  233 km · quickest by road, 4h 13m · $22–30
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  263 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · $24–33
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