Go to Eagle Point Park for views of the river’s Lock and Dam No. 11. An adjoining historic site, Mathias Ham House, offers ...

Officially called the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, this series of state and local highways and roads follows the ...

It’s just across the Mississippi River in Dubuque! The Fenelon Place Elevator — also known as the Fourth Street Elevator — is a 296-feet-long track that angles up at 41 degrees for a vertical ...

Cable cars once climbed the steep bluffs of this Mississippi River town, and remarkably, one still does – the Fenelon Place Elevator, constructed in 1882, carries visitors up 189 feet of steep incline ...

For a truly unique experience, the Fenelon Place Elevator (also known as the Fourth Street Elevator) provides an unforgettable ride on what’s billed as the world’s shortest, steepest scenic railway.

No visit to Dubuque is complete without experiencing the Fenelon Place Elevator, known as the world’s shortest, steepest scenic railway. Dating back to 1882, this 296-foot funicular railway was ...

Any proper exploration of Dubuque should start at the Fenelon Place Elevator, the steepest, shortest scenic railway in the world. This charming funicular railway rises 296 feet up the limestone bluff, ...