Dubuque, IA

united states

Dubuque perches on limestone bluffs above the Mississippi River where Iowa meets Illinois and Wisconsin. US Highway 20 runs east-west through town, while Highway 61 follows the scenic river valley north-south toward the Quad Cities. The city's Fenelon Place Elevator, built in 1882, climbs 296 feet up the bluff as the world's shortest and steepest scenic railway.