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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
Are the QC worth a visit? I would consider visiting for a weekend if I can go by train.
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My brother-in-law played basketball in college in Dubuque. I went a few times. Solid little town. If you're forced to spend a weekend there, as I was, there's some well maintained old homes, a downtown that's coherent and has some bars and shops. Pleasant enough for 36 hours. I wouldn't call it "worth a visit" though.
Now north of there, starting in Galena and into the Mississippi bluffs and up into the Driftless Area, there are tons of incredibly charming little towns surrounded by natural beauty. Absolutely worth a four day mini-vacation and a
very underrated part of the country for touring.
The highlight of Dubuque, for me, is this:
