Burlington, Iowa

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Burlington

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Burlington.

5 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Snake Alley · Historical Marker

  A winding, switchback street in Burlington, Iowa, built in 1894 and recognized by Ripley's Believe It or Not as the crookedest street in the world.

• Capitol Theater (Burlington, Iowa) · 0.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Catch a glimpse of old Hollywood glamour, or at least its echo, right here in Burlington. This was the site of the Capitol Theater, which opened its doors in 1937. The grand opening featured a showing of Mark Twain's…

• Burlington station (Iowa) · 0.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  All aboard! This Burlington station is your gateway to a ride on the California Zephyr and a slice of railroad history. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad built this station in 1944. It replaced a previous…

• Lock and Dam No. 18 · 6.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This lock and dam is part of the extensive infrastructure that makes the Mississippi River navigable. Lock and Dam No. 18, near Gladstone, Illinois, was built to control the flow of the Upper Mississippi. Construction…

• Iowa State Penitentiary · 14.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Pull over for a second and imagine a place where hope goes to die: the Iowa State Penitentiary. Founded in 1839, the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison was the state's oldest maximum-security prison. For over 175…