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State IOWA IOWA CITY (regional info) > Tourism & Travel Guide: Iowa City IOWA CITY TRAVELODGE QUALITY INN HIGHLANDER CONFERERENCE CENTER SHERATON IOWA HOTEL Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city had a total population of 62,649, making it the sixth-largest city in Iowa. It is the county seat of Johnson County and the home of the University of Iowa. Iowa City was the first state capital of Iowa, until the capital was moved to Des Moines in 1857. The Old Capitol building is a major landmark, and stands as a tourist attraction in the middle of the University of Iowa campus. The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove, home of the first governor of Iowa, are other tourist attractions. In 2008, Forbes Magazine named Iowa City the second Best Small Metropolitan Area for doing business in the United States. read full wikipedia reference about Iowa City, Iowa OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN IOWAAmes Ankeny Bettendorf Burlington Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Clear Lake Clinton Clive Coralville Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Fort Dodge Iowa City Mason City Muscatine Newton Pella Sioux City Urbandale Waterloo Williamsburg |
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