South Central Iowa Voyage Tips and guide

South Central Iowa is in the Midwest region of the United States of America.

Cities

Map of South Central Iowa

41.026667-92.8052781 Albia
40.729722-92.8719442 Centerville
41.034167-93.7683333 Osceola
41.013056-92.4147224 Ottumwa

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This region includes the counties of Mahaska, Keokuk (the city of Keokuk is in Lee County, in Southeast Iowa), Union, Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose, and Davis.

Get in

By train

Amtrak (Amtrak code OSC) (Main and E Clay Sts, Osceola), toll-free: +1-800-USA-RAIL (872-7245).

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40.917641-92.2283731 American Gothic House, Eldon. In 1930, Grant Wood created an iconic painting of a woman standing next to a man holding a pitchfork standing in front of a plain farmhouse in Southern Iowa. The painting has become one of the world's most recognized paintings in American art. Visit the house and a small site museum and stand next to life-size figures of the man and woman to make your own silly selfies. (updated Feb 2025)

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