An unusual roadway in the southeast corner of the state will be featured on the cover of next year’s Iowa Travel Guide. A photo of the Snake Alley Criterium in Burlington was chosen for the cover by followers of the Iowa Tourism Office on Facebook. Jason Hutcheson is president of the Greater Burlington Partnership.
The alley is a steep and curvy brick road that’s listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. It’s billed as the world’s crookedest street.
The unique road was built in the 1800s in Burlington, a river town with sharp bluffs.
The next Iowa Travel Guide will be available in early 2017. Other images for the cover that were under consideration involved a family walking near the Turkey River in Elkader, the Monster roller coaster at Adventureland in Altoona and a family enjoying the Sioux City Art Center in Sioux City.
