Sioux City Travel Guide

Well, I guess it is both nightlife and daylife. The Historic 4th Street area is a charming area of town to spend an afternoon or evening.

There are antique shops and little knick-knack stores, there are great restaurants like Luciano's, fun bars like Buffalo Alice, and there is this awesome salon and day spa called Body & Soul. The Fourth Street Brewing Company brews some great beer and the food is okay too.

I also highly recommend Uncle John's Music Cafe, a music and coffee shop that has great food. There is also often live music in the evenings.

Dress Code: Whatever you want.

I-29 follows the Missouri River and goes right through town. We are about 95 miles (90 minute drive) north of Omaha and 85 miles south of Sioux Falls. It is generally cheaper to fly into Omaha and drive up. However, there is a small airport in Sioux City. The airport code is SUX. No, I am not kidding.
You will need a car. We have a bus system but it stinks. And there are taxis but they are expensive.

Before the time of the white settlers, the Native American people called this their home. Please be respectful of this history when visiting pow-wows or shopping for 'Native American Art.' There are several museums here devoted to the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition, obviously from a white perspective. There are not many sources of information regarding the Native American perspective or history.

Here are some links about the Native American people of this area:
http://www.lakotaoyate.com/welcome.html
http://www.lptc.cc.ne.us/History%20of%20the%20Winnebago%20Tribe.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5721/page4.html

KD Station is a somewhat interesting building, but not worth the trip if you have limited time. The building used to be a slaughterhouse and you can still see freaky implements hanging on the walls. There are a few mediocre restaurants, a bowling alley, and a mini-golf course (there is a better course on Hwy 75). There is also one of those terrible kids' pizza places with the loud noises and midway games. We took our friend's children there once: they were happy when they went in and sobbing when we came out due to the frustration of broken games and general overstimulation.

Bacon Creek is a very nice lake with a picnic area and a walking path. My husband and I go fishing there. We mainly catch bluegill and bullhead, both of which we throw back, though I hear there are some bass and perch. A wheelchair-accessible fishing dock is available as well. We like to walk the path around the lake, which is quite pretty. The picnic spaces are nice, with a playground for the little ones and grills are provided. You can also rent canoes and paddleboats. The park difficult to find, though it is not far from downtown. The Loess Hills Audubon Society has a map and directions on their website: www.avalon.net/~yiams/baconcreek.html

Favorite thing: attend the Saturday in the Park Festival in July each year. It is sponsored by Gateway and features blues and jazz musicians. I have seen Susan Tedeschi and Ziggy Marley the last two years. Make sure to stay for the fireworks!

For more info:
http://www.saturdayinthepark.com