Great Trucking Company Many miles to West Coast aavailable.Dispatch is friendly too. I had to quit…read moredue Asthma problems. If I was Healthy I would return. Thanks, Darrin James Truck 341

This campground is so clean and beautiful. I would love to live close by so I could use it more…read moreoften. The fellow that checked us in and waited for us to get there give us a great spot very helpful. I would recommend anybody in this area that needs a campsite to stop therevery very reasonable price. KOA are out of my book way too expensive now.

Wow this place was an absolute disaster. I was here 4 years ago. It it has just fallen apart…read moresince then and it is down right dangerous in places for kids. Just looks the photos. Some kids play area has screws sticking. Out wobbly boards that seemed like they might collapse. Just terrible. I will see the bathrooms were clean and staff were pleasant. But wow...

I really like this place! We booked a suite and it worked out well for us. The property has been…read morethoughtfully restored, and contains a lot of souvenirs of local history. The lobby boasts an enormous period-correct mosaic tile floor in earth tones. There's quite a lot of art ranging from kitsch to bronzes in the classical vein. Our suite had four rooms: a bedroom, a living room, a dining room with a sink/cabinets, and an armoire, and a bathroom. The decor is professional in a style you might call rural Americana but without quilts. Most of the walls are painted sage green and the outlet and switch covers match. The beds were firm, probably vintage, and reasonably comfortable. The bathroom has lovely multicolor granite tiles and a vintage table for a vanity. Don't be surprised if the floor in your room tilts - this place is old! When we stayed, the pillows could have used a refresh. And I'm not sure what the housekeeping schedule is, but we stayed three nights and there was no towel/turn-down service in that time. I'm reluctantly taking a star off for these two factors. The service is friendly, professional, and responsive. When we had a question but no one could answer the phone, they saw that we had called and called us right back!

An amazing old fashioned hotel with beautiful antiques everywhere . Super hospitality and rich…read moredecor make this place a hidden gem. A cute nook to get spirits and tasty breakfast cafe are inside as well. Clean rooms yet has the charm of an old fashioned setting . Lots of wood and unique furniture make this stay cozy. Very friendly staff will do more than necessary to make you feel at home .

This place is great everything is super cheap. Which is really hard to find I would totally…read morerecommend this place good foods and a bunch of other great stuff.

I've been to a lot of movie theaters in my life... Big, sprawling, stadium seating theaters with…read morechandeliers and surround sound. I've been to the El Capitan on a premiere night. The theatre I grew up with had 20 screens, and it was surrounded by a plaza of food and activities. Gladbrook theater is still the coolest movie theater I've ever been to. Ever. Yeah, I suppose you could say it's because it was novel to me. It was cute and quaint, and the fact that it only shows one movie at a time is funny... but that's not what was so cool. What's cool is that the little town in the middle of corn fields and air decided they wanted a theater, and they did it. It's run by volunteers, and it's probably only frequented by the people who live near the town, but it's awesome. The place was clean, the snacks were cheap, and the movie selection for the night I was in town was perfect. I saw Wreck It Ralph in a little theater on a cold snowy night in Gladbrook, Iowa, with my boyfriend and two other awesome guys, one of whom was wearing a Teemo hat. Pretty great memory, I should think. I do think, in fact. If you live near here and you haven't stopped by, you really should. This place is great and definitely needs to be supported.

Thanks to Justin and Stacy for sorting a couple of problems with our new to us camper. Not only…read moredid Justin repair the problem with our plumbing but he repaired it with high quality parts - not plastic that will give out again. Their service was prompt and professional and very fair priced. We also had the added bonus of their experience when jumping into the camping world - they have a wealth of knowledge and were happy to share it, genuinely nice people, we are ready to hit the road. Happy to recommend their repair and rental services to anyone.

We took our two grandchildren, aged 3 and 5. They absolutely loved the kangaroos, chocolate milk…read moreand the ice cream that was included in the ticket price. They also enjoyed bottle feeding the calves, the cheese curds and wagyu beef sticks. The 5 year old even milked a cow! It was a very well run tour! They had tables set up with our names ready to wait for everyone to arrive. They also gave out crayons and sheets for the children to color. We then loaded up on a tractor drawn trolley to take us to the farm. Our large group was divided into two groups. 1/2 went to the kangaroos and the other 1/2 to the calves. We were given slices of bread to feed the kangaroos. It was fun for the adults too, lol! When then moved on to bottle feed the calves, then visit the heifers and then the milking room. We were provided with some very interesting facts as we went along. We then visited with their 2 one year old female kangaroos. Super cute! We loaded up on the trolley to return to the main building. There they provided us with a choice of whole milk or chocolate milk, plates of curds and beef sticks. They also had jars of heavy cream for us to make butter. 5-6 minutes of shaking and we had butter! We then were able choose from around 20 flavors of ice cream. Very delicious! We watched a video on the making of their products and had the chance to purchase items. This was the second time we had visited the dairy in the last 2 years. This was just as enjoyable as the first time. I highly recommend this for anyone with young children! Or even adults! We'll take the grands again in a couple of years. Thank you for a wonderful time Hansen family!

I visited Hansen's a couple of weeks ago with my boyfriend and his family. His parents said that we…read morewere going to a farm to milk a cow, so I decided to join them. When we got there, I wasn't sure what to expect. Everything looked okay, and we were lured by all the ice cream flavors, so I was not prepared for what was to come. We jumped on an open air vehicle to begin our tour. We stopped at the place where they have the cows all separated by age: calves, younger ones, and adults. We were first given the opportunity to feed the babies, which is when my horror began. I had the chance to feed a five-day old calf that was HORRIFIED. I didn't want to play into this game at first, but I overheard that the calf was being a brat; rather than allowing others to make it more scared, I decided to step in to bottle feed it. I learned that the cows are taken from their mothers at birth so they don't attach, and the tour guide had the nerve to tell is that their moms don't care. I get that this is standard practice at milk factories, but please don't insult our intelligence. Then we move on to the factory part, where we see the cows lined up and attached to the devices that are milking them. My horror grew. We learned there about the artificial insemination, got to see some cows not wanting to be herded in, and our tour guide saying they "should get over it," as it will be over in a few minutes. And of course, this is where the tour group is invited to milk one of the cows. I couldn't do it, but the rest of my group was happy to do so. I know that what I saw isn't likely even close to the horrors of the milking practices of most milk factories, but this was enough to make me want to cry. Then we moved on to another part of the farm, where the cows are kept in filthy and crowded conditions. We were told that they prefer to be in there and not roam because they don't feel safe roaming in pastures... what?! I couldn't do it anymore; I had to step away. Then they showed us their kangaroo collection. I don't know much about kangaroos, so nothing to say here about whether or not this was a happy situation. The kangaroos were just lying there looking bored or hot. The tour ended by us trying their ice cream, cheese curds, and butter (which they had us make). This part would have been fun, had I not been traumatized already. Again, I can imagine that this is the "nice" version of what happens in most milk factories, so thank you, Hansen's for giving me a glimpse.

GREAT airport! It's not a commercial airport, but for private pilots, this place is absolutely…read moreamazing. If you're looking to learn how to fly or just want to take some rides in smaller airplanes, you can't go wrong with this airport. You can rent aircraft here, attend events, learn to fly, store your aircraft, and more. If you're curious about small aircraft, they also offer rides as well as very affordable Intro rides to give you the flying experience. (I'd say every person who has any interest in aviation should totally do an Intro ride with them - no exclusions.) The guy in charge of this airport (Jonathan) obviously cares about the airport. It doesn't seem to be just a "financial" thing with him. He really has a love for aviation, and he wants to grow the airport and other aviation lovers, and it shows. He's a fantastic teacher and extremely friendly. In fact, all of the employees were very friendly and nice. It's honestly one of the nicest small airports that I've ever been to. For pilots: the interior is really clean and comfortable. They have seating. The bathrooms are clean as well. You're less than 5 minutes away from the city of Independence AND this airport offers a FREE courtesy car. (Just call ahead). If you want to eat somewhere in town, I highly recommend Bill's in Independence. It's totally worth the flight. They have aircraft available for rental as well. Very reasonable rates - and the rates for instruction time are very reasonable as well. The aircraft are in great shape, and among pilots I've talked to, their planes are known for being well taken care-of. Unlike other airports, you can also learn acrobatic flying here as well - yay! This airport is pretty active with events as well. They offer free learning seminars, and they also have cookouts during the summer. I'm not sure if they have any particular fly-ins, but they have a really nice website that seems to be regularly updated (which again, rare with airports), so you can check out that information. The only downside is that it's kinda in the middle of nowhere when driving. You can go from the highway and go to the airport, but you'll be going through a bit of gravel. Alternatively, you can go through Independence's downtown all the way past McDonalds, and take a left. The signs WILL get you from the highway to the airport within 5 minutes if you're driving in. There are also signs if you go through the downtown area. Airports tend to need to be outside of travel areas anyway. Super duper impressed with this place. I'll go out of my way to fly and get training here instead of somewhere else.

This place is fantastic. The family that runs the place are awesome, helpful & welcoming…read more They manicure the lawns. Wide & long sites. Big rig friendly. Cool walking trails. Super clean & friendly. The host many activities throughout the summer. Probably the best family owned RV park I have ever stayed. Playground, putting golf, pool. Group pavilion can accommodate many for party's. Reasonably priced.