A Frame of Mind offers a wide selection of frame styles to choose from. Their staff has a creative…read moreeye for matching your art work or images with an attractive and complimentary frame and mat combination. For professional presentation of your art work, A Frame of Mind gets my recommendation.

This gallery is amazing! The Dubuque location provides an optimal venue to display and showcase…read morethe talented artists and their creations in a fun, well lit, engaging space. I enjoyed browsing the unique pieces of art. The gallery has a bit of everything. Original paintings, glass, ceramics, jewelry as well as cards and gifts - add in friendly and knowledgeable staff, and you get a perfect fine art experience. Elegant Excellence.

Thanks and kudos to dedicated gallery owners Connie and Stormy for their continued support for the…read morearts and local artists in Dubuque. Their gallery is gorgeous, housed in a lovely Victorian manor, and they show a wonderful variety of paintings, prints, pottery, jewelry and art cards. Bi-monthly Friday night openings are the place to be for camaraderie among culturally minded residents and visitors. Programming is creative and fun, with "Art on the Porch" demos from local artists every Saturday during summer and "Great Draw" sidewalk art competition for charity in early autumn. I am proud to support Outside the Lines - and wish them many more years of success.

Cute and funny play with twists and turns everywhere. We're so happy to have the opportunity to see…read moretop theatrical productions here in Dubuque! The second act is a scream! I saw this play at the Rubicon in Ventura, California, and the production here in Dubuque was even better!

I came to to DBQ for a weekend getaway a few summers ago. At that time my guest and I saw "Little…read moreShop of Horrors" at the Grand Opera House. We had so much fun! We had great seats, the atmosphere was laid-back and casual and friendly staff/volunteers. I'd definitely return. For $20/ticket you can't go wrong. Help support the local talent! There's already so much to see and do in and around Dubuque, but I recommend checking out a performance at the Grand Opera House if you get the opportunity. (Good for kids depending on the performance).

Almost missed out on this FREE gem just west of downtown... we are so glad that we saw it mentioned…read morein their tourism magazine. We wandered the grounds for quite some time to find all of the creative scrap metal sculptures - some more hidden than others. Very fun and whimsical. We were lucky they had bug spray available since it was a bit buggy but that should not deter you from visiting. Do stop when in Galena.

If your ever visiting Galena this is such an amazing Hidden Gem. The hand-crafted unique sculptures…read moreare a must to see. We had a good time walking through the park. All the art sculptures were created by John Martinson. His creativity for art will blow your mind. He came out and spoke about his masterpieces and how he created a few of the artwork. I was impressed with all his wonderful work. Just to experience someone with an imaginary mind who's turns metal it into something wonderful. There were so many unique and fun sculptures. My favorites were the Climbing the Ladder to Success, You're So Vane, Eyeful Tour and a few others. Very brilliant and crafty. There is a donation box next to the tree to help support the cause.

What a historical place, and how the volunteers are all passionate about keeping this piece of…read moreGalena history alive! We were walking down Main Street at Galena, and stumbled upon this place. Turned out it was a live museum! There are volunteers blacksmithing while telling the significant history of the shop and blacksmiths at Galena. On top of that, they are 100% supported by the admission fee ($5 per person), and proceeds from the gift shops (many are items forged by the volunteering blacksmiths). We enjoyed our visit, and learned an interesting piece of history!

This was the most interesting thing we did in Galena! This is a real working blacksmith shop. The…read morestaff is very friendly and they volunteer their time. We got so much information on how things worked and the origin of the shop and its history. When you are there take a look at the picture of the original shop. It looks exactly the same. I disagree with the other yelper that said they need updated signs and that it looked like a "crappy old shack". It is historical and looks like a crappy old shack because that's what it would've looked like. As for cleaning the place, why would you clean a place that uses coal to fuel the fires? Take your children here and show them how things were. Make a donation or buy an item that was made there to keep them open. They have bottle openers, hooks, pokers, decorative lamp pulls, and meat turners for grilling. I think it just depends on the day you are there what has been made.

My husband and I were here to see the "Wonder of Wood" exhibit. This is a free center where local…read moreartists can display and sell their art. They do ask for donations. The building used to be a hospital, with a healthcare facility attached. This center is in the old doctor's office area, hence the specimen door in the bathrooms. The retirement community is in the old hospital area of the building. The exhibit of woods was wonderful and I would have bought some of it had I had that kind of money. Most items that I really liked were "NFS" not for sale. I could see why. There was a collection of very old photos of Galena from the Alfie Mueller Collection that were fascinating. There is a room with some chairs and a short video of an interview of Mr. Mueller, who has passed away, that you should watch. This visit took us maybe one hour, maybe a little longer.

The center is a non-profit where local artists display their work, and where various other…read moreactivities such as live music, dance and films can be accessed by the public. For example, in summer, beginning at the end of June they offer free films for kids from 6-8PM. You can also get Tango lessons. It occupies, I believe, a former hospital, and is adjacent to a long term care facility. So the "studios" are former patient rooms. There is gallery and exhibit space right at the entrance, and a small downstairs space for performances, and in winter, a farmer's market and craft fair. A pretty bare bones, utilitarian space. The art upstairs can be purchased. Entrance is free and donations are welcome. In a town where 85% of building are historic, I was kind of expecting the center to be in an old school, perhaps. But kudos to the town and the art community for even having a center for the arts. And for not naming it something like "Community Memorial General Center for The Arts." And most important, there is a lot of nice artwork here.

I absolutely love the Arboretum. Beautiful peaceful place. Spent hours there just soaking in and…read moreenjoying the area. The koi pond was wonderful. This place charges no fee for admittance. I don't understand how they cannot as such a wonderful place. I highly recommend

Small and quite walkable even for me with a disability. The Japanese garden was quite pretty. We…read morewere there early in the day so not a lot of other people around, which can be enjoyable. Would return to see it in different seasons.

If you're a Field of Dreams fan this is a must see. It's a small exhibit but it packs a lot in…read more There's also a small gift shop and the employees there were happy to take your picture in front of the step and repeat.

Lots of tid bits about the making of Field of Dreams. A must if you're visiting Dyersville to see…read morethe movie set field.