Editing Dubuque, Iowa (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Dubuque IA - 4th Street Elevator.jpg|thumb|[[Fenelon Place Elevator]]]]
[[File:Washington Park Gazebo Dubuque.JPG|thumb|[[Washington Park (Dubuque, Iowa)|Washington Park]]]]

Dubuque is culturally part of the [[Upper Midwest]].<ref name=JacobsBenRepubIowa/> The [[National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium]] is home to museum exhibits on the culture and history of America's rivers, as well as aquariums featuring wildlife found in the Mississippi River and [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rivermuseum.com |title=National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium |work=rivermuseum.com |publisher=National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium |access-date=February 24, 2025 }}</ref>

The [[Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens]] is a {{convert|56|acre|m2}} arboretum and botanical gardens established in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.dubuquearboretum.net/ |website=dubuquearboretum.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GARDENS FLOURISH IN HAWKEYE STATE |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F67A3F6F5821338&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=Grand Forks Herald |date=October 4, 2002 |accessdate=October 18, 2008 }}</ref> Another notable landmark is the [[Fenelon Place Elevator]] located in downtown Dubuque. It is a [[funicular]] railway that transports passengers up and down one of the city's towering bluffs; the current funicular was built in 1893.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbq.com/fenplco/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020428144054/http://www.dbq.com/fenplco/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2002 |title=Fenelon Place Elevator Company History |work=Fenelon Place Elevator Company |access-date=November 6, 2011 }}</ref> Portions of Iowa, [[Illinois]], and [[Wisconsin]] can all be seen from the elevator's observation decks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbq.com/fenplco/info.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020428143712/http://www.dbq.com/fenplco/info.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2002 |title=Fenelon Place Elevator Company |publisher=Fenelon Place Elevator Company |access-date=May 10, 2015 }}</ref>

The [[Dubuque County Courthouse]], with its striking Beaux-Arts architecture, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref> The [[Five Flags Center]], built in 1910 and designed by [[George L. Rapp]], holds the distinction of being a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Dubuque's [[Shot Tower (Dubuque)|Shot Tower]], one of the few remaining of its kind used to produce lead shot, is also recognized as a National Historic Landmark.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brick|first=Greg A.|title=Iowa Underground: A Guide to the State's Subterranean Treasures|year=2004|publisher=Trails Books|isbn=978-1931599399|page=112}}</ref>

The [[Mathias Ham House]], a 19th-century home situated at the intersection of Shiras and Lincoln Avenues, is also listed on the National Register. This historic site offers tours, events, and group programs throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|website=Iowa Beautiful|url=http://www.iowabeautiful.com/east-iowa-tourism/424-mathias-ham-house-dubuque-iowa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060404221918/http://www.iowabeautiful.com/east-iowa-tourism/424-mathias-ham-house-dubuque-iowa.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 4, 2006|title=Mathias Ham House, Dubuque, Iowa}}</ref> The [[Grand Opera House (Dubuque, Iowa)|Grand Opera House]], designed by [[Willoughby James Edbrooke]] and completed in 1890, stands as his only surviving opera house, showcasing the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The [[Julien Dubuque Bridge]], another National Historic Landmark, was built in 1943 across the Mississippi River.

[[Parks in Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque has several notable parks]], particularly [[Eagle Point Park]] and the [[Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center|Mines of Spain State Recreation Area]]. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the [[Mississippi River]] and the [[Lock and Dam No. 11]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Dubuque, Iowa|last1=Shaffer|first1=James L.|last2=Tigges|first2=John T.|year=2001|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|page=81|isbn=9780738518510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoRAnbmv7fUC&dq=Eagle+Point+Park+Dubuque&pg=PA81|access-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref> Mines of Spain includes hiking trails and archaeological sites from an early lead mining venture led by [[Julien Dubuque]], as well as Dubuque's gravesite. Dubuque's waterfront features the Ice Harbor and, just north of it, the [[Diamond Jo Casino]] and [[Grand River Event Center]]. [[Linwood Cemetery (Dubuque)|Linwood Cemetery]] is the resting place of many notable figures.

Dubuque is the home of the [[Colts Drum and Bugle Corps]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 1983 |title=Colts are the pride of Dubuque |pages=13E |work=[[The Marion Star]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114954216/colts-are-the-pride-of-dubuque/}}</ref> The Colts are a [[Drum Corps International]] World Class ensemble and tour the country each summer to attend competitions. Each summer, the Colts and Dubuque host "Music on the March", a Drum Corps International-sanctioned marching competition at [[Dubuque Senior High School]].

The arts organization Voices Productions spearheaded a project to display large murals by street artists [[Gaia (artist)|Gaia]], Werc, and Gera and others in downtown Dubuque. So far over 30 murals have been painted. The original concept for the project was developed by Sam Mulgrew, Gene Tully and Wendy Rolfe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/public_announcements/article_add47e54-81b0-5d0b-81ea-9873e3887670.html|title=Walking among art: A virtual tour through Dubuque's street mural collection|first=Megan|last=Gloss|website=TelegraphHerald.com|date=October 6, 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>