IOWA’S SMALL TOWN DELIGHT
Discover America’s small towns by turning off highways. Two hours south of Minneapolis, exit Interstate 35 for Mason City, Iowa. Tour the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes; stay at The Historic Park Inn, Wright’s only hotel still welcoming guests; dine at the Northwestern Steakhouse, open since 1920 (www.visitmasoncityiowa.com). Then travel to nearby Clear Lake, site of the final performance of the late Buddy Holly. The place where his plane went down is marked by a gigantic copy of his iconic spectacles.