Minnesota and Iowa Road Trip Map: Offering a map of Minnesota and a map of Iowa to take you on the scenic highways and best backroads of the Upper Midwest via 27 trips. Our route planner lets you hit the road for this region's best weekend getaways and day trips. Explore motorcycle, RV, and car tour options with this route planner. Looking for the best of Minnesota state parks, Minnesota RV camping, or Iowa state parks? MAD's local scouts haven't just found the best scenic drives and highways, they've also uncovered the best attractions dotting the landscape. Some of the best include Split Rock Lighthouse; Mille Lacs; Lewis and Clark State Park; Backbone State Park; Lake Itasca State Park; Voyageurs National Park; and Gooseberry Falls. But this list is just the beginning. Yes, there are 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, although we're not sure who counted them all. And, yes, there are myriad corn farms in Iowa. But this region offers so much more than that...