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Field of Dreams

“Is this heaven?”
“It’s Iowa.”
With its rolling landscape – peppered with lakes, hills, and valleys – and fertile soil, Iowa was once a booming agricultural mecca. While this isn’t so much the case any more, corn is still one of the state’s trademark exports, and no movie quite captures the aesthetic and homegrown spirit of the Hawkeye State quite like 1989’s Field of Dreams. Starring Kevin Costner and shot on location, Field of Dreams is a sentimental film about a farmer who hears a mysterious voice instructing him to build a baseball field in the middle of his corn stalks, only to discover that the new field attracts the spirits of bygone baseballers. Aside from the cornfield itself, Field showcases other aspects of Iowa life as Costner’s Ray Kinsella ventures to and from various locations throughout Dubuque and Farley, driving recognizable highways and making several stops. As Kinsella ultimately decides, “Maybe this is heaven,” and there’s not much higher praise you can bestow upon a place.