Des Moines Holidays
The Bridges of Madison County, Iowa
The Bridges of Madison County is a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller published in 1992 telling the story of a lonely war bride who engages in an affair with a National Geographic photographer from Washington who has come to Madison County, Iowa to create a photographic essay on the famous covered bridges.
The book sold a staggering 50 million copies and was made into a 1995 film of the same name directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood and Meryl Streep. There are 6 remaining bridges that you can visit while in Madison County.
The area is also famous as the birthplace of John Wayne.
