Iowa..I lived in the area... man there is nothin much... Cedar Rapids is pretty big but don't mistake it for DC....hahahha...I live in DC(Virginia)...U can take a few suggestion from me...any questions, ask me...I lived in Cedar Rapids area for a couple of semesters/// and u ll love driving, 70 mph is the speed limit and the minimum is 40.... way better than our I 495.... But, its boring coz VA is big and Cedar rapids is juss like a small town, even smaller than Fairfax and yu will see a lotta corns dude..a lot..... you decide....