Originally Posted by
artemis021
I've only done the Nebraska State fair. It's okay. I mean, I'm not sure what you're looking for. At any rate, the Nebraska State Fair has moved from Lincoln (pop. around 200K+) to Grand Island, pop. 50K. (Which is neither Grand nor an Island, incidentally). I think Iowa's fair is most likely better, but Des Moines is not a rural setting.
Having done both, I assure one and all that the Iowa State Fair is MUCH better than the Nebraska version. Let's hope the new location is a winner for Nebraska. The old site was getting a bit tired.