Local Deals for Des Moines

Now visitors who want to experience the charm of downtown Dubuque in the summertime can stay at one of the top hotels in town for nearly 60% off regular rates. For $99 per night Sundays-Thursdays through July, two people can sink into overnight accommodations in an Executive Queen room at Hotel Julien, rated the No. 1 hotel in Dubuque by TripAdvisor readers and featured on Midwest Living Magazine's most recent list of the Top New Places To Stay.

Travelzoo subscribers can feel their adrenaline pumping when they get behind the wheel of a professional stock car with this deal from Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. For $159, accelerate down straightaways and take turns in a real race car like the one driven by Wallace, a racing legend and recent Hall of Fame inductee. This 2-hour "Qualifier" package saves $160 on the regular price.

As part of SmartTalk Media’s speaker series, Travelzoo subscribers can hear Lara Logan or Paula Abdul discuss their lives and careers live on stage for more than 40% off.

The Oregonian says "Quidam" is "considered by many to be one of [Cirque du Soleil's] masterpieces," and Boston.com calls it "an adventure of aerial imagery." With this Local Deal, Travelzoo subscribers can secure tickets to the show in Cedar Rapids before they go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 2 -- and save $10 per ticket for any performance.

Sing along to Bon Jovi hits at Wells Fargo Arena when the band's "Because We Can -- The Tour" stops for one night only. A limited number of tickets to see the American rock icons are available exclusively to Travelzoo subscribers for 40% off.

Called "richly scored and exuberant" by the Chicago Tribune, the Tony- and Grammy-winning musical "Dreamgirls" tells the story of a 1960s girl group on a tumultuous rise to fame. Tickets for the shows one-night-only performance in Ames next Wednesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m.. are now up to 45% off.

This March, three unique shows will come to Stephens Auditorium in Ames for one-night performances -- the Tony Award-winning "Monty Python's Spamalot," acrobatic "Traces" and the China National Symphony Orchestra. Tickets to each show are more than 35% off for Travelzoo subscribers.

Called "the next best thing to seeing the Beatles" by The Associated Press, Travelzoo subscribers can purchase tickets to "Experience the Beatles with RAIN" starting at $29 (reg. $45). Chocolaterie Stam and Snus Hill Winery will offer free chocolate and wine samples before the show, starting at 6:45 p.m., in the Stephens Auditorium ground floor lobby.

"Highly recommended" by the Chicago Sun-Times and praised as "fiery ... aggressive and raw" by the Chicago Tribune, "Good People" opens this weekend in Des Moines. Tickets to Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's play are 45% off for Travelzoo subscribers, starting at $15.

For one day only, Travelzoo subscribers can get tickets to see "Quidam" -- "considered by many to be one of [Cirque du Soleil's] masterpieces" (The Oregonian) -- starting at $20, regularly $45. Three shows in Sioux City are available at Tyson Events Center.

For one day only, Travelzoo subscribers can get tickets to see "Quidam" -- "considered by many to be one of [Cirque du Soleil's] masterpieces" (The Oregonian) -- starting at $27, regularly $52. Several shows in Des Moines are available at Wells Fargo Arena.