If you live in the United States and hear “Iowa,” then you may already be envisioning rows and rows of corn. While the Hawkeye State is the top producer of pork, corn, and soybeans, the state has so much more to offer than only its crops.Coal and diamond mining brought an influx of settlers to the Des Moines area in the 1860s. The city experienced economic growth and remains the most populous city in the state today.