Mason City, Iowa

North Iowa Area Community College Auditorium

Kinney Pioneer Museum

View fossils, dolls, ladies' fashions, soda shop and antique cars. Peruse Meredith Willson collection, one-room school, log cabin and blacksmith shop. See the rare Colby Car, manufactured in Mason City.

Lime Creek Nature Center

Visit the 450-acre conservation education facility with its walking trails, restored prairie, and nature center featuring animal displays.

Meredith Willson Boyhood Home

In 1902 Meredith Willson, who immortalized his hometown of Mason City as River City in "The Music Man," was born in this 1895 house. It is now filled with family memorabilia, musical treasures and period furnishings.

Charles H. MacNider Museum

Tudor-style mansion with contemporary additions overlooks Willow Creek and features permanent collection of 19th and 20