Local, regional and national art exhibitions and juried art shows, classes and workshops for all ages. Octagon Shop offers Midwestern arts and crafts for sale. The Octagon's Art Festival is held each September.
Ames, IA Art CentersBeautiful, educational display garden features 5,000 square-foot indoor conervatory with changing displays, and butterfly flight house with more than 50 exotic and native butterfly species. Enjoy the herb garden, wetland garden,home demonstration garden, children'
Ames, IA GardensThis 200-acre park, headquarters of the Conservation Board'
Ames, IA Conservation CentersBuilt in the 1860s as the first building at Iowa State Agricultural College and Model Farm. More than 6,000 pieces of Victorian decorative art and antique furnishings.
Ames, IA MuseumsArt exhibitions; glass, ceramics and art from eastern and western cultures; gallery talks; children's programs.
Ames, IA MuseumsAmerica's largest memorial to black and female soldiers. A 4.6-acre memorial park includes 20,000 sq. ft. museum and historic...
Learn the amazing story of how Iowans transformed fertile prairies into the most productive farmland in the world. Travel at...
Course Access: Semi-PrivateHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...
More than 1,800 identified trees and shrubs at this 120-acre arboretum. Walking tours and trails, wetlands and prairie, wildf...
Visit reconstructed prairies, wetlands with boardwalk trails, forests, minimum tillage croplands, and nature center....