Amana Colonies Convention and Visitor Bureau Review

Nice to have a little fun with the other shops are the best for your family to visit

Love it, but I wish the cars weren't parked on the streets and driveways. Looses its ambiance and cosey feel.

I took my nephew (6y.o) to the tree festival and he had a blast looking at all the trees, seeimg Santa and went to the shops and bakery. At the end of the day he said it was the best day ever!

It is always nice to go to Amana Colonies to enjoy walks. Stores are lovely, and have wide varieties of cheeses and wines. Ice cream is pretty good too!

Old style buildings. Fudge, candy, popcorn shops of all sorts, antiques, leather, Xmas decorations wall to wall. Great food. Make time to walk around. Maybe 2 days to see everything.

This is a lovely place, and great to stroll down the road with my family. However, some buildings were not easily wheelchair/stroller accessible, making it difficult to fully enjoy the experience. The restaurants and the ground-level stores were great, though!

Lovely little village. Very busy when the weathers nice. Bring a picnic or just eat at one of the restaurants.

Wonderful experience, feeling refresh. Great history is there.

A great way to spend the day. My personal favorite is the popcorn shop!

Lots of fun gift shops, and places to visit. Unfortunately a lot of the places are closed whenever I visit.

A must-stop-by-attraction. Luxurious textiles (I purchased a queen blanket-soooo soft and easy care and great quality) and amazing wood work. The furniture is gorgeous. I would love to het a hutch on hutch here. They will male to order and have the best wood selection. Go and see the furniture....even if you aren't buying. It is really nice. And have some lunch or dinner while there. We drove through on a 4th of July trip across the country. The heritage is interesting and the mills too. Enjoy!

Shops open at 10 am. Not sure why they haven't updated the website. Masks are required. Some shops are closed but most are still going.

Not as great as it used to be. There are less traditional, and nice, things to purchase. Its more cheap touristy anymore, but still good for a days adventure out.

A Great, Interesting Community to visit.
Super nice people, interesting shops, just a fun community!

We had a great time here! Excellent shopping, and food!

Always have a wonderful time with my family. Neat shops, good food, wonderful beer!!!

Quaint little historic town that has artisan shops and places to eat/drink. The old textile mill and furniture shops have unique and high quality goods, but maybe not at everyone's price point. Great for a half day trip.

A great place to spend the day in the shops and museums. Several great places to grab a bite to eat as well as fantastic fudge, popcorn and baked goods. Pick up some local wine also.

Cant say anything about the Amana Colonies! Love it!

We were there for Wurst Fest, it is always wonderful, good food, good beer what more could you want.

Great food. The Rhonenburg is the best in town for the money. Furniture store is expensive but the woolen mill isn't. Great selection of cheeses and wines and the meat market is awesome.

Friendly , understanding staff. Affordable prices and good WiFi.

Don't miss Octoberfest, as they all will dress up only once a year

Lots to choose from: Wine, restaurants, beer, cheese, chocolates, bed and breakfast places, etc. Many products having a homemade touch and people with a warm feeling of hospitality.

Fun and easy. Wouldn't drive too far to visit. Not sure how many true artisans are still there.

Nice place to come and visit for they day. I love the festivals they do every year my favorits are Oktoberfest and Winterfest

Worth the detour from I 80
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Old buildings and shopping

The Ox yoke inn restaurant is great....great place for a day trip to all the little shops and wineries

So very much to see and plenty to eat always at the Amana Colonies. And very nice people.

So many interesting things to see. Great German traditional food. You've got to see The Barn Museum and eat at Ronnesburg Restaurant.

SWMBO has family connections here so we stopped for several hours. Nice place to visit and everything I looked at in the shops was reasonably priced.

The Amana Colonies is the best tourist destination in iowa if u like old time things

Cosy and very family friendly. Great German atmosphere.

We were very disappointed. It was nothing like we expected. I expected to walk down the main street and see artisans working at their crafts. No such thing. The museum had nothing but books out on display. We went to the bakery to find that it was closed because a tour group had stopped and bought everything. In the woodmaking factory, everything is very expensive. A wooden spoon was $40. Really?

Always a fun time at the Amana Colonies. Great restaurants, shops and history.

Wonderful Amish community lots of shops to look in and get just about anything. Make a day out of a visit or over night in there fine hotels and inns

Great place to visit/shop. Go early there is alot to see and ssf one stores close early

Not friendly. Two of the shops were nice to us but Most were unfriendly.

Lived here. Loved it. Visit here. Loved it. Plus refrigerators.

Arrived in Amana at 10am on a Friday and hardly anything was open. We stopped by the visitors center and asked about the hours and the answer we got was "Most of them should be open now. If they're not, they will be soon. Or they may open later. Or not at all."
After spending a good amount of time browsing the General Store (the Christmas area is AWESOME) we came out to find most everything open except the fudge store. (It opened later in the afternoon and I did go in, but wasn't terribly impressed. No one acknowledged my presence even though I was the only customer, so I left.)
We spent the entire afternoon going from store to store and had a wonderful time tasting and shopping. Every other store was very hospitable, glad to see us and eager to answer questions and help. Loved the experience. Will have to go back again!

Variety of stuff to buy, streets are clean, really nice

I enjoy the no pressure shopping and the family style food at the Ox Yoke.

Old world feel and bespoke goods, makes for a nice afternoon trip and unique wine, meats, and cheeses

Absolutely loved the atmosphere of this place. Such a cute little town with amazing little shops!!!

We enjoy walking around and looking at the beautiful buildings and shops! The food around town never disappoints!!

There is a metal art shop on the main street. Beautiful

One of my favorite places in Iowa. I love all the little shops, and food.

Amazing place! See the Christmas trees in the barn!

Lots of unique items to buy. Great foods and lots of parking.

Friendly people picturesque surrounding, historically important places to visit. A perfect weekend destination

The Amana Colonies Popcorn and Sweet Shop has reopened with a new owner. It is now a family run business. They're making changes and updating the place every week it seems. This weekend they had fun popcorn flavors for Halloween such as Witches Brew. Stephen, the owner, developed a yummy Pumpkin Pie flavor that is light and fresh... not overloaded with spices...

Fun village with things to do with the family. Kind of expensive and most stores close really early.

Excellent place to visit and look around. Amazing shops and friendly people, most buildings are historic.

Brought kids to show them. They felt it was commercialized. We did some shopping. Enjoyed a wonderful meal at Ox Yoke Inn and got fudge and coffee. Everyone enjoyed and had a good time.

Great fun at Oktoberfest! Lots of nice arts and crafts and great food.

The van tour we took was very informative. Worth the price. It helped me understand the colonies and how unique they are. They have a rich history.

Great food, Quality Products, Educational Information on German Heritage, and Natural Beauty

Great friendly townsfolk. Very quaint and historical.

There is nothing to do in this small series of towns. The place is rundown. While it is a historic place, the lack of maintenance has reached levels that aren't kitchy. There are a few restaurants, gift shops, and wineries. All are underwhelming. Most of the workers are not friendly and lack a sense of humor.