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Cafe Beaudelaire
A Brazilian-themed pub-cafe across from campus, an Ames institution for its potent Long Island iced teas and Brazilian fries with mayo. Packed on game days, cash-friendly, and beloved by alumni.
Aunt Maude's
The town's nice-dinner-out bistro on Main Street, where locals book the anniversary and graduation dinners. Order the warm bread and whatever the seasonal special is.
Ada Hayden Heritage Park
The town's signature park, a flat paved loop around two lakes with crushed-rock side paths, a pedestrian bridge, and prairie restoration. Stroller- and bike-friendly, with sunset over the lake the photo to get.
Iowa State University Central Campus Walk
A stroll across one of the country's prettiest campuses, past the Central Campus lawn, the carillon, Lake LaVerne, and a sprawling public-art collection that includes Grant Wood murals in the library. Time it to hear the carillon bells ring.
Stephens Auditorium
Iowa State's big concert hall, hosting touring Broadway, world orchestras, and major music acts in an acoustics-forward main room. Parking is easy in the Iowa State Center lots.
Alluvial Brewing Company
A farmhouse brewery on the prairie north of town with a deep roster of original beers and a packed live-music calendar. A barn-like destination taproom, so come for a music night and bring a blanket for the lawn.
Reiman Gardens
A seventeen-acre university botanical garden whose heated butterfly wing keeps hundreds of tropical butterflies flying year-round, a small miracle in an Iowa winter. Look for the giant garden gnome on the grounds.
Brunnier Art Museum
Iowa State's decorative-arts museum, with glass, ceramics, and an extensive permanent collection in one of the few accredited university museums of its kind. Free and rarely crowded, it pairs with a show at the adjacent auditorium.