Winter is coming alive in the Amana Colonies Saturday as the community hosts the 22nd Annual Amana Colonies Winterfest, a ...

Tucked away in the historic Amana Colonies sits a culinary time capsule where blue-checkered tablecloths, family-style platters, and desserts that would make your grandmother jealous have been drawing ...

Federal Reserve cuts rates again, signals one more cut amid uncertain outlook After winning his first Oscar, Tom Cruise kept repeating the same 2-word phrase. It’s a lesson in emotional intelligence ...

A meal can feel like a homecoming when it’s served the old-fashioned way, with heaping platters passed around a table and stories woven into every bite. At the Ox Yoke Inn in the Amana Colonies, that ...

I stopped for lunch at the Ox Yoke Inn in the Amana Colonies in Iowa, and it honestly felt like a warm Iowa memory served on a plate. The place has been around since 1940, and you can tell it hasn’t ...

Did you know that there is a Hallmark movie about Christmas in Homestead, Iowa? Read all about the film Christmas in Homestead-one of the only Christmas movies that has been filmed in Iowa-below. Then ...

Laughter filled the air in Festhalle Barn as dozens of people clad in traditional German garments gathered together, drank beer, and danced to polka-themed tunes. The milestone 60th anniversary of ...

If you've heard of Iowa's Amana Colonies, you've probably always wanted to go. However, you’ve probably noticed it's a bit out in the boonies. Its location, more than 20 miles from either Cedar Rapids ...

As the oldest continuously operating motel on Route 66, The Wagon Wheel Motel has an iconic reputation. With its vintage neon sign and charming mid-century vibe, Built in the 1930s, the Wagon Wheel ...

Lydia Mansel has written about travel, and the South, in particular, for nearly a decade. Her work has been published in Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Garden & Gun, among others. She's ...

In 1980, Xi Zhongxun, a major Chinese Communist Party heavyweight and the father of the current Chinese leader Xi Jinping, visited one of the premier tourist attractions of central eastern Iowa: the ...

Consisting of seven small villages in Iowa County, the Amana Colonies date all the way back to the 1850s. According to Wikipedia, "the villages were built and settled by German Radical Pietists, who ...