Family Travel - AmericInn® of Clear Lake, IA
The Perfect Family Vacation in Clear Lake Iowa
With its convenient location, Kids Stay for Free program, spacious family-style accommodations and signature suites sleeping up to 5 people, complimentary AmericInn Perk breakfast and high-speed Internet access, the AmericInn of Clear Lake provides the ideal setting for your next family vacation in Iowa. Clear Lake, Iowa provides year-round fun and excitement for the whole family.
Family Attractions and Activities
Central Gardens of North Iowa - 2.5 acre garden site with gardens ranging from Victorian to Wetland, Butterfly, Ornamental Grass and Shade.
Address: North 8th St & 2nd Ave North, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Distance: 0.6 miles
Phone: 641-357-0700
Hours of Operation: April-December, dawn to dusk
Clear Lake Arts Center - Showcases 2-D & 3-D art and fine crafts through an arts gallery and a changing exhibit space
Address: 17 South 4th St, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-1998
Hours of Operation: Tues-Fri 11 am-5 pm; Saturdays 11 am – 3pm
Clear Lake Fire Museum - Showcases turn of the century firefighting equipment
Address: 112 North 6th St, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-4823
Hours of Operation: Memorial Day - Labor Day, Sat & Sun 1-4 pm
Fort Custer Maze - A maze covering nearly two acres with over two miles of trail with towers, bridges and a look-out tower.
Address: East Main Avenue (I-35 exit 193), Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-6102
Hours of Operation: Memorial Day - Labor Day, Mon-Sat 9 am- 8 pm, Sun 10 am – 7 pm. Open weekends only in May and September 10 am – 7 pm.
Iowa Trolley Park - Gives visitors the chance to see and try first-hand some pieces of railroad history
Address: 3429 Main Avenue, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-7433
Hours of Operation: Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day – Labor Day; 10 am-4 pm
Lady of the Lake - A stern wheeler ferry boat that takes passengers on a scenic cruise around Clear Lake throughout the summer and fall
Phone: 641-357-2243
Website:www.cruiseclearlake.com
Surf Ballroom - Best known as the site of Buddy Holly’s last concert – host to a variety of musical acts throughout the year
Address: 460 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, IA 50428
Phone: 641-357-6151
Hours of Operation: 9 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday, or by appointment
Diamond Jo Casino- Casino featuring over 900 reel and video slot machines, craps, black jack, roulette, pai gow poker, and more
Address:777 Diamond Jo Lane, Northwood, IA 50459
Phone: 641-323-7777 or 877-323-5566
Hours of Operation: Mon- Thurs 8 am – 3 am; Fri – Sun, 24 hrs
Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House - Prairie School style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908 – restored and furnished with Arts & Crafts and Wright designs of its period.
Address: 530 1st St NE, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-421-3666
Website:www.stockmanhouse.org
I-35 Speedway- North Central Iowa’s fastest ½-mile dirt track, running IMCA modifieds, IMCA stock cars, 360 Mods, hobbies and hornets.
Address: 3700 4th SW, Hwy 122 W, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-424-6515
Website:www.I-35speedway.com
Kinney Pioneer Museum - Experience life on the Iowa frontier through the vintage exhibits and living history at the museum.
Address: Mason City Municipal Airport, Hwy 122 W
Phone: 641-423-1258
Hours of Operation: May- Sept: Tues- Sun 1pm – 5 pm
Lime Creek Nature Center - Public conservation facility featuring a variety of displays about the wildlife and natural resources of North Iowa
Address: 3501 Lime Creek Rd, Hwy 65 N, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-423-5309
Meredith Willson Boyhood Home- Birthplace and boyhood home of songwriter and playwright of The Music Man, Meredith Willson.
Address: 314 S Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-424-2852
Hours of Operation: Tues- Sun 1 pm – 4pm
The Music Man Square- Featuring a 1912 streetscape with an ice cream parlor/soda fountain and gift shop, all in set designs re-created from the Warner Brothers motion picture The Music Man.
Address: 308 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-424-2852
Hours of Operation: Tues- Sun 1pm – 5 pm
Website:www.themusicmansquare.org
