Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Altoona’s draw is Adventureland
Altoona and its surroundings hold 7 museums, 4 gardens and 3 stadiums & arenas. Mapped inside Altoona is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 16. The big name further out is Iowa Aviation Museum, 55 mi from the centre.
Adventureland
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
The map ends at Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple, 35 mi out.
Orange: Altoona. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
In town there is one, and the list adds 18 more within 60 miles.
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4Hilton Coliseum
14,057-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa; part of the Iowa State Center at Iowa State University.
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7Drake Stadium
Outdoor multiuse sports field at Drake University used from 1925 to present.
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9National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
Auto racing museum in Knoxville, Iowa.
11Reiman Gardens
Public garden at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, United States.
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The places inside Altoona lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Casey's Center: Iowahwyman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Iowa State Capitol: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Hilton Coliseum: Johannes Cater--Jaretac (talk) 15:14, 17 June 2009 (UTC), Public domain · Blank Park Zoo: Lawrence Lansing, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Des Moines Art Center: Nhandler at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drake Stadium: U.S. Navy photo by James Woods, Public domain · Pappajohn Sculpture Park: Dsmspence, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Living History Farms: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reiman Gardens: GardenLover2008 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Des Moines Botanical Center: Iowahwyman (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Iowa Aviation Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · National Balloon Museum: GrandpaDave, Public domain · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0 · Iowa Arboretum: Ashton B Crew, CC BY 3.0 · Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple: Dan Breyfogle, CC BY-SA 3.0
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