Things to do in Ames
301 places, local favorites first.
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The Quarters Ames
Landmark and historical building · 601 S 17th St
Lied Recreation Athletic Facility
Sports and recreation venue · 518 Beach Rd
Ames / Isu Ice Arena
Ice skating rink · 1507 Gateway Hills Park Dr
Brick Towne Ames
Landmark and historical building · 200 W Crystal St
Eastwood of Ames Apartments
Landmark and historical building · 420 E 7th St
Hixson-Lied Student Success Center
Campus building · Hixson-Lied Student Success Center, 215 Beach Rd
On the map
Where these 301 places are in Ames.
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Favorites, openings and closings from Ames neighbors.
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.
How we sort and count
Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.