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Places in Cresco

Cresco’s downtown: 135 places in a five-minute walk

267 places in Cresco: 25 places to eat and drink, 36 shops, 12 things to do and 5 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
267
68 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
25
6.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
36
8 gifts · 3 antiques
Things to do
12
5 outdoors · 1 arts · 1 landmarks
Places to stay
5
1.3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Cresco have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A real downtown135 places within a five-minute walk of N Elm St.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Cresco gathers

135 of Cresco’s 267 places sit within a five-minute walk of N Elm St.

N Elm St
135places in a five-minute walk of N Elm St51% of Cresco’s places
Eat & drink

25 places to eat & drink

12 restaurants, 7 bars & breweries, 3 cafés & treats. Local spots first.

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Shops

36 shops

10 home & hardware, 8 gifts & boutiques, 3 antiques & vintage. Local spots first.

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See all 10 home & hardware →
Things to do

12 things to do

5 parks & outdoors, 5 fitness & sports, 1 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

5 places to stay

5 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

158 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 26Cresco Chiropractic Clinic · Accura HealthCare of Cresco · Regional Health Services of Howard CountyHome services 23Tech Geek 2.0 · B&K Contractors · Blue Rhino Propane ExchangeOffices & pros 23Burke Real Estate · Donaldson Company Inc. · United States Postal ServiceBanks & insurance 16H&R Block · Joseph Maloy American Family Insurance · McGuire & Associates, Inc.Auto & gas 14Cresco Auto Body & Collision Repair · Cresco Towing And Recovery · Sleepy Hollow Chevrolet Buick of CrescoHair & beauty 12Essential Massage · Hair Du Jour · The Hair Company Salon & SpaGroceries & convenience 4Fareway Meat and Grocery · Cresco liquors · Brick Block Brew ShopPets 2Cresco Veterinary Clinic · Walsh's Windy AcresOther services 38Burke Auction Service, Llc. · CPU of America · Howard County Fairgrounds
Community

31 schools, churches & public places

Where Cresco learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 10Crestwood High School · Howard-Winneshiek Community Schools · Mrs. Midthus' 3C classTown & public services 10Howard County Iowa Clerk of Court · City of Cresco · Cresco Police DepartmentCommunity groups 7Association of Iowa Fairs · Howard Soil and Water Conservation District · Howard County Business & TourismPlaces of worship 4Notre Dame Parish · First Congregational Church of Cresco · First Lutheran Church

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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.