Photo: Carl Wycoff · CC BY 2.0The nearest draw to Steamboat Rock: Lost Island Theme Park, 39 mi away
With nothing inside Steamboat Rock, the list has 6 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums, a theme park and a stadium & arena. If you have a day, head to Adventureland, 57 mi away.
Adventureland
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
The 6 outside town cluster to the east.
Orange: Steamboat Rock. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
Each of the 12 is within 60 miles.
3Hilton Coliseum
14,057-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa; part of the Iowa State Center at Iowa State University.
4Reiman Gardens
Public garden at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, United States.
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7Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Arboretum & botanic gardens in Waterloo, Iowa, United States.
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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Hilton Coliseum: Johannes Cater--Jaretac (talk) 15:14, 17 June 2009 (UTC), Public domain · Reiman Gardens: GardenLover2008 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacNider Art Museum: Gcardinal101, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · East Park: TLCIowa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0
