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Festivals
Maifest in early May
Holzfest in August
Oktoberfest in early October.
Call the Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau at (319) 622-7622 or (800) 245-5465.

Local Tourist Attractions
Amana Arts Guild Gallery

1210 G St., High Amana (319) 622-3678
10:30-4:30 Wed.-Sun., May 7-Oct. 26. Former church with an attic gallery and a museum shop with handcrafted Amana folk arts.

Amana Community Church Museum
4210 V St., Homestead (319) 622-3567
10-5 Mon.-Sat., noon-5 Sun., May-Oct. Amana Woolen Mill and Salesroom 800 48th Ave., Amana (319) 622-3432 Open daily, year-round Iowa's only operating woolen mill, with looms in operation Monday-Friday.

Communal Agriculture Museum
505 P St., South Amana (319) 622-3567
10-5 Mon.-Sat., noon-5 Sun., May-Sep. Tools, artifacts and photographs depict communal agriculture in Amana.

Communal Kitchen and Coopershop Museum
J St., Middle Amana (319) 622-3567
9-5 Mon.-Sat., noon-5 Sun., May-Oct. Authentic Amana communal kitchen house, preserved as it was when the communal system ended in 1932. Coopershop, where barrels are made, is across the street.

Museum of Amana History
4310 220 Trail, Amana (319) 622-3567
10-5 Mon.-Sat., noon-5 Sun., Apr. 15-Nov. 15. Three buildings of exhibits tell the story of the Amana Colonies.

South Amana Barn Museum
Two blocks north of Hwy. 6, South Amana (319) 622-3058
9-5 Apr.-Oct. Two-story horse barn contains hundreds of miniature buildings constructed by woodworker Henry Moore depicting the history of rural Amana.

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