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LOCAL GUIDE
Shop Small, Eat Well, Live Big!! This guide features local favorites along the route - culinary treats as well as experiences you can't miss.
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Grotto of the REdemption
West Bend
The Grotto of the Redemption is a religious shrine and community landmark not to be missed. A collection of nine grottos depicting scenes in the life of Jesus, it contains a large collection of minerals and petrifications, and is believed to be the largest grotto in the world.
Local "Sips" Tour
Explore handcrafted brews and wines. Check individual locations for hours:
Top Dog Brewing (located in The Axe House) 216 E State St, Algona, IA
Plum Creek Winery
2306 160th Ave Algona IA
S & B Distillery
212 E Ramsey St, Bancroft, IA
Titonka Brewing Company
223 1st Ave NW, Titonka, IA
POW Museum
Algona
Camp Algona housed up to 10,000 German POWs from 1944 to 1946. This unique museum shows exhibits relating to the work done by the German POWs and the artifacts they created. Open weekends Apr-Dec, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor day. Weekdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Agricultural & Motorsports Museum
Algona
This museum honors and remembers the rich history and heritage of agriculture and motorsports in Kossuth County, Iowa. It also features a massive life-long collection of working scale model "O" gauge trains. Click the photo above to visit the museum website and learn more!
Freedom Rock
Whittemore
The Freedom Rock is a large (approx. 60+ ton) boulder that is repainted every year with a different "Thank You" for our nations Veterans to honor their service to our country. The artist, Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II has spent the last decade painting a freedom rock in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. Find Kossuth County's Freedom Rock at 603 Broad St.
POW Nativity
Algona
In December 1945, 6 POWs from Camp Algona presented to the town a nativity scene of over 60 half-life sized figures. To the POWs interned at Camp Algona, it was a way to remember and connect to the family they could not be with back home. To the people of Algona, it represented a common faith and humanity shared with the German captives living outside their town. Open for viewing the first Sunday in December through New Year's Eve.
"EXPLORE THE HIDDEN GEMS OF RURAL IOWA WITH THE SMALL TOWN SCRAMBLE"
Where to Stay
WEST BEND
Wagon Wheel
West Blendz
WHITTEMORE
Pitcher's Bar & Grill
Swea City
Pub 307
Bancroft
JoHanson's Cafe
Algona
aK's Chrome Kitchen
Premier Pizza
Billie Jo's Bar & Grill
Feed Mill Coffee/Cafe
The Reef
Emerald's Fine Foods
Eagle Hills Bar & Grill
Cinco De Mayo
Bub's Cafe
Featured Restaurants
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