Palisades Inn Guidebook

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Palisades Inn Guidebook

Food scene

This is our favorite restaurant in town! Great speciality burgers, and high end entrees.
Palisades Cafe
117 1st St W
This is our favorite restaurant in town! Great speciality burgers, and high end entrees.
Another great spot! One of the best places to get an Iowa tenderloin.
Chameleon's Pub & Grub
119 1st Street West
Another great spot! One of the best places to get an Iowa tenderloin.
Good BBQ restaurant. Also a great place to get craft beers.
Big's BBQ & Brew Pub
106 1st Street West
Good BBQ restaurant. Also a great place to get craft beers.
A local winery with a great selection of wine, and craft beers.
Glyn Mawr Winery-The Local
103 1st Street West
A local winery with a great selection of wine, and craft beers.
Definitely worth the 20 minute drive! Located in the heart of Grant Wood country. Good food, and great atmosphere.
General Store Pub
12612 Stone City Rd
Definitely worth the 20 minute drive! Located in the heart of Grant Wood country. Good food, and great atmosphere.

Sightseeing

Beautiful State Park with a lot of exposed limestone formations. Good hiking paths for any experience level.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Palisades-Kepler State Park
700 Kepler Dr
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beautiful State Park with a lot of exposed limestone formations. Good hiking paths for any experience level.
Just about 20 minutes north in Anamosa. Beautiful hiking trails.
Wapsipinicon State Park
21301 Co Rd E34
Just about 20 minutes north in Anamosa. Beautiful hiking trails.
A small, liberal arts college located in the heart of Mount Vernon. Whole campus is on the national historic register. Definitely worth walking around campus.
Cornell College
600 1st St
A small, liberal arts college located in the heart of Mount Vernon. Whole campus is on the national historic register. Definitely worth walking around campus.

Just for Kids

Outdoor Learning experience with a great indoor experience. About 30 minutes north of Mount Vernon. Also has good hiking paths.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wickiup Hill Learning Center
10260 Morris Hills Rd
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Outdoor Learning experience with a great indoor experience. About 30 minutes north of Mount Vernon. Also has good hiking paths.
Fun children's museum!
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Iowa Children's Museum
1451 Coral Ridge Ave
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fun children's museum!

Shopping

Oldest retail business in Mount Vernon! Just happens to be owned by your hosts. :)
Bauman & Co
124 1st St W
Oldest retail business in Mount Vernon! Just happens to be owned by your hosts. :)
Quaint stationary store. Produces hand letter-pressed stationary.
Iron Leaf Press
113 1st St W
Quaint stationary store. Produces hand letter-pressed stationary.
A old high school building that has be repurposed to house a variety of businesses as well as a farmers market on Saturdays during the winter and Thursdays during the summer/fall.
First Street Community Center
221 1st St W
A old high school building that has be repurposed to house a variety of businesses as well as a farmers market on Saturdays during the winter and Thursdays during the summer/fall.
Such a fun store! Tons of toys, knick-knacks, books, etc.
Silver Spider
117 1st St W
Such a fun store! Tons of toys, knick-knacks, books, etc.
An antique store with something for everyone!
Polly Ann's Vintage Market
103 A Ave SE
An antique store with something for everyone!