About downtown Ames
Ames is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Ames's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Ames Main StreetAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street Iowa
What's coming to this page
When the Ames Main Street team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Ames worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Ames.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Nevada, IA8 mi
- Story City, IA11 mi
- Boone, IA14 mi
- State Center, IA23 mi
- Colfax, IA31 mi
- West Des Moines, IA32 mi
- Marshalltown, IA36 mi
- Newton, IA36 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Ames. See all 50 other Iowa downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Ames? Get featured.
If you lead Ames Main Street or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.