About downtown Marion
Marion is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Marion's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Uptown Marion Main StreetAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street Iowa
What's coming to this page
When the Uptown Marion Main Street team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Marion worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Marion.
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
- Cedar Rapids, IA5 mi
- Mount Vernon, IA12 mi
- Monticello, IA25 mi
- West Branch, IA28 mi
- Clarence, IA30 mi
- Waterloo, IA50 mi
- Washington, IA51 mi
- Cedar Falls, IA55 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Marion. 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 Something out of date?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 Marion? Get featured.
If you lead Uptown Marion 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.