Things to Do

The Amana Colonies are best understood by moving between the villages: a museum stop in Main Amana, a working craft site, and at least one walk or drive through the fields between them.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Museum of Amana History

Main Amana museum explaining the communal society through houses, tools, photos, kitchens, and daily work.

Museum
02

Amana Woolen Mill

Historic working mill rooted in the colony's craft economy and still tied to Amana textiles.

Sight
03

Communal Kitchen and Cooper Shop

Preserved kitchen and workshop showing how Amana's shared meals and practical crafts actually worked.

Museum
04

Kolonieweg Trail

Short village-to-village trail linking Main Amana and Middle Amana past Lily Lake and open farmland.

Sight