May 8, 2021

AMANA COLONIES

Visitor Center: 622 46th Ave, Amana, IA 52203

“The Amana Colonies are seven villages on 26,000 acres located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana, East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead.” Wikipedia

Over the years I have visited the Amana Colonies a few times, mainly to eat. This time I decided to learn more about the history of the colonies, so I visited the Amana Heritage Museum, watched the film explaining the history of the colonies, and then took the driving tour of each of the villages, stopping at the Church Museum and the Communal Kitchen Museum.