Must-see shopping in Iowa

  • Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market

    Iowa

    Around 95% of Iowa's land is considered very fertile – the highest percentage of any state in the US – and you'll see the best of the bounty the state…

  • Iowa Quilt Block

    Iowa

    All things 'quilty!' they say here. And indeed this large shop is filled with all sorts of fabrics, tools and patterns to create your own cozy quilt to…

  • Prairie Lights

    Iowa

    A bookstore worthy of the fabled Iowa Writers' Workshop. The small cafe serves coffee and teas plus wine and beer. Also, baked goods and appetizers.

  • First Street Community Center

    Iowa

    Peruse the "Old School Shops' in the old classrooms of this former high school, and you'll find art, antiques, sweets and vintage clothes.

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