Working with Nature for long-lasting beauty. Experience Organic Skin Services -The Superior Choice Over Synthetics Take a break from the hectic & step into a world that greets you with candlelight, beautiful flora, healing essential oils, and more. Love natural herbal remedies? Shop our Bulk Herb Shop and take home delicious whole leaf teas plus herbs, oils, salts, clays, and other natural products for skin and body. GSS uses and sells both locally- and domestically-produced products that are organic, fair-trade, and environmentally sustainable. This means better results for you and a better world for all. GSS is the most referred Read more...
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Four Winds Farm Apothecary is your Iowa-grown and manufactured herb shop. Four Winds Farm is a local CBG hemp farm turned apothecary and are proud to offer our CBG hemp products, as well as other local herbalists’ offerings that were made by their own hands, from herbs that they grew or gathered themselves. Read more...
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A sister store to the Amana General Store, Haus Maus Tees opened in the Summer of 2021 and offers a large selection of t-shirts, souvenirs, and gifts. From custom Amana tees inspired by the Amana General Store Haus Maus to limited-edition Amana festival shirts (including exclusive Oktoberfest apparel), Haus Maus Tees is the perfect place to find something Amana-inspired to take home with you. *Closed January 13–16, 2025 for inventory. Read more...
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Amana textiles express the heritage, value, and essence of the original Amana community. The Amana Woolen Mill is the oldest business in the Colonies and Iowa’s only remaining working woolen mill. It has been in continuous operation since 1857 and can be traced back more than 300 years to Germany. Textiles were critical to Amana’s beginnings. In addition to producing goods for the community, the mill helped support the colonists’ communal living. Selling textiles across the country gained Amana a national reputation for superior quality. Now, with updated designs, colors, and materials, we want to ensure they’re a part of Read more...
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Click Here to Book Your Stay. If you are looking for an authentic experience of the warm hospitality and simplicity of the Amana Inspirationists, Die Heimat is the place for you! Located in the scenic little village of Homestead, just 3 miles from the Amana village with its shops, museums, and theatres, Die Heimat’s 15 unique and beautiful guest rooms offer a range of accommodations and rates. Every room has a private bath, flat-screen cable TV, and free high-speed Wi-Fi. Several rooms have accommodations for folks with accessibility issues and the building can be entered by a lift to Read more...
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The tradition of the Amana Meat Shop & Smokehouse began when the seven villages were a communal settlement and families enjoyed meals together in kitchen houses. Each village had its own meat shop and smokehouse where ham, bacon, and sausage were cured the old-world way with long-held recipes and a commitment to quality. Today the tradition of quality continues. Each year thousands of visitors come to Amana to visit our historic shop, sample our products, send gifts through our catalog, and take home the flavors of another century. Enjoy the personal service and great selection of mouthwatering steaks, chops, and bratwurst from our fresh meat Read more...
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Amana furniture, designed and hand-built in the Colonies since the 1850’s, has an enduring reputation for high quality and timelessness. The Amana dierence is a focus on craftsmanship, using century-old building methods that have been passed down for generations. Today, these standards are still applied to our exceptional heirloom-quality furniture, clocks, and home décor. Meticulous care is taken in matching wood grains, testing durability, and expert finishing to enhance the wood’s natural beauty. Many locally made gifts also available. Our craftsmen are both designers and builders, and turn their experience, passion, and know-how into pieces that expertly blend heritage craftsmanship with modern insights. Enjoy our workshop viewing gallery and learn more Read more...
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Located within the Amana General Store, the International Christmas Market is a year-round holiday wonderland! Discover a magical world of scents, colors and light. Browse through our extensive array of ornaments, fabulous tree displays, and unique home decor. From world-imported items to hand-crafted gifts, the appeal of the International Christmas Market is simple: stress-free shopping in a beautiful, festive environment featuring unique gift ideas for everyone no matter the season…including you! *Closed January 8–16, 2025 for inventory. Read more...
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Come and play at the Little Red Wagon! Enjoy a large selection of toys, games, books and puzzles not found in the big toy stores. Browse our wide assortment of personalized items, perfect for that special gift. For the young at heart, we oer a blast from the past with a collection of toys you once loved. Yesterday’s classics have become today’s retro! If you’re looking for the latest high-tech powered toy, we likely don’t have it. The Little Red Wagon continues to offer toys that are powered by old-fashioned play and imagination. Easy to find, located on the main street of Amana, next to the Amana General Store. Read more...
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The Amana General Store was built in 1858 and is a prominent historic landmark in the village of Amana. From the time it was built until 1932, the store served the community with all of their material needs that the communal society did not provide. Today, the General Store continues to offer items from far off places and many Amana and Iowa made products. Amana General Store features two specialized areas; the Amana Coffee & Tea Co., which offers an exclusive line of flavored whole bean coffees and a variety of loose-leaf teas, and the International Christmas Market, a year-round holiday wonderland. You never know what treasure you might find! *Closed Read more...
