Amana

We took a trip out to the Amana Colonies this past weekend, which really seemed unnecessary after having lived in Colonial Williamsburg for three years. There's only so many lectures on butter churning one can stand. But among the quilting and lithography lay unspeakable treasures to behold. Like Iowa's largest walnut rocking chair.


It's not the world's largest rocking chair, and the wording makes me wonder whether it's even Iowa's largest rocking chair. But it is pretty large.


Also large? My feet.



We wandered through several museums and shops, including one that only sold baskets and brooms. And we saw this basket exhibit.


Sadly, there were no baskets of the future.

The biggest disappointment of the day came when we tried to visit Opa's Tractor Barn Museum, but were told it would be $5 each. The only way I'm paying $5 to see a barn is if there are talking animals inside.