🐝✨ Looking for local favorites and hidden gems in Lee County, Iowa? You've come to the right place!
As a local mom, I love discovering the small businesses, unique attractions, family-friendly destinations, delicious food spots, and community events...
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Miscellaneous Recommendations
Coffee, Bars, Bistros, Cafes, and Restaurants
Festivals
Gift Shops & Boutiques
Parks, Museums, & Sight Seeing
Miscellaneous Recommendations
Places to check out around Lee County not mentioned in my specific town lists.
Nice small town grocery store with lunch specials
Sonny's Super Market
Nice small town library
West Point Public Library
Childcare in rural West Point
Kikis Kids
A very nice boarding a doggy daycare service
Montrose Dog Boarding
🌷🌱 A wonderful family-owned greenhouse to visit in Lee County! Browse flowers, vegetable plants, pumpkins, gourds, and gift items while supporting a local business. They also host family-friendly events, making this a fun stop to consider during th...
Jim's Greenhouse
Nice little airbnb by the river!
Pelican Peg's B&B - Room in Montrose, Iowa
A beautifully restored barn and home. Hosts public and private events and weddings.
1884 On The Bluff
fish market in Montrose, Iowa, specializing in fresh local caught fresh fish such as catfish, carp, buffalo carp. And smoked fish such as salmon, catfish, buffalo, and sturgeon. Plus a wide variety of frozen shrimp and appetizers. If you want to have...
MAFAB FIsheries
Coffee, Bars, Bistros, Cafes, and Restaurants
West Point, Montrose, and Keokuk drinks and eats
Wonderful bakery with the best pie. They also serve breakfast and lunch. They also host private parties.
Kim's Confections
New coffee shop and bistro
The Grand Stand
Tucked back into a beautiful, rustic drive through the woods and farmlands of Keokuk, this small-batch distillery is an amazing hidden gem. The owner, John, gives deeply informative tours of how they craft their signature smooth corn whiskeys and moo...
Green Frog Distillery
Nice selection of coffee and other drinks.
The Lost Canvas Coffee
Lotus, smoothies, acaii, and more
Sips on the Go
Great coffee, sweet treats, and lunch!
Java River
Great food, place to dock along the Mississippi and walk up to grab a bite to eat
Montrose Sandbar
Eoman owned, locally ran, small town bookstore. Fantasy, romance, and everything in between
Page, Print, & Pint
Wonderful BBQ! Beautiful outdoor patio, live music.
Fat Jimmy's Smokehouse and Spirits
Great place to eat! Nice salad bar, chicken night on Wednesdays!
The Point 95 | West Point IA
A prime riverfront destination to recommend for local nightlife, standard drinks, and regular live music events set right against the Mississippi River. Check out Taco Tuesday, the tacos are delish!
Southside Boat Club
Clean, low key, cozy neighborhood pub
Franklin Tap
Wonderful chicken and tenderloins!
Mt. Hamill Tap | Donnellson, Iowa
Tucked away at 1006 Main St, this long-running local favorite serves incredible, authentic Italian comfort foods, house pastas, and a legendary large shrimp pizza that locals rave about.
Angelini's Keokuk
Festivals
Always a good time at one of the local festivals
Typically held the third weekend in August. A fun festival with all you can eat watermelon!
Montrose Watermelon Festival
Fun festival wth strawberry ice cream sundaes!
Farmington Strawberry Festival | Farmington, IA
Thursday-Sunday! A fun festival usually held the 2nd or 3rd week in August. All you can eat Iowa sweet corn!
West Point Sweet Corn Festival
Gift Shops & Boutiques
Clothing, accessories, gift items, thrifting, antiques, and more.
Cute boutique with fashionable clothing for the whole family.
Lou & Jo Clothing Co
Wonderful florist and gift shop
Watering Can Floral
a wide variety of treasures at reasonable prices
Simply Home Boutique and Antiques
trendy fashion boutique specializing in seasonal swimwear, boutique clothing, and accessories
Suite Escape Tanning & Boutique
Parks, Museums, & Sight Seeing
Things to see and do
Check out the Southernmost point in Iowa
Southernmost Point of Iowa
Absolutely beautiful, especially in the fall!
Shimek State Forest - Lick Creek Unit
Horseback riding near Shimek Forest
Take a Trail Ride with Westercamp Rent A Horse
Great place to take the kids with interactive exhibits.
Lee County Conservation Center
Home of the all inclusive Bentley's Playground, a wonderful splash pad, and the city pool is right there as well.
Tolmie Park
Beautiful large park with play equipment, band shell, pond, view of the river, walking paths, and more. Hosts City of Christmas- a drive through lighted display.
Rand Park
🚢 Watch the mighty Mississippi River at work! Lock and Dam 19 in Keokuk offers an opportunity to observe river traffic and see barges passing through the lock system. It's a unique stop for visitors interested in the Mississippi River, engineering, ...
Lock and Dam 19
History of steamboat on the Mississippi
George M. Verity Riverboat Museum | Keokuk, Iowa
History of the Keokuk dam
Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum
On February 4, 1846, the first wagons were ferried across the icy Mississippi River from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Montrose Landing.
Visit the museum nearby at 203 North 1st Street, Montrose.
Montrose Landing - Mormon Pioneer
The scenic river road is just beautiful in the fall
Great River Road National Scenic By | Montrose, Iowa
Created by artist Ray “Bubba” Sorensen, The Freedom Rock® Tour was designed to honor veterans and provide a unique piece of art to each of Iowa’s 99 counties.
West Point Freedom Rock
Home of the Sweet Corn Festival (typically held the 2nd or 3rd full weekend in August) Also hosts the West Point farmers market each Sunday May-October.
City Square Park
The veterans memorial in West Point, Iowa, is co-located with the West Point Freedom Rock at City Square Park (at the intersection of 5th Street and Avenue D / County Road J40), rather than Riverview Park (which is located in nearby Fort Madison, Iow...
Veterans Memorial
Nice park with a beach, rentals, trails, and campground
