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Mason City, Iowa

In Mason City, Iowa, discover an array of award-winning attractions, from puppets to prairie school architecture, museums to malls, and an assortment of festivals uniquely blended with facilities catering to visitors. Mason City is located in North Central Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, only a few miles from beautiful Clear Lake. The community is the hometown of Meredith Willson, composer of "The Music Man". Plus, the area is legendary as it was the final site of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson's concert. Mason City is also home to Prairie School Architecture with several buildings in the community designed by Frank Lloyd Wright including the only remaining hotel in the world designed by Wright. The largest collection of Bil Baird's puppets can also be seen in Mason City.

 

Favorite Mason City Attractions Cannonball 457 Built in 1912, this last remaining steam locomotives of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway. Only steam locomotive of its size on display in the nation, restored to reflect its original appearance in... Charles H. MacNider Art Museum Art Museum... Decker House B & B Handicap Accessible; Internet; Complimentary Breakfast; Restaurant / Lounge; non-smoking rooms... Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Hotel / Bank Historic Hotel...   All Mason City Attractions

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