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| | + | ===By car=== |
| | + | U.S. Highways 18 and 65 go through Mason City. Interstate 35 runs through the nearby town of [[Clear Lake (Iowa)|Clear Lake]], about 7 miles west of Mason City. |
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| | + | ===By plane=== |
| | + | Delta has several flights weekly into Mason City Airport, which is about 7 miles from the downtown area. |
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| | ==Get around== | | ==Get around== |
| | + | Public transportation is close to non-existent in Mason City. There is a paratransit van service available but no public bus system in place. |
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| | ==See== | | ==See== |
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| | ==Do== | | ==Do== |
| | + | *<do name="Music Man Square/ Museum" alt="" address="308 South Pennsylvania Avenue Mason City, IA 50401" directions="" phone="" url="http://www.themusicmansquare.org" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></do> |
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| | ==Buy== | | ==Buy== |
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| | ==Eat== | | ==Eat== |
| | + | Famous for it's steaks, the Northwestern Steakhouse is 'the' place to eat. Birdall's ice cream is also famous for it's delicious shakes, malts, and ice cream and is a local landmark, gone unchanged for decades. |
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| | ==Drink== | | ==Drink== |
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| | ==Sleep== | | ==Sleep== |
| − | *'''Americas Best Value Inn 24th 5th street southwest 641 4242910
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| − | *Decker House Bed and Breakfast 119 2nd street southeast 641 4234700 | + | * <sleep name="Decker House Bed and Breakfast" alt="" address="119 2nd St. SE" directions="" phone="+1 641 423-4700" url="" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep> |
| − | *Comfort Inn''' 410 5th street southwest 641 4234444
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| − | {{IsIn|North_Central_Iowa}} | + | {{IsPartOf|North Central Iowa}} |
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| | {{cityguide}} | | {{cityguide}} |
| | + | [[Wikipedia:Mason City, Iowa]] |
U.S. Highways 18 and 65 go through Mason City. Interstate 35 runs through the nearby town of Clear Lake, about 7 miles west of Mason City.
Delta has several flights weekly into Mason City Airport, which is about 7 miles from the downtown area.
Public transportation is close to non-existent in Mason City. There is a paratransit van service available but no public bus system in place.
Famous for it's steaks, the Northwestern Steakhouse is 'the' place to eat. Birdall's ice cream is also famous for it's delicious shakes, malts, and ice cream and is a local landmark, gone unchanged for decades.
