Amana General Store

My favorite shop to browse when visiting Amana colonies. Can find an assortment of gifts and german sweets here. Downstairs is the coffee and tea store.

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All decked out for Christmas!
Charming experience unique to Amana with mix of Iowa and German made products.

Such a fun place to browse and shop! Start here on your visit to the Amana colonies. A woman in the store was incredibly helpful and welcoming. She gave me information about the community and their fascinating history. The Amana Colonies are truly a gem in rural Iowa, and I was amazed by this store! 🤩

I always secretly hope for a long wait time at restaurant so I can shop a little longer! Such a fun place for unique, one of a kind gifts and keepsakes. You must try the homemade soaps! No more dry hands in Iowa winter! It is Christmas all year long here and it is magical. If you do theme ornaments, theme trees or theme gifts this is your store. Everything you can imagine Christmas and beyond. It is so beautiful that you can, and very well may, get lost in the wonder of our all. Don't forget to go downstairs. Free coffee samples while you shop too!

This was a great store that seemed like a center peice of the town. The store was laid out beautifully with something to see around every turn. There is also a year round Christmas shop on the main level.. The displays were like the windows on 5th Ave in NYC! In the basement is a coffee and tea shop. They were not serving the tea because of COVID-19 but had coffee to drink. My wife bought 3 cups and many bags of coffee beans.

You have to take a wander through the General Store if you visit the Colonies. It has an incredible amount of items, nicely laid out for easy viewing. Check out the International Christmas Shop and the Tea and Coffee sections. You could seriously spend a long time looking at all the merch.

Year round Christmas is definitely the highlight of the store. The merchandising is so impressive with every surface covered in items for sale. Additionally candy and food goods and other general store items means you will leave with some treasure or momento.

Stopped at the Amana General Store for the first time in MANY years on Tuesday, Nov. 1st. Always nice to see their offerings of seasonal gifts and decor (that came from my wife). We took home a few things, but only 2 of them made it in the pic shown. The Italian Bread Dipping Seasoning is fantastic. And, I cannot say enough about their coffee (located on the lower level of the store.) I brought home a bag of the Amana Private Blend Decaf, and folks ... this is some of the smoothest decaf coffee I've ever tasted. Doesn't have that "acidic" flavor.

So, If you've just stuffed yourselves at any of the fine dining places in Amana, walk around a bit, burn off some of those calories, and stop in.

We love this store. You got to try the root beer and the coffee. This store is amazing. Once you enter the store you will feel a different atmosphere. Similar to Harry Potter movie places. They usually have some coffee or tea to try. It’s not always my favorite but the design in the basement is magnificent. Last year there are 2 stores nearby going out of business. We do hope this store will last forever.
If you come to the next store, you’ll get early Christmas experience. Awesome!

What a beautiful store to shop. Plenty of rooms designed to relax and enjoy the music and atmosphere. Owned by the Amish Colony restored from local history

The is an incredible general store with expansive floor room, well decorated, and extensive inventory.

The General Store offers lots of locally made products. From local honey to pickled eggs and lots in between. Unique items specific to the area. Definitely a place you must visit.

I’ve been coming to Amana for years and the General store is a must see and do each time. You can practically buy anything you want in here from cheese curds to Christmas ornaments! Home decor, food, coffee, and collectibles galore!! Must see for sure and take your time because there is A LOT to look at!

Too many good stuffs to buy! I am a regular visitor for their tea, coffee and candles.

I love coming here. There are so many neat little trinkets, and it’s always fun to look around at everything. I really love the Christmas shop with all the different ornaments! They have everything, from food to decorations to bath products. A great place to look for gifts.

So much to see! Beautiful Christmas displays.

Very cute gift shop. They sell some excellent tea! I had their red rooibos and it had a wonderful vanilla flavor. Always like to check in and see what is new as they carry perfect gift size containers of food and jam.

Beautiful gift shop ❤

This is a nice little Shop that is quaint and charming. My wife and I were most concerned with the niche items. I was impressed by their array of old fashioned taffy and candies. My wife liked looking at the tea and tea accessories in the basement.

This place is absolutely PACKED full of knick knacks. It smells amazing as soon as you walk in. They’ve got a great selection of Amana memorabilia and so much more. It’s a must see if you’re in town. I just wish they had a better selection of tourist magnets, as my family collects them.