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Country Inn By Carlson, Decorah, IA

1202 Highway 9 West, Decorah IA 52101, USA

Reservations: +1 (800) 830-5222 US/Canada Toll-free

Telephone: +1 (563) 382-9646 Fax: +1 (563) 382-4201

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Ideal Location among Decorah Hotels near Luther College, Local Attractions

Conveniently located near the intersection of Highways 9 and 52, Country Inn & Suites provides close proximity to the best attractions in northern Iowa. Situated halfway between Dubuque, Iowa and Rochester, Minnesota, our Decorah hotel's accommodations offer easy access to the tri-state area. We are just minutes from Luther College, great museums and golf as well as many unique attractions, including the Seed Savers Exchange, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum. And access to the new Winneshiek bike trail is literally feet from our front door. With miles of beautiful trails to travel and enjoy, keep Country Inn & Suites in mind when thinking of places to stay on your next visit to Decorah, IA.

Nearby attractions include:

Porter House Museum (1.1 miles)
Beautiful gardens, a unique brick wall and an exotic butterfly collection make this museum a must-see attraction near our Decorah hotel.
Phone: +1 (563) 382-8465
Vesterheim Museum (1.1 miles)
The Vesterheim Museum details the history of Norwegian immigrants to the Decorah area. Exhibits explain Norwegian-American ways of life, folk art and customs.
Phone: +1 (563) 382-9681
Luther College (1.5 miles)
Our Decorah hotel is less than two miles from this small liberal arts college. The beautiful campus was designed by Jens Jensen, a landscape architect known for working with Frank Lloyd Wright.
Phone: +1 (800) 458-8437
Oneonta Golf Course (4.4 miles)
6,472 yards of great golf await visitors at the Oneonta Golf Course and Country Club, which opened in 1921 and has since provided a great golfing for all of northern Iowa.
Phone: +1 (563) 382-4407
Seed Savers Exchange (6.5 miles)
Seed Savers Exchange preserves heirloom seeds and maintains Heritage Farm, which has 23 acres of certified organic farmland on display near our Decorah accommodations.
Phone: +1 (563) 382-5990
Bily Clocks Museum (11.0 miles)
Hand-carved clocks depicting everything from the 12 Apostles to Charles Lindbergh's famous 1927 flight are on display at the Bily Clocks Museum. This museum also contains an exhibit detailing the time composer Antonin Dvorak spent in Spillville.
Phone: +1 (563) 562-3569
Winneshiek Wildberry Winery (11.0 miles)
This winery produces 25 fabulous table and fruit wines. Enjoy their selection of artisan wines at the oak bar after you've learned about the winemaking process and toured the vineyards.
Phone: +1 (563) 735-5809
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum (13.0 miles)
When Laura Ingalls Wilder was nine years old, her family spent a year in Burr Oak, Iowa, assisting friends who managed a local hotel. Now transformed into a museum, the hotel showcases the works and history of the author of Little House on the Prairie.
Phone: +1 (563) 735-5916

About Decorah

To understand Decorah one must understand the history of the immigrants that first settled here in 1849. A small number of Irish farmers ventured to the area, but the majority of Decorah's early settlers were Norwegians, and the 8,000 current residents of this small midwestern city have not forgotten their heritage. The hale and hearty settlers were farmers and businesspeople that embraced hard work, and the sometimes-harsh climate of the Iowa Bluff country. Not deterred by the remote location of Decorah, Luther College was founded in 1861 when the town was a mere 12 years old. Students were able to get a quality post-secondary education, steeped in traditional Lutheran values, without ever leaving town. In 1874 a Norwegian language newspaper, Decorah Posten, was established to keep non-English speakers up-to-date on local and national happenings. The Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum opened its doors in 1877. Its thirteen historic buildings and displays of furniture and traditional costumes give it the distinction of being the nation's largest museum devoted to a single ethnic group. Each July the entire town gears up for the Nordic Festival, complete with Scandinavian foods, Nordic games, dancing and storytelling.

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Like their Norwegian ancestors, residents of Decorah enjoy the great outdoors. The city has a comprehensive parks system with hiking trails, municipal bike trails and plenty of opportunities for kayaking and canoeing. In fact, National Geographic Explorer Magazine ranked canoeing on the nearby Upper Iowa River as one of the "World's Top 100 Adventures."