Our Town - Fairfield, Iowa
We also want to introduce you to the unique relaxed creativity for which the environment of Fairfield, Iowa is known. This rural community of about 10,000 residents offers an unlimited variety and depth of culture, business, entertainment and educational resources.
The Fairfield Convention and Visitors Bureau has visitor information about Fairfield, Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
With over 40 places to eat, there is a good selection of regional and international cuisines to chose from (click here). Fairfield has a vibrant and diverse art and artisan community with many galleries, specialty and antique shops; and its performing arts calendar of musical and theater events is surprisingly impressive.
The picturesque downtown square with central gazebo hosting musical events through the summer, its award-winning year-round Fairfield's 1st Fridays Art Walk, rich cultural past and present, and new Fairfield Arts & Convention Center have made it an appropriate choice for recipient in 2006 of the Iowa Great Place award.
Fairfield's trail system unites city parks and Jefferson County Park with lovely lakes, evergreen pathways, farmland vistas, and marshes that are sanctuaries for the flora and fauna of the Midwest heartland. An entrance to the 16-mile Loop Trail is across the street from our Inn.
There also are numerous recreational opportunities in the area. Two attractive 9-hole golf courses, the Walton club with its challenging greens and water holes that criss-cross Walton Lake, and the Fairfield Country Club, known as the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi River are in the city. And not far are several professional 18-hole courses.
Interested in history? Fairfield has interesting historical sites, and a pleasant 1/2 hour drive away is the
American Gothic House in Eldon as well as the historic Villages of Van Buren County along the Des Moines River.
The Maasdam Barns development project is developing a tourist, recreation and education center at this historic farm site, and should be fully open by Fall 2011.
Fairfield's award-winning business environment has established it as the small town entrepreneurial capital of Iowa, and it has been dubbed "Silicorn Valley' for its leadership in information technology. It is the home of Maharishi University of Management, world-renowned for 'Education for Enlightenment.'
Close by is Iowa's newest city, Maharishi Vedic City, with its unique approach to inner knowledge, health, architecture, societal evolution, and world peace. A visit to the Vedic Observatory is highly recommended.
On the forefront of advances in entrepreneurship, higher education, and sustainable living, Fairfield also honors its rural way of life and agricultural roots.
See our web links for a sampling of the fascinating experiences this community offers, which we hope you will explore when you come. Fairfield is a unique place to visit, conduct business or vacation; and Seven Roses Inn is a comfortable, gracious home base to enjoy your stay.
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