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10 Best Italian Restaurants in Iowa!

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Leo's Italian Restaurant & Generations Lounge, Oelwein, IA

An amazing night out on the town starts at Leo's Italian Restaurant. Kick it off with a phenomenal dinner of all your Italian favorites, and then head to the adjoining Generations Lounge to kick back… Read More

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Historic Tour of Scenic Elkader, Elkader, IA

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Backbone State Park, Dundee, IA

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Spook Cave, McGregor, IA

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Trickling Waters Retreat, Marquette, IA

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Castle Theatre, Manchester, IA

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Decorah Farmers Market, Decorah, IA

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Wadena Town Facts

Wadena, Iowa. Population for Wadena from the last gathering is 243. You can view Wadena venues that host many Wadena IA events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Wadena page on Zillow. Currently Wadena has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $126,250. More real estate facts about Wadena: The number of properties currently for sale in Wadena is 2. The median homes for sale listing price is $129,000. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Wadena consisting of 1 with an average listing price for these house of $179,000. Out of the houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Wadena is . Interest rates for Wadena are at historic lows as well.

Wadena Iowa has a latitude of 42.839298248291 and a longitude of -91.656898498535. View the full profile

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