From James Beard Award-nominated chefs and six-generation-owned restaurants to global dishes and dinners on a farm, we explore the culinary highlights for meeting groups in some of Eastern Iowa’s key markets.

Colleagues are looking to get reacquainted and rebuild rapport after nearly two years of virtual meetings. Encourage their team spirit with these Eastern Iowa teambuilding activities. 

Here are some unexpected offsite options for your meeting and events groups convening in Eastern Iowa, from secret speakeasies to snuggling with llamas.

Transformed from a woolen mill into a boutique hotel in Amana, IA, Hotel Millwright is now open for business and offers over 8,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Montana is home to a vast lineup of unique venues that host off-site gatherings. Billings features a historic railroad depot and an independent movie theater, while elsewhere in the state planners will find event spaces that range from a ranch to a science center or a music venue to an art gallery. 

The Treasure State offers myriad group opportunities to enliven a meeting year-round.

Outdoor pursuits in Big Sky Country will entertain groups throughout the year.