Hello. I'm new here. My family and I are looking into making the drive from KCMO to Ames for the ISU/OSU game in November. We plan to stay in town for the weekend and explore the campus a little and take in the atmosphere. I had a few questions for ISU fans...where would be good places to eat, stay and sightsee? Also, would you consider the atmosphere at ISU games to be family friendly? Our children are 1 and 7 years old. We figured on getting the hillside seating and staying towards the back. Thanks, in advance.
My advice would be to book the hotel as soon as possible. The last thing you want is to have to stay in Ankeny or Des Moines. If you can find a place on University Blvd, that would place you a couple of minutes from the stadium. Otherwise, if you want to be by campus, the Memorial Union has a hotel...it's a little dated, but clean. That is right on campus and probably a 10-15 minute walk to the stadium.
The tailgate lots open 6 hours before kickoff and the public lots are plenty of fun. If you don't plan on grilling, you can just walk through the lots and I'm sure people will be offering food and beer. Nov. 7 still has a chance to be decent weather, but you never know. That's always the key to what the tailgating is like for those late games.
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