Pedestrian Mall

Tara Allen 51

2024-04

Free Wi-Fi, great shops, bars, restaurants, festivals, and events. The Ped Mall is a great spot to visit whether you're visiting or hanging our with friends or family.

Dionisio Marquez

2023-06

Great place to hang out with friend or family or both. Nice restaurants in the area. Little children's playground. Visit the Public Library to read, to chill, or sleep.

Quentin Misiag

2022-05

What's not to love about the Ped Mall? After a recent multi-million streetscape renovation, the area is infused with better lighting, plantings, art, a new Weatherdance Fountain Stage and much more. Many longtime retailers and restaurants are still thriving, but now there's a welcome, healthy mix of new businesses, too. From women's boutiques to sustainable home goods and performing arts spaces to a movie theater, library and large playground, there's something for the whole family.I love that the city and the Iowa City Downtown District continue to program events like the Downtown Block Party, Small Business Saturday/pop-up shops and live music in the summer.While many cities have tried to master a vibrant, walkable downtown, few communities have been successful at it. Thankfully, Iowa City is one of them.

Irena Nova

2022-05

What a great place to come with children! We happened to visit during Art Festival. And the place was filled with kids activities and entertainment!

Doma

2022-05

Love this area. Cute little boutiques, library, good places for food and sitting outside all within walking distance of each other. June is my fav month because they have Music on the Pedmall on Fridays.

Nurse Glady

2023-05

Loved the place. People are very pleasant and friendly. Also it's a safe place to stroll around, eat,drink and shop.

Kelly Carver

2023-05

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David

2023-06

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SideShow

2022-05

Great time at the block party. Had a blast. Took the kids and they had fun also. Not just for adults. Great idea and expertly setup and managed. Hats off to Iowa City event planners. Will look forward for next years block party and events.

Hona Mattson

2023-05

There are always new art installations to see, and the cutest little shops! We also love going to the playground, and it's nice to have a little fountain for hot days so the kids can play.

Angela Kenna

2022-05

Great place to take a stroll away from traffic. Locally owned shops and eateries are a welcomed change. I love visiting the library, listening to live music in the summer, and there is an updated playground on top of a soft spongy surface.

Daniel Krukoski

2020-05

Very nice and peaceful(during the day) place to settle down and relax. The playground is fairly nice. There are changing lights that turn on during the night that are newly installed where they play live music some Fridays that is very esthetically pleasing.

Larry Martin

2019-05

Always someone playing music. Great place to shop, eat or grab a drink. Or, you can just walk around and people watch.

David woods

2023-09

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zavash zarei

2023-07

Nice in the summer walk to target get a bottle of vine and see if u get arrested by cops for drinking in public otherwise looks a little like recline district in amesterdam river is down the hill

Ottis Bunning

2018-05

Lots of memories and a place that will never (and should never) change.Plenty of seating throughout the ped mall and the downtown district and chamber are doing a great job adding new events and activities for all ages.Looking forward to the new renovations that’ll start very soon!

Sarah Furnish

2018-05

Everyone loves the PED Mall. It's a great place to grab a patio seat to watch live music on Fridays, buskers and possible pop up performances. A variety of bars, retail, restaurants and a independent cinema all most locally owned!

Emilia Deem

2017-05

There's always something fun for all ages going on in the Ped Mall during the warmer seasons! Great place to take the family for an evening of free music, walking around, letting kids play on the playground, and maybe stopping for a treat somewhere.

Derek Henscheid

2018-05

Nice little park and splash pad for the kids during the summer. During the school season it can get a little less "family friendly" in the evenings due to the college crowd, but it's a really nice area

Rachel Hittner

2019-05

I walk the Ped Mall frequently, and the inspiring atmosphere can't be beat! Also a great spot to bar crawl! Even if you're stumbling drunk, you can still get a grilled cheese or a taco from the various food stands around the walkway to sober up!

Frank Ruiz

2018-05

Nice open area to walk around or just sit on the nice painted benches and do some people watching. There's is a children's playground and a a few bars and restaurants where you can sit outside.

Ayla Dickens

2022-05

I love it It brings back memories from the '90s and early 2000s but they just straight it with all these high-rise is trying to make it into a little mini Chicago/Des Moines

Alan Peterson

2018-05

It's gone downhill, the artisans, craft people and local characters that made it what it is, have been alienated and pushed aside by the city in favor of making a new image. It was the heart of the City, all cultures and diversity was abundant prior to the changes. Now, it's a political statement of sadly changing times. They destroyed parking lots in favor of buildings with non, which creates a huge problem unless you're willing to pay(more than you should, usually double)

Madeline E.

2020-05

Went here for the War and Peace book festival! Lovely and beautiful area, incredibly close to down town allowing for ease of access to a variety of stores if none of the ones here fit your needs.

Jonathan Neuzil

2019-05

The bar scene isn't my kind of fun, but Film Scene, and Graze: Food Guru are amazing ways to make the pedestrian mall a great place to go.

Matthew Lange

2023-05

Good place to bring your kids. Hangout and people watch.

zavash zarei

2023-08

Yep where everybody goes , only place to go to feel u r not in iowa

George Michael

2018-05

One of the most popular places in the city, dotted with well-known stores, restaurantes, hotels, bars, a playground, parking lots and the public library, through which many college students, children and ordinary citizen walk incessantlyy, stop by, or just sit down for a few minutes.

Charles C

2017-05

Excellent area right downtown where all the bars and restaurants are located, plus it's right next to the heart of the campus. I'm not sure it's even possible to visit Iowa City without going to the Ped Mall area.

Raleke Ekwena

2021-05

Beautiful place to walk around. Lots of shops and cool street art to see. I've even had my engagement pictures taken here.