Best things to see on and off campus

We’ll be visiting ISU mid July and spending 2 days in Ames. What are the best things to see on and off campus. As there won’t be many students around, I figure at least we’ll get a sense of the area.

I’m only marginally familiar with the area, but one thing I hear about is
https://www.reimangardens.com/
And the place we always eat is Hickory Park! Great if you like smoked meats.

There’s a cute bookstore called Dog-Eared Books in Ames’ little downtown area on Main Street. It was a nice stretch of other shops, too!
dogearedbooksames.com