With some awesome road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up everything that Clear Lake, 45 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here ought to be Surf Ballroom and Museum, Clear Lake State Park and Buddy Holly Crash Site. Don’t forget about Ames either! Just 50 miles away, Hilton Coliseum, Jack Trice Stadium and Reiman Gardens are non-negotiable stops here.