About this city
Traer is a charming, meticulously preserved rural prairie town positioned flatly within the rolling, crop-rich agricultural landscapes of Tama County in east-central Iowa. Established dynamically in 1873 during the rapid expansion of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railway, the town was named to honor John Traer, a prominent early railroad director. Today, Traer serves as an authentic heartland living history capsule, globally celebrated for housing a highly eccentric, world-renowned public attraction built entirely around historical salt shakers.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
View over 15,000 unique vintage seasoning containers at the Traer Salt & Pepper Shaker Gallery, photograph the historic winding wooden spiral staircase on Main Street, and fish at nearby Hannen Park.
