Heart of Iowa Market Place is the go-to store for locally sourced Iowa-themed gifts when you are looking to send a “Taste of Iowa” to friends, family, clients or employees around the world.
The Perfect Valentine’s Day Gifts
Assorted Valentine’s Day Gifts
Delicious Homemade Fudge
Sweet Treats Gift Box
Candles
WELCOME TO HEART OF IOWA MARKET PLACE
ABOUT US
Located in Historic Valley Junction, Heart of Iowa Marketplace has been Iowa’s original specialty store since 1983. Heart of Iowa Market Place offers opportunities to sample, share and remember Iowa with distinctly Iowa gift items and products.
Heart of Iowa has many Iowa gift baskets to choose from, perfect for that special person or occasion. Select one of our specialty baskets or let us help you design your own. Choose from our large selection of baskets, bags and boxes to fill with our wide array of Iowa gourmet foods, gifts and souvenirs. When family, friends, and business associates want a little bit of Iowa, choose Heart of Iowa Market Place for your gifts.
Historic Valley Junction – 1970.
Barbecue Tasting Videos
In these videos, we tasted select barbecue sauces we carry here at the Heart of Iowa and commented on what we liked about each one! We then tasted barbecue sauces from some of the surrounding fast-food chains. We then compared the fast-food chains’ sauces to the ones we carry. For example, if you like Popeye’s BBQ sauce, you should use Big Daddy’s Sweet & Hot sauce for a similar experience and support local business! Some of our vendors’ sauces didn’t have a match which just shows how unique and original their flavors are!
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RECENT POSTS
Ranging from savory to spicy, all your favorites from Denison Mustard Company are back!
We hate to see Wines of Iowa leaving our Valley Junction family but we are happy to carry on their legacy with our new wine section! Starting now, we be expanding our current wine selection to a wider variety of Iowa grown wine.
Keep an eye out for upcoming dates for Wine tastings!
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Backcountry
The Cellar
Covered Bridge
La Vida Loca
O So Good
Soldier Creek
Stone Cliff
Sweet Honeymoon
If you don't see what you're looking for, please don't hesitate to reach out! As we continue being your one-stop shop for all things Iowa, we are always on the lookout for recommendations!
We are proud to announce a new treat on our shelves: Muddy Bites!
Jarod and Tyler are two college friends from THE ice cream capital of the world (Le Mars, Iowa), a town where they shut down the streets to celebrate ice cream. So it is no surprise that the founders grew up eating hundreds, if not thousands, of sundae cones throughout their childhood; from ice cream trucks to grandma’s house - anywhere they could get their hands on them!
There was always a sense of excitement and happiness every time they got down to the end of the sundae cone filled with chocolate, aka, the BEST part.
So they got to thinking...
“Why doesn’t anyone sell the bottom part of a sundae-cone?”
Just like that, Muddy Bites was born.
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211 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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(515) 274-4692