<p>The town of Grinnell looks like a movie set for a Midwest town in the 1950s. Several churches, a nice library, small local businesses, a park that I think has a gazebo or bandstand. The most interesting building is probably the Sullivan Jewel Box, a bank designed by a well known architect. It is now part Chamber of Commerce office and part bank. There’s one fun coffee house/ bakery called Saint’s Rest, owned by a Grinnell grad and a few nice restaurants. One movie theater, a nice little supermarket near campus and then, a bit outside of town, a Wal-Mart and 2 larger supermarkets.</p>