Ames

Ames may refer to:

In places in the US:
*Ames, Iowa, largest city in the United States by this name
*Ames, Kansas, an unincorporated community
*Ames, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
*Ames, New York, a village
*Ames, Oklahoma, a town
*Ames, Texas, a city
*Ames Monument, a memorial to brothers Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames, Jr. located in Wyoming

In places in Europe:
* Ames, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in northern France
* Ames, A Coruña, a municipality in Spain

Other:
*Ames (automobile), an American brand
*Ames Department Stores Inc., a defunct department store chain based in Connecticut
*Oakes Ames (botanist), an American botanist specializing in orchids, known by the author abbreviation "Ames"

Acronyms:
*Air Ministry Experimental Station, used in radar designations
*AMES (school), Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science, in Salt Lake City, Utah
*Assisted Movement with Enhanced Sensation

People with the surname Ames:
*Ames (surname)

ee also

*Ames Building, considered Boston's first skyscraper
*Ames crater, in Oklahoma, US
*NASA Ames Research Center, a facility in California, US
*Ames room, a distorted room used to create an optical illusion
*Ames strain of anthrax
*Ames Stradivarius, an antique violin
*Ames Straw Poll, in Ames, Iowa, US
*Ames test, a biological assay