ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Airline Amusement Park
  1666 West Airline Highway • Waterloo, IA 50701
  319-232-9384
  This amusement park offers tons of family fun with bumper cars, goofy golf, batting cages and a driving range.  map

• Lost Island Waterpark
  2225 East Shaulis Road • Waterloo, IA 50701
  319-233-8414
  The largest waterpark in Iowa, Lost Island Waterpark features nine slides, a lazy river, wave pool, dining options, an arcade, Monaleo's Speedway, one of the longest go-kart tracks in the Midwest; two 18-hole courses, and more.  more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Grout Museum of History & Science, The
  503 South Street • Waterloo, IA 50701
  Located in Downtown Waterloo
  319-234-6357
  With the mission to collect, preserve and interpret cultural and natural history of the region, primarily focusing on Iowa history from 1833 to the present, the Grout Museum of History & Science began with the collection of 2,000 objects that belonged to prominent Waterloo resident, Henry Whittemore Grout (1858-1932). The museum has many permanent and temporary exhibits. The Grout Planetarium features a 17-foot dome.   map

• Ice House Museum
  Franklin Street at West 1st Street • Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  Located 6 Miles Northwest
  319-266-5149
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Ice House Museum shows the process of how the ice stored and eventually delivered. Different types of ice-boxes, a large two-horse ice wagon, 1935 model B John Deere tractor, and original photos are just some of the items that visitors can see.  more...  map

• International Wrestling Institute and Museum
  303 Jefferson Street • Waterloo, IA 50701
  319-233-0745
  With over 600 displays, the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum's mission is to "preserve, maintain and promote the long and illustrious heritage of mankind's oldest sport in a manner which will benefit the sport, educate and entertain the public, and to inspire youth to dream big and work hard." more...  map

• Little Red School House Museum (circa 1909)
  First & Clay Streets • Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  Located 6 Miles Northwest
  319-266-5149 or 319-277-8817
  Open May through October on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Little Red School House Museum features blackboards, books, a pot belly stove, bell tower and bell, and turn-of-the-century furnishings. It originally stood in the center of Bennington Township, four miles east of U.S. Highway 63 on the Dunkerton Road and then two miles north, near St. Johns Lutheran Church.  map

• Victorian Home and Carriage House Museum (circa 1863)
  308 West 3rd Street • Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  Located 6 Miles Northwest
  319-266-5149
  Housed in an Italianate-style home, the Victorian Home and Carriage House Museum is furnished with artifacts dating from 1880 to 1900. Built to resemble the exterior of an early carriage house, the Carriage House addition features exhibit galleries, the Cedar Falls Historical Society's offices, a research library and archives, which includes early county probate documents, photographs and business records and general historical records of Cedar Falls; and collection storage. Please call to arrange tours or research time.  more...  map

• Waterloo Center for the Arts
  225 Commercial Street • Waterloo, IA 50701
  Located in Downtown Waterloo
  319-291-4490
  Situated along the banks of the Cedar River, the Waterloo Center for the Arts is "a municipal non-profit institution dedicated to fostering community awareness and appreciation of the arts by acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting significant works of art." A variety of programs, events, changing exhibitions and creative activities are offered. Its permanent collection features Midwest art, American Decorative arts, and the largest public collection of Haitian Art in the United States. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
  1927 East Orange Road • Waterloo, IA 50704
  319-226-4966
  Located east of Hawkeye Community College, the Cedar Valley Arboretum is "dedicated to providing a variety of gardens and trees for the education and enjoyment of our natural world." Visitors can enjoy the Herb Garden, 15 acres of prairie, the Hosta Garden, children's gardens, a rose garden, community gardens, and much more. more...  map

• Hickory Hills Park
  3338 Hickory Hills Road • Waterloo, IA 50651
  Located in LaPorte
  319-342-3350
  Hickory Hills Park features a 55-acre lake, camp area, lodge, shelter, nine-hole disc golf course, and a cabin. Guests can enjoy such outdoor seasonal activities as hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, sledding, ice fishing and canoeing while at Hickory Hills Park.  map

• McFarlane Park
  13619 King Road • Waterloo, IA 50703
  Located in La Porte
  319-342-3844
  Visitors of McFarlane Park can enjoy such outdoor seasonal activities as hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, canoeing, and camping.   map

Science & Technology

• Bluedorn Science Imaginarium
  322 Washington Street • Waterloo, IA 50701
  Located at the Grout Museum District
  319-233-8708
  The Bluedorn Science Imaginarium is an interactive science center that provides fun hands-on exhibits that demonstrate how science affects everyday life.   map