Explore Black Hawk County
John Deere Waterloo Operations
See the assembly of 95- to 425-horsepower tractors in state-of-the-art production facility. Tour the engine works, drive train assembly, and service parts operations. Browse through the Deere Crossing Gift Shop. (Age and footwear restrictions apply.)
Waterloo, IA ShoppesLost Island Adventure Park
Huge wave pool, eight major waterslides, "Lazy River," two 18-hole "adventure golf" courses, wheelchair accessible golf, go-cart track, concessions, interactive play areas, gift shop, and picnic area. Iowa's largest waterpark.
Waterloo, IA Water ParksWaterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony
Classical and pops concerts, family performances, chamber music and chamber orchestra performances.
Cedar Falls, IA SymphoniesVictorian Home & Carriage House Museum/George Wyth House
Tour Italianate home built in 1863 and restored to elegant 1880 Victorian life. Carriage House Museum houses the Historical Society'
Cedar Falls, IA MuseumsCedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Features more than 400 varieties of trees and many special gardens, including hostas, herbs, a trial garden, Buck Rose garden, and a children's garden.
Waterloo, IA ArboretumsFFA Historical and Ag Museum
A visual history of our agricultural heritage and the role of small communities in rural America. Antique farm implements, tools, turn-of-the-century artifacts.
La Porte City, IA MuseumsSilos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
One of only 27 National Heritage Areas in the U.S., Silos & Smokestacks tells the story of American agriculture, agribusiness, and farm life through a network of sites, events and communities. The 37-county heritage area is bordered by the Mississippi River, I-80, and I-35
Waterloo, IA Historic SitesRensselaer Russell House Museum - Grout Museum District
This small jewel of mid-Victorian architecture, completed in 1861
Waterloo, IA MuseumsGrout Museum of History & Science - Grout Museum District
History collection focuses on the period from 1933, when Iowa was opened for settlement, to the present. The Maytag Car, 1915 Waterloo Boy, Rath Packing Company whistle and Pioneer Hall Mural help visitors envision and understand bygone eras.
Waterloo, IA MuseumsUniversity of Northern Iowa Museums
Permanent natural history exhibits feature items from shells to mastodon bones, African antelope to Peruvian textiles. Changing exhibits highlight a variety of cultural and international themes. Call ahead to visit the nearby Marshall Center School, a restored 1893
Cedar Falls, IA MuseumsWaterloo Center for the Arts
Midwest art including works by Grant Wood, Marvin Cone and Thomas Hart Benton; American decorative arts and international folk art; the largest public collection of Haitian art in the United States. Interactive youth gallery, gift store, performances, programs and classes.
Waterloo, IA Art Centers