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Northeast Region
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Bluedorn Science Imaginarium - The Bluedorn Science Imaginarium provides a fun way for you to learn and experiment with physics, light, sound and momentum. Hands-on exhibits provide a playground for your imagination. Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanical Gardens - Featured Gardens include: The Enabling Garden, Community Garden, Sesquicentennial Forest, Herb Garden, Ethnic Garden, Trial Gardens, Hosta Garden, fifteen acres of sun-drenched prairie and a Children's Pond. Grout Museum of History and Science - Throughout its more than 40-year history, the Grout Museum of History and Science, widely acknowledged as one of the cornerstones of culture in Northeast Iowa, has worked to fulfill its mission to provide a window on our world. The Museum specializes in area history and natural history. The Museum also features a 50-seat planetarium and hands-on Discovery Zone. Lost Island Theme Park - Theme Park offering a huge wave pool, five water slides, 'Lazy River', 18-hole 'goofy golf' course, go-cart track, concessions, gift shop and picnic area. Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra - The mission of The Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra is to educate, entertain, and enrich listeners by presenting performances of the highest quality. |
Waterloo Community Playhouse - The Waterloo Community Playhouse is one of the largest community theatres per capita in America. Founded in 1916, it is currently celebrating 84 years of bringing quality theatre productions & theatre education programs to the people of Northeastern Iowa. Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum - Visitors to the picturesque Northeast Iowa community of Decorah can cross the threshold of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum into a world of nautical daring, prairie plunder, and deep-seated faith, reliving the saga of the Norwegian immigrants’ life in America, their vesterheim, their western home. University of Northern Iowa Museum - The University Museum is primarily a natural history museum. The collection began in 1892 and contains approximately 100,000 objects. Besides biology and geology, the museum also has extensive anthropology, history, and UNI related collections. Rensselaer Russell House Museum - Nestled in the heart of northeast Iowa is a small jewel of American mid-Victorian architecture. This lovely brick structure, inhabited by three generations of Russells, is one of the oldest homes in Black Hawk County. Guided tours allow visitors to step into an authentic Victorian interior and wander through picturesque Victorian gardens. |
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