SPECIAL experiences FOR GROUPS Use this list to choose the activities that meet the interests of your group. Then contact the Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau to have your trip customized! ph: 800-845-1955 | email: [email protected]
Page no. references 2018 Waterloo|Cedar Falls Cost Experience Visitor Guide Length (Subject to change) Must do this! Must Maybe us for Not
Agriculture Barn Quilts of Black Hawk County p. 79 2 ½ hours $50/coach Choose Eastern or Western Black Hawk County. Hansen’s Farm Fresh Dairy p. 36, 79 1 ½ hours $12/person John Deere Waterloo Engine Works p. 16, 36 1 ½ hours no charge John Deere Waterloo Works & Tractor Assembly Plant p. 16, 36 1 ½ hours no charge
The Arts Cedar Valley Art & Wine p. 16 1 1/2 -2 hours price varies No charge for gallery or garden tour. Charges apply if group would like to include craft/activity. Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Performance p. 17, 38 1 ½ –2 hours $25 & up/person Most performances are during the school year; September–April. Length and price vary depending on performance. Hearst Center for the Arts & Sculpture Garden p. 18, 38 30–60 min. price varies No charge for gallery or garden tour. Charges apply if group would like to include craft/activity. Oster Regent Theatre p. 17 1 ½–2 hours $20–25/person Price varies depending on performance and size of group. Theatre UNI p. 17 2 hours $10/person UNI Gallery of Art p. 18 30 min. no charge UNI School of Music p. 17 1–2 hours free–$15/person Length and price vary depending on type of performance. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony p. 17, 38 2 hours $20–38/person Waterloo Center for the Arts p. 19, 38 30–60 min. no charge Charges apply if group would like to include craft/activity/snack/meal Waterloo Community Playhouse p. 17, 38 2 hours $22–25/person
Athletics McLeod Center, Wellness Center & UNI-Dome Tour p. 22; 23 1 hour no charge UNI Sporting Event p. 23 1 ½ –3 hours price varies Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Track & Field, and Wrestling. Waterhawks Ski Show p. 24 1 ½–2 hours $5/person Waterloo Bucks Baseball p. 23 2 ½–3 hours $5/person Waterloo Black Hawks Hockey p. 23 3 hours $12–20/person Page no. references 2018 Waterloo|Cedar Falls Cost Experience Visitor Guide Length (Subject to change) Must do this! Must Maybe us for Not
Museums Bluedorn Science Imaginarium p. 16, 37 Self-guided tour 1 hour $3/person Escape the Cedar Valley p. 16 1 hour $25/person National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum p. 17 Self-guided tour 1 hour $6/person Grout Museum of History & Science/Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum Length and price vary depending on tour and meal package. p. 16 1 ½–4 hours $6–30/person Ice House Museum p. 16, 36 Self-guided tour 1 hour $5/person John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum p. 16, 36 Self-guided tour 1 hour no charge Little Red Schoolhouse p. 17 Self-guided tour 30 min. $2/person Rensselaer Russell House Museum p. 17 Self-guided tour 1 hour $4/person Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum p. 17 Self-guided tour 30 min. $2/person UNI Museum p. 17 Self-guided tour no charge
Nature & Outdoor Recreation Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens p. 16, 36 Self-guided tour 1–2 hours $3/person Hartman Reserve Nature Center p. 18, 37 1–3 hours price varies Length and price vary depending on tour. UNI Botanical Center p. 18 Self-guided tour 1 hour donation UNI Tall Grass Prairie Center p. 17 1 ½ hours donation
Dining Experiences Barn Happy p. 33, 36, 51, 72 1 ½ hours price varies Renovated dairy barn offers dining and shopping. Breakfast, lunch or dinner options available. Cedar Falls Woman’s Club p. 72 1–2 hours price varies Private catered lunch or dinner with entertainment or program. Figaro Figaro p. 52 1-2 hours price varies Galleria de Paco p. 38, 52, 56 1–2 hours price varies Lunch or dinner with program.
Group Activities not in Visitor Guide Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, behind the scenes tour 1 hour no charge Laughing Yoga 1 hour $5–10/person Price varies depending on size of group and location. Oster Regent Theatre, BlackHawk Hotel & Main Street Tour 1 hour no charge Learn the history of the theatre, BlackHawk Hotel and Main Street. Performance Bodies 1 hour no charge Tour this warehouse that manufactures aluminum stock car bodies, stocks their HUGE warehouse full of race car parts and maintains a high customer service standard with its same day shipping policy. Petersen & Tietz Greenhouse 1 hour no charge Guided tour of 80 plus-year old family owned greenhouse Step-On-Guide Tours 1-1 1/2 hours $50/coach Choose from City Tour or Black Hawk County Barn Quilts