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Things to do in Waterloo area, Iowa · FunTrotter

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Waterloo area

Explore Waterloo’s rolling prairies, from Effigy Mounds’ ancient earthworks to Pikes Peak’s cliffside vistas.

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Effigy Mounds National MonumentParks & nature
MatuganiAttraction
Pikes Peak State ParkParks & nature
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish RefugeThe Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a 240,000-acre, 261-mile long National Wildlife Refuge located in and along the Upper Mississippi River. It runs from Wabasha, Minnesota in the north to Rock Island, Illinois in the south.
Ambrose A Call State ParkParks & nature
Backbone State ParkParks & nature
Bily Clocks MuseumMuseum
Cedar Valley Aboretum & Botanic GardensParks & nature
Union Slough National Wildlife RefugeParks & nature
Cedar River ParkParks & nature
Fossil & Prairie Park State PreserveParks & nature
George Wyth Memorial State ParkParks & nature
Ice HouseMuseum
Iowa Trolley ParkParks & nature
Lost Island Theme ParkAttraction
Pine Tree ParkParks & nature
Ray Rorick ParkParks & nature
Rockford ParkParks & nature
Runion ParkParks & nature
Timmons Grove County ParkParks & nature
Tourist ParkParks & nature
Lost Island WaterparkAttraction

What’s on in Waterloo

Concerts, games and shows in the next few weeks. Tickets open on Ticketmaster.

Thu, Oct 8 · 6:00 PMNorthern Iowa Panthers Womens Volleyball vs. Drake Bulldogs Womens VolleyballMcLeod Center Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 10 · 4:00 PM

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Northern Iowa Panthers Football vs. University of North Dakota Football

UNI Dome

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Sat, Oct 10 · 6:35 PMWaterloo Black Hawks vs. Madison CapitolsYoung Arena Plan a weekend around it

Fri, Oct 16 · 6:00 PMNorthern Iowa Panthers Womens Volleyball vs. Valparaiso Beacons Womens VolleyballMcLeod Center Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 17 · 5:00 PMNorthern Iowa Panthers Womens Volleyball vs. UIC Flames Womens VolleyballMcLeod Center Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 17 · 6:35 PMWaterloo Black Hawks vs. Des Moines BuccaneersYoung Arena Plan a weekend around it

Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PMNorthern Iowa Panthers Womens Volleyball vs. Evansville Purple Aces Womens VolleyballMcLeod Center Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PMNorthern Iowa Panthers Womens Volleyball vs. Bradley Braves Womens VolleyballMcLeod Center Plan a weekend around it

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AMSugar SkullGallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Plan a weekend around it