Photo: RifeIdeas · CC BY-SA 3.0Lost Island Theme Park heads the list around Elk Run Heights
The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums, a theme park and a garden, among others. Beyond the town, the best known is National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 46 mi off.
Lost Island Theme Park
Theme park in Waterloo, Iowa.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the southwest.
Orange: Elk Run Heights. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
Its 13 places all lie within 60 miles.
2National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
3Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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8African American Museum of Iowa
Museum “to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.” in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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10Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
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12Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Arboretum & botanic gardens in Waterloo, Iowa, United States.
13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Bily Clock Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: Cedarvalleyarboretum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0
