Nothing in Walford itself: Kinnick Stadium is 21 mi away
Yearly visitors to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site number about 107K. Nothing on our list is inside Walford; the 12 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 9 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a national historic site to choose from. Lost Island Theme Park, 46 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
To the southeast is where most of the 12 lie.
Orange: Walford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
All of it lies within 60 miles: 19 places.
1Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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5Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
6National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Archive organization in Cedar Rapids, United States.
7Cedar Rock State Park
Place in Iowa listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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12Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
13University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
14African American Museum of Iowa
Museum “to preserve, exhibit, and teach the African American heritage of Iowa.” in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
Arboretum & botanic gardens in Waterloo, Iowa, United States.
Pine Creek Gristmill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Iowa Museum of Natural History: Billwhittaker (talk) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Falls Ice House: RifeIdeas, 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 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0
