This is a great little art museum! Even though the gallery is on the smaller side, they host all…read moresorts of events from the Final Thursday Reading series to child's classes to adult workshops. It's a wonderful resource for the community. History: James Hearst was a poet and professor at the local university, the University of Northern Iowa. He donated his house to the community, and the James and Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts was born. His poems are classic to the Midwest and Iowa, focusing on nature and farming. Exhibits: The art exhibits change out frequently, and often feature a guest exhibit, as well as some from their own cache. Gary Kelley is a local favorite. He is an illustrator for children's books. If you are familiar with his work, it's not hard to pick out his pieces. Price: None! The art museum is free and open to the public, as is their events. Of course the workshops and classes have a small fee for supplies. Garden: They have lovely gardens in the back during the spring/summer/fall months. You can even host a small wedding there! The garden also contains art sculptures that you can walk around and view. The iconic art sculpture out front represents a cyclone. Shop: There is also a small shop inside where you can buy items and art from local artists. This art museum is a gem to the community. Be sure to check it out!

I nice center that has local artist on display- it also has a small gift shop to buy some fun and…read moreunique gifts

My husband and I came here before the football game. We were literally the only people here. All…read moreSullivan brothers sadly passed serving our country in the armed services. There are neat military artifacts. We also got a free Vietnam book for our military son. There were theaters with films showing more history. Lots of reading. There is a gift shop and I got some rubber military bracelets for 50 cents. The museum is also connected to Grout Museum. The toy display was cool. Price was $20 each with planetarium show or $15 admission without planetarium show.

This was my first time traveling to this location and found it captivating. The museum was large…read moreand had countless artifacts, photographs, and posters. Each time period had its own categorized section which made everything neatly organized. I would strongly encourage anyone interested in the history surrounding wars and other correlating areas, to visit this location. All items in the facility tell their own unique history!

What a cool little museum tucked away in Gladbrook. It would be easy to overlook, but is certainly…read moreworth a stop. The variety of sculptures made of matchsticks in the museum is cool, and from reading the materials and pictures there, it also makes me want to check out some of the artists other works that are held at Ripley's locations. The detail of the work and sheer volume of pieces in each of these is stunning.

Let me just say from the get-go, I was not looking forward to visiting this place. We went to…read moreappease a relative the day after Thanksgiving. It was a 45 minute drive. I wanted to veg. But, it was a cool spot. I'm not sure there's anything else to see in town (but we were told that the little grocery store was giving away free ice cream). Amazing stuff here. I have no idea how he does the carvings (like on the capitol complex cornices). I would recommend and I did have to eat my words.

A beautiful theatre set on a beautiful Main Street in small town Iowa. There are balconies and gold…read morepaint and decor. It's lovely. We found ourselves at the theatre tonight for the first time for a Vintage Hitchcock Radio Show. We stopped by an hour before the show to purchase tickets. Much to our dismay, we found out there is a $2 fee per ticket to use a credit card. A kind woman behind us stepped up and offered to purchase our tickets for us. Her husband was in the show, and she said she was more than happy to do so. It was very kind of her, and I hope we can one day pay it forward. This is an example of the shining community at the theatre. Everyone was warm and welcoming. I cannot wait to go back and see another show in the future!

The cost of this event is ridiculous if you only want to spend a day. They hype it as a bargain for…read morea 3 day event but to be honest, one day is more than enough. I personally find this Irish Fest boring and there's very little selection of vendors selling actual Irish cuisine or goods (mostly pizza or Mexican food along with other fried fair food and donuts). I have to go every year due to a family member loving it but I immediately start dreading the next year's event as soon as the current one is over. Also, you cannot make a fun family day, picnic style, of the event. No purses or coolers are allowed. Because I cannot digest fried junk food very well, I literally bake in the sun all day on an empty stomach. $35 for a day of torture!!! Ugh!

Love this event. Buy tickets in advance and have a weekend full of family friendly fun. Food and…read moredrinks available for purchase. No coolers or outside drinks allowed.non smoking event but a few always ruin the fun. Huge park area which means there is plenty of room for kids to run and play. Always a great time! Tons of live music as long as you like Irish you will love it. Being a chair or blanket or find a seat on the I comfy bleachers. Backpacks welcome but don't try and sneak anything in because they look. Lots to do and it is easily an all weekend event. Oh, wear your kilt.... Everyone is doing it!

What a great greenhouse/botanical center on a beautiful campus. My sister works at UNI and…read moresuggested we check this out just because of the cacti collection. I was expecting one green house, not a maze of amazing ecosystems. I also wasn't expecting the two parrots that greet visitors in one of the houses (with the amazing banana trees). (Sorry about all the "amazings".) I'll let the pictures speak for the rest of review. Open from 8-4 and it's free. Although this is in the middle of campus, visitors are welcome.

Great place to go no matter what the weather is. Love that…read morethey let adults in the bounce houses I think I have more fun then the kids do!!!! Also it's a great place to have your kids birthday party they let you bring in any food and drinks that you like for no extra charge. The lady that runs the place also puts on princess shows sometimes that my daughter just loves:)

As awesome as it get's in Waterloo Iowa. Lots of big bounce houses, things to do for kids of all…read moreages. Inexpensive and tons of physical fun when the weather is either too hot or too cold.

It's a great place to play machine and the owner is a very nice person too…read more And the people that work there are very nice people as well