Drinks & Nightlife
Great bands on the weekends, low key, pleasant atmosphere, terrific food and great bartenders.
7 locals recommend
Jameson's Public House
310 E 4th StGreat bands on the weekends, low key, pleasant atmosphere, terrific food and great bartenders.
Fun atmosphere with a couple pool tables and shuffleboard on the more happening side and dinner booths/tables on the quieter side. Good food with a lot of variety, decent priced drinks and meals. On Main Street with plenty of other fun places to hop throughout the night. Mix of college scene and locals out for a safe fun night.
Horney Toads
204 Main StFun atmosphere with a couple pool tables and shuffleboard on the more happening side and dinner booths/tables on the quieter side. Good food with a lot of variety, decent priced drinks and meals. On Main Street with plenty of other fun places to hop throughout the night. Mix of college scene and locals out for a safe fun night.
Lots of great live bands, summer Thursday Bike Nights with live bands in the street and lots of great bikes to look at.
8 locals recommend
Screaming Eagle
228 E 4th StLots of great live bands, summer Thursday Bike Nights with live bands in the street and lots of great bikes to look at.
Food Scene
Terrific family restaurant right down the road from the farm, a block away from University of Northern Iowa. Family diner atmosphere with fantastic food for a very fair deal and you might even get a free cookie! ;) Fresh bakery sweets too.
J's Homestyle Cooking
1724 W 31st StTerrific family restaurant right down the road from the farm, a block away from University of Northern Iowa. Family diner atmosphere with fantastic food for a very fair deal and you might even get a free cookie! ;) Fresh bakery sweets too.
Awesome pizzas with interesting new ingredients and flavors. Great sports bar/restaurant on one side and total family restaurant side. Pretty popular with UNI students and locals alike.
Mulligan's Brick Oven Grill & Pub
205 E 18th StAwesome pizzas with interesting new ingredients and flavors. Great sports bar/restaurant on one side and total family restaurant side. Pretty popular with UNI students and locals alike.
Cottonwood Canyon Coffee
218 E 4th StAwesome. Yup, just plain awesome.
Parks & Nature
4 lakes and the Cedar River. Boating, fishing, swimming beaches, windsurfing, beautiful biking/walking/jogging trails, picnic areas, camping and playground areas. http://www.cedarfalls.com/index.aspx?NID=190
12 locals recommend
George Wyth State Park
3659 Wyth Rd4 lakes and the Cedar River. Boating, fishing, swimming beaches, windsurfing, beautiful biking/walking/jogging trails, picnic areas, camping and playground areas. http://www.cedarfalls.com/index.aspx?NID=190
Hartman Reserve Nature Center
657 Reserve DrGreat nature center and trails.
Sightseeing
Brand new interactive museum designed to keep the kids excited. Definitely worth a couple hours or an afternoon. Grout Museum District also includes the Imaginarium Museum where kids love to investigate science! https://www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/
12 locals recommend
Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum & Grout Museum of History & Science
503 South StBrand new interactive museum designed to keep the kids excited. Definitely worth a couple hours or an afternoon. Grout Museum District also includes the Imaginarium Museum where kids love to investigate science! https://www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/
Arts & Culture
This is a restaurant meets art gallery. Very good food and the art is all around you. :)
Galleria De Paco
622 Commercial StThis is a restaurant meets art gallery. Very good food and the art is all around you. :)
Open air Amphitheatre next to the river with great concerts during the summer.
RiverLoop Amphitheatre & Expo Plaza
225 Commercial StOpen air Amphitheatre next to the river with great concerts during the summer.
Shopping
Crossroads Mall
2060 Crossroads BlvdIts better than the one in Cedar Falls. Decent but nothing spectacular.
Sporting goods store with a Target and a bunch of other stores around it with a Blaine's Farm & Fleet and Walmart just across the way.
SCHEELS
402 Viking Plaza DrSporting goods store with a Target and a bunch of other stores around it with a Blaine's Farm & Fleet and Walmart just across the way.
Essentials
Fareway Grocery
214 Magnolia DrGood grocer, great meat department. Not far from the farm.
Good grocery but Fareway is probably a lot better for the money but HyVee is bigger and has a great Wine & Spirits annex, as well as a restaurant/bar too.
8 locals recommend
Hy-Vee
6301 University AveGood grocery but Fareway is probably a lot better for the money but HyVee is bigger and has a great Wine & Spirits annex, as well as a restaurant/bar too.