The best arts & culture spots in Cedar Falls

4 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Cedar Falls Historical Society

Arts & Culture

From the Victorian House Museum to the Ice House Museum and Little Red Schoolhouse, Cedar Falls Historical Society links five local gems…

308 W 3rd St

“From the Victorian House Museum to the Ice House Museum and Little Red Schoolhouse, Cedar Falls Historical Society links five local gems into one hometown time machine, with special exhibitions, guided tours, and education programs that make Cedar Falls history feel personal, neighborly, and actually pretty fun.”

From the Cedar Falls newsletter, September 8, 2026

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Hearst Center For the Arts

Arts & Culture

Hearst Center For the Arts is serving up fresh local creativity, from Jan Drake’s work on view in August and September to a playful…

304 W Seerley Blvd

“Hearst Center For the Arts is serving up fresh local creativity, from Jan Drake’s work on view in August and September to a playful Roundabout Cedar Falls mobile art tour with selfie challenges and quizzes. Peek upcoming exhibits, snag a spot in fall classes, or just wander and get inspired.”

From the Cedar Falls newsletter, September 16, 2026

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Little Red Schoolhouse

Arts & Culture

Tour Little Red Schoolhouse, a 1909 one-room gem with a slate blackboard and potbellied stove, then picture brothers and sisters reciting…

205 W 1st St

“Tour Little Red Schoolhouse, a 1909 one-room gem with a slate blackboard and potbellied stove, then picture brothers and sisters reciting lessons like it's Tuesday in 1910. Quick, charming, and part of a long Iowa tradition, it turns a random afternoon into a low-key time warp.”

From the Cedar Falls newsletter, September 24, 2026

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Ice House Museum

Arts & Culture

If you’ve ever wondered how Cedar Valley kept things cool pre-fridge, Ice House Museum packs a 1921 round, riverfront ice house with the…

121 Center St

“If you’ve ever wondered how Cedar Valley kept things cool pre-fridge, Ice House Museum packs a 1921 round, riverfront ice house with the tools and stories of cutting blocks from the Cedar. S. museum telling ice harvesting inside an original ice house, and it’s a Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area site.”

From the Cedar Falls newsletter, September 30, 2026

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