![Summer Vacation Ideas where You Won’t Have To Leave Eastern Iowa](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2022/02/attachment-eastern-iowa-trip1.png?w=980&q=75)
Summer Vacation Ideas where You Won’t Have To Leave Eastern Iowa
Family vacations can be stressful and expensive. However, there are plenty of attractions and places to see, all right in Eastern Iowa. I've put together a map of just some of the highlights but will link a page with many more things to see in that area if you'd rather see something else or EVERYTHING!
![97.7 KCRR logo](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2020/08/512.jpg?w=100)
Save some money and explore your own "backyard" with the family!
I live in Cedar Falls, so I'll start there. You can always plan it in a different way by using Google Maps, as I did.
The Ice House Museum in Cedar Falls is a quick, easy, and very interesting place, right on the bank of the Cedar River. It was once the REAL ice house, where ice, cut out of the river in the winter, was stored to keep cold. From there, the townspeople would come and get smaller squares to bring home to keep perishable food from spoiling. That's where the word "ice-box" comes from when referring to refrigerators.
This Hotel in Southern Iowa is a Diamond in the Rough [PHOTOS]
Small Town Iowa: World's Smallest Church-Ft. Atkinson
More From 97.7 KCRR
![It’s Time For ‘Cobra Kai’ to End](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-COB_508_Unit_01080R.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Watch Hank Azaria Try to Crack a Royal Guard With ‘Simpsons’ Voices](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-azaria-guard.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘24’ Film ‘In Early Development’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-24-movie.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two Wisconsin Cities Among the Best For First-Time Home Buyers in New Study](http://townsquare.media/site/722/files/2022/03/attachment-wisconsin-Thinkstock-e15226807939991.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![ZZ Top Bassist Shares Biggest Regret About Viral Instrument](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2024/07/attachment-ZZ-Tops-Elwood-Francis-With-17-String-Bass.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Is This Wisconsin Town REALLY the “Malibu of the Midwest”?](http://townsquare.media/site/682/files/2024/07/attachment-Malibu-of-the-Midwest-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![End Of An Era: Redbox Closing Kiosks Nationwide, Including Iowa & Wisconsin](http://townsquare.media/site/721/files/2024/07/attachment-redbox-closing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Pearl Jam’s Illness Was Like a ‘Near-Death Experience’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/05/attachment-pearl-jam-3.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![What Ever Happened to Rock + Metal’s Class of 1994?](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2024/07/attachment-Cradle-of-Filth-Oasis-Korn.jpg?w=980&q=75)