Cedar Falls Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States
About Cedar Falls
It is a city of 41,000 people (2019) inNortheast Iowa. The Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area was hone to 170,000 people in 2010. The city gets its name from the Cedar River which flows on the city's eastern side. On the other side of the river is the more populousWaterloo; collectively these two are known as the "Cedar Valley". Cedar Falls was founded in 1845 by William Sturgis. It was named Sturgis Falls, for the first family who settled the site and who continued to live in the city for years. The city was called Sturgis Falls until it was merged with Cedar City (another city on the other side of the Cedar River), creating Cedar Falls. The city's founders are honored each year with a week long community-wide celebration named in their honor – the Sturgis Falls Celebrati
Top Attractions in Cedar Falls
Explore the best things to see and do in Cedar Falls:
- ★Cedar Valley Trails
- ★College Hill Arts Festival
- ★Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
- ★Hearst Center for the Arts
- ★Ice House Museum
- ★Oster Regent Theatre
- ★Sturgis Falls Celebration
- ★UNI-Dome
Where to Eat in Cedar Falls
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Mulligans Brick Oven Grill and Pub
- 🍴Pepper's Grill and Sports Pub
- 🍴The Brown Bottle
Where to Stay in Cedar Falls
- 🏨Blackhawk Hotel
- 🏨Comfort Suites
- 🏨Hilton Garden Inn
Cedar Falls Travel Guide Sections
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