Here’s to you, Waterloo

By Kendall Fletcher
May 4, 2018

For groups traveling to eastern Iowa, Waterloo offers many unique, group-friendly locations. A list of the Waterloo CVB’s must-see stops includes:

John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum  Visitors learn about agriculture before and after the development of tractors and machines in the Cedar Valley. The city will hold a 100th celebration of John Deere’s arrival in Waterloo with lots of community events June 1516.

Galleria De Paco

Galleria de Paco restaurant  
Lunch and dinner are served beneath an impressive replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, created with (gasp!) spray paint by renowned artist Paco Rosic.

Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum

Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum 
The museum honors veterans from the Civil War to the present, including the Sullivan brothers, five siblings from Waterloo who perished when the USS Juneau sank during World War II.

For more information, email Beth Keeney with Waterloo CVB or visit travelwaterloo.com.

Top photo: John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum
Photo by deere.com

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