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M.E.I.H.A.
 
Mid Eastern Iowa Homeschool Association

Stuff to Do around here... FREE, or FEE

 

 
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State and National

Local (Iowa City- Coralville)
Hours Dates Open Phone
Free
Fee

Cultural Diversity Day

Feb 20.

Iowa City University of Iowa 12-5 pm. Fieldhouse    

Arts Iowa City Center and Gallery 129/218 E. Washington st. Iowa City

12-5 Tues-Sat

(319) 337-7447

Free
 

Barnes and Noble Coralridge Mall

Selected instore field trips by request

Ask for Lisa

(319) 337-3337
FREE

Coralville Schoolhouse

Heritage Museum of Johnson CountyMuseum 310 5th st. Coralville

1-5 Wed-Sat, 1-4 Sun, year round

(319) 351-5738

Free
 

Devonian Fossil Gorge

Coralville Lake, Coralville

 

 

Visitor's Center 4-8 weekdays, 9-4 weekends, year round

(310) 338-3543

 

Free

 

Iowa City Farmers Market

Lower level of Chauncey Swan
Parking ramp

 

Coralville Farmers' Market
Morrison Park
Coralville, IA 52241

 

Open from the beginning of May through the end of October. Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

(319) 356-5110

May-October
Monday & Thursday,
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

(319) 248-1750

FREE

Iowa Children's Museum

Coralridge Mall Coralville

 

10-6 Tues-Thurs, 10-8 Sat., 11-6 Sun.

(319) 625-6255

 

Free

6-9 pm the last Friday of the month

Fee
Up to date calendar of Local activities
   
NEW PIONEER/IOWA CITY
22 S VANBUREN
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
Phone: (319) 338-9441

NEW PIONEER
1101 SECOND STREET
CORALVILLE, IA 52241
Phone: (319) 358-5513

Not checked out for field trips, but I'm looking into it.
   

McBride Raptor Project

McBride Recreation Area

Coralville

April-Oct. 6:30 am - 8:00pm, Nov. - Mar 9-6 (guided tours may be arranged)

(319) 398-5495

FREE
 
       

Museum of Art

150 N. Riverside Drive Iowa City

more than 9,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and decorative art.

12-5 Wed,Sat, & Sun 12-10 Thurs-Fri

(319) 335-1727

Free
 

U of Iowa Museum of Natural History

In McBride Hall next to the Old Capital

 

Mon-Sat 9:30-4:30, Sun 12:30-4:30

Free
 

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Medical Museum

319-356-7106
Free
 

U of Iowa Up to Date Calendar of Events

Hancher Educational Programs

Hancher 2004-2005 schedule

U of Iowa

 
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Iowa City Region
Hours Dates Open Phone
Free
Fee
Monday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed (319) 862-2101
 
Adults $4.00
Children/Youth/Students $2.50

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

410 3rd Ave. SE

10-4 Tue-Sat, 10-7 Thurs, Sun 12-4

(319) 366-7503

 
FEE

Coe College Collection of Art

1220 1st Ave. NE Cedar Rapids

School Year only

8-7 Mon-Thurs 8-4:30 Fri.

(319) 399-8581

 

FREE
 

WildLife Programs

(319) 338-3543 ext. 6308

   

Czech Villiage

16th Ave SW Cedar Rapids

10-5 Mon-Sat

(319) 362-8246

FREE
 

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

West Branch, ten miles east of Iowa City on I-80

319-643-5301
 
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History Center

615 1st Ave. SE Cedar Rapids

10-4 Tues-Sat, 10-7 Thurs, 12-4 Sun

(319) 362-1501

 

 
FEE

Indian Creek Nature Center

6665 Otis Rd. SE Cedar Rapids

9-4 week days and by appointment

(319) 362-0664

FREE
 

Kent State Park

approximately two miles west on U.S. 6 out of Tiffin, on the north side.

     

Kalona Historical Villiage

715 D Ave
Kalona, IA 52247

April-Oct 15th Mon-Sat 10-4

Oct-March Mon-Sat 11-3

(319) 656-3232

 

$6 adults

$2.50 Children 7-12

Family $20

National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library

30 - 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids

May 1 – Oct. 31: Monday thru Saturday, 9:30 – 4:00. Sunday, noon – 4:00.
Nov. 1 – April 30: As above, except closed Mondays.

319-362-8500

 

$7.00 Adults

$2.00 children 5-16

 

National Motorcycle Hall of Fame

200 East Main Street
PO Box 405 Anamosa, IA 52205

Summer Hours: (April - October)
Monday - Saturday: . . . .9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: . . . . . . . . . . . .10 am - 4 pm
Winter Hours: (November - March)
Monday - Friday: . . . . . .9 am - 5 pm
Saturday: . . . . . . . . . . . .10 am - 4 pm
Sunday: . . . . . . . . . . . .11 am - 4 pm (319) 462-3925
 
$5 per person (children 12 and under are admitted FREE when accompanied by an adult.)

Science Station & IMAX Dome

427 1st St SE Cedar Rapids

9-4:30 Mon- Tues, 9-9 Fri, 11:30-6 Sun. (319) 363-4629

 

 
FEE

Seminole Valley Farm Museum

1400 Seminole Valley Rd. NE

Seminole Vally Park, Cedar Rapids

1-4 Sun, M-Oct. or by Appoinment

(319) 378-9240

 

 
FEE

Ushers Ferry Historic Museum

5025 Seminole Valley Trail Cedar Rapids

May-Oct

(319) 286-5763

 
FEE

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State of Iowa
Hours Dates Open Phone
Free
Fee

Bettendorf Family Museum

2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722


(563)-344-4106 Fax: (563) 344-4164
Hours: Mon. - Thur., 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Fri. & Sat., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Sun., noon - 5 p.m
$5 for visitors ages 2-59; $2 for visitors ages 60+; Age 1 and under free.

Blank Park Zoo

7401 SW 9th st., Des Moines

March 15-Oct. 15 10-4

(515) 285-4722

FEE

Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Villiage

18817 290 st. Long Grove, Quad Cities

April-Oct. daily 9-6

(563) 328-3238

FEE

Des Moines Art Center

4700 Grand Ave. Des Moines

Tuesday - Saturday 11 am – 4 pm;
Thursdays and the first Friday of each month 11 am – 9 pm; Sunday Noon – 4 pm; closed Monday 515-277-4405
FREE

Des Moines Botanical Center

909 E. River Drive
Des Moines, Iowa

The center is open all year around, Saturday thru Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm, and Friday 10 am to 9 pm.

515 323-8900

Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for Sr. Citizen's, $1 for College students, $1 for children 6 to 16 and children 5 and under are free.

Davenport Museum of Art

1737 West 12th Street
Davenport, Iowa 52804

Tuesday - Saturday,
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

(563) 326-7804

$4/adults. Children, students and Museum members admitted free

Des Moines Symphony

 

221 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Concert Times and Locations
Saturday & New Year's Concerts
8:00 pm - Civic Center

Sunday Concerts (515) 243-1888
2:30pm - Civic Center

Family Museum of Arts and Sciences

900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722

Mon. - Thur., 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Fri. & Sat., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Sun., noon - 5 p.m

(563)-344-4106

$5 for visitors ages 2-59; $2 for visitors ages 60+; Age 1 free

Farm House Museum

Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011

(515) 294-4111
 
$3.00

Iowa State Capital

E. 9th and Grand Ave. Des Moines

Mon-Fri 8-4:30 Sat 9-4

(515)281-5591

FREE
 

Living History Museums

2600 11th St, Des Moines

9-5 daily May-Oct 21

(515) 278-5286

FEE

The Putnam Museum of History of Natural Science and IMAX® Theatre

1717 West 12th Street in west-central Davenport, Iowa

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

(563) 324-1933, extension 256

FEE

$5 of IMAX

Science Center of Iowa

4500 Grand Ave

Des Moines, IA 50312

(515) 274-4138

Not yet open

   

State Historical Building

600 E Locust st Des Moines

Tues- Sat 9-4:30 Sun. 12-4:30

(515) 281-5111

FREE
 
Windridge Dairy Farm
966 Brown Road
Central City, Iowa

Call to arrange

319-438-1460

 
$5.00 per person.

8 person per tour minimum.

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National USA
Hours Dates Open Phone
Free
Fee

Old Sturbridge Village

Old Sturbridge Village is located on Route 20 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts,

May 1, 2004 - October 24, 2004 Daily, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

October 25, 2004 - January 2, 2005 Daily, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm


Adults $20.00
(65 and over) $18.00
(3-17) $5.00
Under age 3 Free

for 2 days visit

Plimoth Plantation

Plymouth, MA

Open daily, April 1 to November 30, 9am to 5 pm.

(508)746-1622, ext. 273 or write to Plimoth Plantation, P.O. Box 1620, Plymouth, MA 02362.

There is a fee, but I could not locate it on the website

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Additional sites will be added soon...

MEIHA 2004