Situated Between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, we are blessed to have so many opportunities in our own backyard! Check out this list below of some places and activities your family can enjoy together, as recommended by JCC members themselves!
SOLON & SURROUNDING AREAS
Explore nature at one of our local state parks:
Lake MacBride State Park and the Coralville Reservoir
Visit Bloomsbury Farm
The Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center
Visit Grant Wood’s Studio
Usher’s Ferry Historic Village
Tour the Brucemore Estate
Go Pumpkin Picking at Colony Pumpkin Patch
Jump around at DEFY or SkyZone
Watch a CR Kernals game
Explore the Iowa Children’s Museum
Check out Wickiup Hill Learning Center
Old MacDonalds Farm at Bever Park
Visit the Czech Village/New Bohemia District
Challenge Yourself at an Escape Room
Watch a Movie at The Bijou in Mt. Vernon
Try Geocaching
SPEND A DAY
Explore the Maquoketa Caves
The John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum in Moline, IL
Ride a Riverboat in the Quad Cities
Ride a Steam Engine at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Ski at Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque