#1 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Mount Mercy College
1330 Elmhurst Dr Ne Cedar Rapids IA - 319-363-8213
~4.08 miles from Marion city center
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Mount Mercy College is a four-year, co-educational Catholic liberal arts college located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1928.
Intellectual development and strong career preparation are the twin anchors of academic life at Mount Mercy College, a 79 year-old Catholic four-year co-educational college founded by the Sisters of Mercy. Students take a core of liberal arts courses providing a comprehensive foundation for many specific areas of study including: English, fine arts, history, mathematics, multicultural studies, natural science, philosophy, religious studies, social science and speech/drama. The college offers over 34 majors in both liberal arts and professional programs.
Mount Mercy College's 40 acre campus is located in a tree-lined residential neighborhood in the heart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (population 120,000).
Mount Mercy College was founded as a two-year college for women in 1928 by the Sisters of Mercy of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Sisters of Mercy, whose order was founded in 1831 by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, have been active in Cedar Rapids since 1878. The college was an outgrowth of their concerns about the education of women.
In 1957, the College became a four-year institution and awarded its first bachelor’s degree in 1959. The college received accreditation as a baccalaureate institution by the North Central Association in 1960. In 1968 the Sisters of Mercy transferred their legal authority and responsibility to a self-perpetuating independent board of which three members would always be Sisters of Mercy. Mount Mercy College became coeducational in 1969. While integrating a strong liberal arts component, the college has always emphasized professional development from its early involvement, as a junior college, on business courses and teacher education. The departments of nursing, education and social work were accredited in the 1960s and 1970s as the four-year programs developed. Begun in 1997, the ADVANCE program, a joint Mount Mercy College/Kirkwood Community College accelerated degree completion program for working adults meets an important community workforce development need. The college continues under the spiritual and intellectual auspices of the Sisters of Mercy, whose commitment is to "serve human needs where they exist."
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#2 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Coe College
1220 1st Ave Ne # 1 Cedar Rapids IA - 319-399-8000
~5.03 miles from Marion city center
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With more than 40 majors that cover a range of fields, you're sure to find your interests. We award the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.); a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) may also be earned.
Liberal Arts
A foundation in the liberal arts provides Coe students with a well-rounded education. Students have the opportunity to experience a variety of subjects outside their program of study.
Faculty
Your classes will be taught by our involved and committed faculty, 91 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field. This means your classes will be taught by experienced professionals who have in-depth knowledge of their subjects—not teaching assistants.
Off-Campus Opportunities
Your education at Coe won't just happen in the classroom—you'll have numerous opportunities to engage in off-campus study such as: the Coe Wilderness Field Station in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota; study abroad in countries such as Germany, Spain, Costa Rica, and Japan; participate in Coe's New York Term, where you can experience the life of an artist firsthand. The opportunities are endless.
Rankings
Coe is one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the U.S., and is listed in college guidebooks such as The Princeton Review's "366 Best Colleges" and "Peterson's Guide to Selective Colleges." Barron's "300 Best Buys in College Education" ranks Coe as "Very Competitive."
http://www.coe.edu
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#3 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
410 3rd Ave Se Cedar Rapids IA - 319-366-7503
~5.65 miles from Marion city center
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The mission of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is to excite, engage, and educate our community and visitors through our collection, exhibitions, and programs.
Inspired by the extraordinary art gathered together at the World’s Colombian Exposition in Chicago, community leaders from Cedar Rapids formed an art club in 1895. Ten years later, when they were offered a specially designed gallery in the new Carnegie Library, the club incorporated as the Cedar Rapids Art Association and began exhibiting art in a gallery in the newly built Carnegie Library. The first painting was acquired for the collection in 1906. Local artists were often important members, helping arrange exhibitions, lectures, and special events. Among the most active members in the early 1920s were artists Grant Wood and his close friend Marvin Cone. Receiving Federal support from 1930 to 1935, the Association also ran the highly regarded Little Gallery, directed by Ed Rowan, who later helped run the Public Works of Art Project.
In the early 1960s, the Art Association acquired and renovated a building for itself in a nearby downtown location—the Torch Press Building—providing 16,000 square feet of space on four floors. The Association renamed itself the Cedar Rapids Art Center and hired its first professional director since Rowan’s Depression-era tenure. In 1981, the Art Center earned accreditation by the American Association of Museums.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library moved to a new building in the mid 1980s, vacating the Carnegie building where the Art Association was first established. The City of Cedar Rapids offered the original Carnegie building and some adjacent land to the Art Center. A successful campaign raised $10 million for the renovation of the Carnegie building and the construction of a 42,000 square foot addition designed by Charles W. Moore (1925-1993) and Centerbrook Architects. The new Cedar Rapids Museum of Art was formally opened with John Carter Brown (then Director of the National Gallery of Art) cutting the ribbon in December 1989. The CRMA remains an AAM accredited museum to this day.
In 2002, the CRMA was given the building that houses the original studio of Grant Wood. Located just three blocks from the Museum, the loft studio, known by its fictitious address of 5 Turner Alley, was designed and constructed by Wood, who lived and worked there between 1924 and 1935. It was here that he painted American Gothic (1930)—now part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago—and many of his most famous paintings. The Grant Wood Studio is open to the public for guided tours several days per week.
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#4 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Cedar Rapids Area Convention
119 First Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA - 319-398-5009
~5.76 miles from Marion city center
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The Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CRACVB) works hard to promote the incredible variety of events and opportunities the area has to offer. Unfortunately, their previous website wasn’t working nearly as hard as they were. They came to Metro Studios looking for a website that was as vibrant as Cedar Rapids itself.
We provided the CRACVB with an eye-catching design and an easy-to-use database that showcases the area’s attractions, restaurants, and hotels. Finally, our copywriter rewrote the site, providing fun, fresh content.
http://www.cedar-rapids.com
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#5 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Science Station
427 First Street SE Cedar Rapids IA - 319-363-IMAX
~5.89 miles from Marion city center
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The Science Station in Cedar Rapids is housed in a renovated 1917 fire station. Over 130 hands-on exhibits feature light, sound, optical illusion and electricity.
Hobbies & Activities category: Science, technology attraction or museum
http://www.sciencestation.org
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#6 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
National Czech and Slovak Museum
30 16th Ave Sw Cedar Rapids IA - 319-362-8500
~6.20 miles from Marion city center
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The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, was originally established in 1974 but was not added to the Congressional Record until July 2, 1992. The announcement was made by Senator Chuck Grassley and construction of the new 60,000 sqft building began in 1996. President Bill Clinton, Václav Havel of the Czech Republic and Michal Kovác of the Slovak Republic presided over the current building's dedication. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is the United States’ foremost institution interpreting Czech and Slovak history and culture.
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#7 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Rosebud Gallery and Gardens
4241 Johnson Ave Nw Cedar Rapids IA - 319-261-1801
~8.38 miles from Marion city center
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#8 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
National Motorcycle Museum
200 E Main St Anamosa IA - 319-462-3925
~16.58 miles from Marion city center
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The National Motorcycle Museum located at 200 East Main Street in Anamosa, Iowa is a non-profit museum, founded in 1989 by motorcycle builders, racers, and riders. Its purpose to maintain the experience of bikes past and present as well as motorcycle memorabilia, documents and actual vintage bikes from as far back as 1903. It was named Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year in 2001.
The museum contains a huge collection of motorcycles over the past 100 years as well as thousands of photos, postcards and posters. The bikes come from all over the world; there are American, Japanese, British and other European motorcycles on display.
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#9 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Us Army Nurse Corps Recruiting
2570 Holiday Rd Coralville IA - 319-338-8218
~23.59 miles from Marion city center
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The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of the United States, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War. Congress officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 after the end of the war to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The Army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army and thus dates its inception from the origins of that force.
The primary mission of the Army is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities ... in support of the National Security and Defense Strategies." Control and operation is administered by the Department of the Army, one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The civilian head is the Secretary of the Army and the highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff, unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers. In fiscal year 2009, the Regular Army reported a strength of 549,015 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) reported 358,391 and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) reported 205,297 putting the combined component strength total at 1,112,703 soldiers.
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#10 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Iowa Children's Museum
1451 Coral Ridge Ave Coralville IA - 319-625-6255
~24.20 miles from Marion city center
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This children's museum promotes active learning through play to children and their families and features five interactive galleries filled with hands-on exhibits and activities for children. Children can partake in activities such as building a race car, making a video, and exploring a water play area while visiting this museum.
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#11 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Heritage Museums
310 5th St Coralville IA - 319-351-5738
~25.41 miles from Marion city center
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DISCOVER Johnson County's past in the unique stories of our facinating people. We welcome you to the Heritage Museum of Johnson County to meet history face to face!
LOCATED in the 1876 Old Coralville Public School, the Heritage Museum features changing exhibits which vividly illustrate the culture and heritage of Iowa and Johnson County.
A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY school room gives visitors an appreciation of the days when school children drank from a common dipper, and 'ciphered' on hand-held slates.
TOURS AND PROGRAMS
The Heritage Museum offers active teaching tours
at the museum
at Plum Grove, the restored 1844 home of Iowa's first governor
and at Johnson County's First Asylum The Heritage Museum also offers outreach programs for schools; lectures, camps, and other programs. Please call well in advance to arrange your tour or program.
To inquire about programs, schedules, or fees, call (319) 351-5738. Or write: Heritage Museum, Box 5081, Coralville, IA 52241.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Visitor Hours
Wednesday to Saturday 1PM - 5PM
Sunday 1PM - 4PM
Closed Holidays.
Admission Fees
Free admission!
Parking is free. Accessibility is limited. For information, call (319) 351-5738
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#12 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Iowa City Coralville Convention & Visitors Bureau
408 1st Ave Coralville IA - 800-283-6592
~25.50 miles from Marion city center
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Mission:
The Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB advances the economic vitality and quality of life for residents and visitors as Iowa’s premier destination.
What is the CVB?
It is the area's only full-time destination marketing organization. The CVB promotes the Iowa City/Coralville area to visitors.
Who is the CVB?
The CVB is a private, not-for-profit corporation guided by a 14-member board, representing the CVB membership, the city councils of Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty, the University of Iowa and the hospitality industry of Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty.
The CVB has recently been given the opportunity to market to approximately 10 million visitors a year through our presence at the CVB Guest Welcome Center at Coral Ridge Mall. This will be one more way we can promote the Iowa City/Coralville area as destination and inform tourists of everything we have to offer.
http://www.icccvb.org
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#13 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
University of Iowa Museum Art
150 N Riverside Dr Iowa City IA - 319-335-1727
~26.15 miles from Marion city center
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Part of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, US.
The University of Iowa Museum of Art (http://uima.uiowa.edu/) facilitates the meaningful and significant experience of works of art. It seeks to engage its public in understanding the nature of art as an aesthetic inquiry into reality and the study of art's history in its cultural context. These activities are performed as part of the University of Iowa's mission of education and research in service to the people of Iowa.
The University of Iowa Museum of Art, established in 1969, has one of the top university art collections in the country. Approximately 12,400 objects constitute diverse collections that include paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics, textiles, jade, and silver. The Elliott Collection includes paintings by Braque, De Chirico, Kandinsky, Léger, Marc, Matisse, Picasso, and Vlaminck, among others. The Stanley Collection of African Art is part of one of the most significant collections of African art in the country which today numbers almost 2,000 objects. Other significant areas of the collections include nearly 5,300 prints spanning the history of Western printmaking, several hundred ceramics (primarily American studio ceramics), Pre-Columbian objects as well as small but superb groups of ancient Etruscan and Roman art, and Native American ledger drawings. Two of the most well-known works in the collections were given to the Museum by the School of Art and Art History: Max Beckmann’s triptych, Karneval, purchased by the faculty in 1946, and Jackson Pollock’s Mural, painted in 1943 for Peggy Guggenheim which she gave to the School in 1951.
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#14 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
University of Iowa Hospital Clinics
200 Hawkins Dr # 1603JC Iowa City IA - 319-356-1616
~26.46 miles from Marion city center
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The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) is a 762-bed public teaching hospital and level 1 trauma center affiliated with the University of Iowa. UIHC is part of University of Iowa Health Care, a partnership that includes the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and the University of Iowa Physicians group practice.
It is located in Iowa City, Iowa at Melrose Avenue and Hawkins Drive near Kinnick Stadium. At times during televised Hawkeye football games, the hospital can be seen in the background. The hospital is one of three hospitals in Iowa City, the others being Mercy Hospital - Iowa City and the Iowa City VA Medical Center. UIHC employs over 7100 people. The hospital is overseen by the Iowa Board of Regents. It is Iowa's only comprehensive, tertiary-level center and also its premier medical facility. In addition to taking care of local patients, people throughout the state and region are often referred to the University's hospitals for treatment of serious or complex illnesses or injuries.
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#15 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
Kinnick Stadium
825 Stadium Dr Iowa City IA
~26.46 miles from Marion city center
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Iowa home games are played in Kinnick Stadium which is named after 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick. The stadium has a capacity of 70,58, and ranks as one of the 20 largest college-owned stadiums in the nation.
Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, and known in the area simply as Kinnick, is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa. It is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, in the sport of college football. First opened in 1929, it currently holds up to 70,585 people, making it the 6th largest stadium in the Big Ten, and one of the 20 largest university owned stadiums in the nation. It is named for Nile Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner and the only Heisman winner in university history, who died in service during World War II. It was named Iowa Stadium until 1972, when longtime lobbying by Cedar Rapids Gazette sportswriter Gus Schrader successfully convinced the UI athletic board to change the name.
http://www.hawkeyesports.com/facilities/iowa-kinnick-stadium.html
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#16 of 16 Things To Do in Marion
University of Iowa
230 N Madison St Iowa City IA
~26.58 miles from Marion city center
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The University of Iowa (also known as UI, or simply Iowa) is a public state-funded research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The university is a member of the American Association of Universities, the Big Ten Conference, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, and the Universities Research Association.
http://www.uiowa.edu
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