About downtown Waterloo
Waterloo is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Waterloo's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Main Street WaterlooAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street Iowa
What's coming to this page
When the Main Street Waterloo team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Waterloo worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Waterloo.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Cedar Falls, IA6 mi
- Waverly, IA17 mi
- Grundy Center, IA24 mi
- Conrad, IA33 mi
- West Union, IA42 mi
- Charles City, IA43 mi
- Marshalltown, IA43 mi
- Iowa Falls, IA47 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Waterloo. See all 50 other Iowa downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Waterloo? Get featured.
If you lead Main Street Waterloo or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.