Things to do in Coralville
Arts Iowa City Center and Gallery
A nonprofit volunteer art center with monthly exhibits by local and regional artists. Performances, lectures, art workshops are all offered. Open noon - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday. Call 319-337-7447 for more information.
129 E. Washington Street., Iowa City/Coralville, IA
Devonian Fossil Gorge
Historic floods from the summer of 1993 surged over the emergency spillway and eroded a 15-foot-deep channel, exposing the underlying bedrock. Visitors can walk over acres of Devonian Age sea floor and get a firsthand look at fossils normally hidden from view. Visitors Center is open 8am - 4pm weekdays; 9am - 4pm weekends Memorial Day -Labor Day; 8am - 4pm weekdays during winter. Gorge is open dawn to dusk, year-round. Call 319-338-3543 for more information.
Heritage Museum of Johnson County
This restored 1876 Coralville Schoolhouse contains interactive exhibits and hands-on activities for children. Open 1 - 5pm Wednesday - Saturday; 1 - 4pm Sunday year-round. Call 319-351-5738 for more information.
310 Fifth Street, Iowa City/Coralville, IA
Iowa Children's Museum
Take part in the interactive exhibits and hands-on programming touch on the themes of community, science and engineering, culture and diversity, and early childhood development. Some galleries are closed during field trips. Located at the Coral Ridge Mall and open 9am - 6pm Tuesday - Thursday; 9am - 8pm Friday; 10am - 6pm Saturday; 11am - 6pm Sunday Call 319-625-6255 for more information.
Museum of Art
One of the country's most important collections of African art serves as the museum's centerpiece. Visitors can also view traveling exhibitions and selections from the museum's permanent collections of more than 12,000 works of art. Open 12 - 5pm Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday; 12 - 10pm Thursday - Friday. Call 319-335-1727 for more information.
150 N. Riverside Drive, Iowa City/Coralville, IA
Museum of Natural History
Three major galleries focus on natural science and natural history of Iowa and the Midwest. Newly remodeled Hageboeck Hall features more than 1,000 birds. The Mammal Hall displays nearly every order of mammal from aardvark to zebra, including a 48-foot skeleton of the rare Atlantic right whale. Spectacular dioramas in Iowa Hall lead visitors on a 500-million-year adventure through Iowa's past. Open 9:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Saturday; 12:30 - 4:30pm Sunday year-round; closed national holidays. Located at MacBride Hall on the campus at the University of Iowa. Call 319-335-0480 for more information.
Plum Grove Historic Home
This is the home of Iowa's first territorial governor, Robert Lucas, and his wife, Friendly. The seven-room Greek revival house has been restored with pieces representative of the 1844-1853 period, when the site was home to the Lucas'. Items found during the archaeological excavation of the surrounding grounds are also displayed. Open 1 - 5pm Wednesday - Sunday Memorial Day weekend - October 31. Call 319-351-5738 for more information.
1030 Carroll Street, Iowa City/Coralville, IA
Riverside Theatre
This is Iowa City's only professional theatre, producing plays from the classics to world premieres in an intimate setting. The Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival continues every summer in Lower City Park at 213 N. Gilbert Street. Call 319-338-7672 for more information.
213 N. Gilbert Street, Iowa City/Coralville, IA
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum
See our two galleries featuring the history of the health sciences at The University of Iowa and temporary exhibits. There are also six exhibits on the hospital premises and a large art collection on display throughout the hospital. Open 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday; 1 - 4pm Saturday - Sunday year-round; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Call 319-356-7106 for more information.
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City/Coralville, IA