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Phelps Youth Pavilion

Ages 3–12 | $3
225 Commercial St, Waterloo, IA 50701, USA

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(319) 291-4490 Visit the website
Admission from $3 Read from the venue’s own page

Opening hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Hours can change on holidays. Check with the venue before you travel.

Photo: Waterloo Center For, via waterloocenterforthearts.org

About this place

Phelps Youth Pavilion is an interactive children's museum in Waterloo, Iowa, featuring over 40 hands-on exhibits where visitors of all ages can milk a life-size cow, drive a tractor through a Grant Wood painting, and test their skill at digital finger painting. The pavilion encourages children to explore music, language, and culture from other countries through interactive displays. Creative classes and workshops in drawing, painting, pottery, jewelry making, and digital arts are available for kids ages 3 and up, as well as families, teens, and adults.

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Playground on site
Restrooms
Food available
Outside food allowed
Parking
Free parking
Changing tables
Wheelchair accessible
WiFi

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A membership to Phelps Youth Pavilion carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in this program.

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