About this city
Also known as: City of Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa and a globally dominant industrial and agricultural processing giant, straddling both banks of the scenic Cedar River. Incorporated in 1849 and named after the rushing rapids over eastern red cedar trees, the city evolved into one of the world's largest centers for grain milling and food science. Cedar Rapids boasts a deeply rich cultural landscape heavily shaped by waves of late-19th-century Czech and Slovak immigrants, expertly balancing high-tech engineering sectors with a unique European heritage and island-bound civic centers.
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Suggested stay: 2–3 days
Immerse in Eastern European culture at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, view the world's second-largest collection of Grant Wood art at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and tour the historic Brucemore mansion.
