The University of Northern Iowa is located on the western side of the
Cedar Falls/Waterloo metropolitan area in northeast Iowa. Sitting on the banks of the Cedar River,
Cedar Falls and Waterloo provide the university a multitude of leisure activities such as the
Cedar Basin Jazz Festival, College Hill Arts Festival, BBQLoo & Blues Too, Cedar Valley Recreational
Trails System, Hartman Reserve Nature Center, The Grout Museums, Hearst Center for the Arts and much more.