Waterloo Village was shut down to preserve the artifacts inside, though plans have been made to restore the buildings on the site.

We take our kids to the symphony, museums and eduction sites like Waterloo Village.

Admission fees to Waterloo Village, however, never covered restoration costs.

They used part of their earnings from those projects to begin restoring Waterloo Village.

As a result, the canal underwent a steady decline, and so did Waterloo Village.

The hobos protected Waterloo Village by occupying it throughout the 1930s and '40s.

Waterloo Village was bigger than I'd expected - some 20 buildings open to the public - and far handsomer.

Waterloo Village had been experiencing financial difficulties for years, former board members said.

"And it was quite clear that we were outgrowing Waterloo Village, the site of all nine previous festivals."

Waterloo Village is easily reached from Interstate 80.