Guided and Special Theme Group Tours

The Grout Museum District offers guided and unguided tours for each of our Grout District properties, as well as themed tours for special interests and occasions. Take a look at the special theme tour options of the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum below, and then contact us or download our group tour guide for more information on how to make your next group trip unforgettable.

Guided Tours

Suggested tour hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. The tour operator and bus driver are always free. Lunch is available with all tours and programs, please ask for more information when you book your tour.

Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum

Guided Tour: $4.00 per person
Includes video: Life & Times of Waterloo's Five Sullivan Brothers

Special Theme Tours

These tours offer an insider's perspective on various aspects of the museum.

Meet the Sullivans

Presentation: $3.00 per person

View The Life and Times of Waterloo's Five Sullivan Brothers, a close-up look at the historic and tragic loss of Waterloo's Sullivan family. Following the video, take a short tour of the Sullivan Family exhibit area. Step out on the bow of the USS Juneau, view family photos and newspaper articles, Alleta Sullivan's gold star flag and many other Sullivan family artifacts.

Tour & Lunch

$20.00 — 25.00 per person
Price varies depending on tour(s) scheduled and lunch selection.

Take a guided tour of the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, Grout Museum of History & Science or both! Before or after your tour, enjoy a catered lunch in the beautiful glass lobby under the P51D Mustang.
Please choose only one entrée and one dessert per group from the menu below.
Other catering options are available. Inquire when calling to schedule tour.

Entrees:

• Chicken salad croissant with chips or potato salad
  
• Deli sandwich and cup of soup
  
• Full salad bar and cup of soup
  
• Chicken salad, ham salad and macaroni salad garnished with vegetable sticks
  
• Open faced beef or turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes, gravy and seasonal vegetable blend
  
• Bbq beef brisket, coleslaw and twice baked mashed potatoes
  
• Meat loaf, mashed potatoes with gravy and green beans
  
• Roasted chicken with baked potato and chefs seasonal blend vegetable
  
• Chicken breast dijon with mashed potatoes, gravy and corn
  
• All entrees include rolls, butter, dessert, coffee, tea and lemonade.
  

Desserts:

• Brownie or cookie
  
• Fresh baked apple crisp
  
• Apple pie
  
• Chocolate mousse
  
• Lemon squares
  
• Scoop of ice cream

Bring Your Own Lunch

$50.00 up to 50 people
$100.00 more than 50 people

Rent the mess hall along with your tour. Bring in sack lunches, cater in your own food or have a potluck. This option is designed for anyone planning a tour along with an event - birthday parties, reunions, community group gatherings, bridge clubs, etc. Fee(s) listed above are valid only with a scheduled tour. Fee will be added to the total per person group tour admission fee.

Guidelines

• A non-refundable $30.00 administration fee must be paid at least two weeks prior to the scheduled tour date. This is required for all tour groups. The full amount will be applied toward the total tour cost.
• You will receive a confirmation packet detailing costs, maps and parking directions
• Submit one check for the full amount payable to the Grout Museum District. Visa, MasterCard and Discover are also accepted.
• Reservations for guided tours must be made at least two weeks prior to tour.
  
• Reservations for self-guided tours must be made at least one week prior.
  
• Reservations are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.
  
• Group tour operators are required to supply an approximate number of persons at least one week in advance.
  
• Guided tours require a fifteen person minimum. If a tour does not meet the minimum, it will automatically be changed to a self-guided tour.
  
• All Saturday tours must be self-guided unless otherwise negotiated directly with the Director of Group Tours.
• Youth tours (scouts, daycares, clubs) require 1 adult per 8 children. Those adults receive free admission.

Registration

Registration deadline for tours is no less than two weeks in advance for guided tours and one week in advance for self-guided tours. Please supply an approximate number of persons at least one week in advance. Fifteen-person minimum. Groups of 28 or more will be divided into two groups.

Please notify us if anyone has special needs or dietary restrictions.