The Grout Museum District provides understanding of the world through history and science.
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Big! Wonderful! Very Interesting! So many items to view and read about. What a marvelous tribute to those from Iowa!
— Brenda Lehn Bauer - Oklahoma
Strolling with the Spirits 2025
Starbite Halloween Themed Planetarium Show
Grout Spooktacular
Harvest Tea Party 2025
The Grout Museum of History & Science was founded by Henry Whittemore Grout, a prominent Waterloo resident, financier and state legislator who loved to travel and collect reminders of the places he visited, sharing these finds with children in the community. By the time of his death, Grout had collected over 2,000 objects. His will established an endowment and named trustees to care for his collection, which was displayed for many years at the local YMCA.
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