General Info

Established in 1956, Grout Museum of History & Science is a nonprofit museum. Based in Waterloo, Iowa, the museum features exhibitions of area history, regional flora and fauna and is a public planetarium in Northeast Iowa. It houses Hans J. Chryst Library/Archives, one of northeast Iowa's largest genealogical reference libraries. The library contains an archival collection with nearly 21,617 maps, photographs, oral histories, audio/video tapes, clippings and documents. The museum exhibits a variety of Waterloo bottles, jars, knick-knacks and shards, among others. Grout Museum of History & Science is a part of Group Museum District.