Constance M.
6/20/2025
A wonderful day at the museum. The sloth is definitely our favorite. This museum is wonderfully kept up and we always enjoy our visits.
The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
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11 MacBride Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
Established in 1858, the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History has been free and open to the public for more than 160 years. In Iowa Hall, explore 500 million years of Iowa's natural and cultural history in exhibitions featuring dioramas, specimens, and artifacts. Discover the adaptation and diversity of birds and mammals around the planet in the 3rd floor galleries. The museum strives to inspire—in visitors of all ages—an understanding and a sense of wonder, discovery, respect, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds through exhibits, educational programs, and collections.
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Rachel W.
6/26/2021
Love, love, love this museum. Nestled right on the Pentacrest of The University of Iowa campus, we really do have an amazing resource in our own backyard (for those of us who live in the Eastern...
Chunfen Z.
11/23/2024
Nestled in a 1907 building, the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is showing its age: restrooms are found on only one of the three exhibition floors (at least according to their map),...
Rachel E.
4/3/2024
Great spot to walk around and explore with kids. Staff was friendly, fun scavenger hunt.
Jenni H.
6/27/2018
Imagine as your four year old turns a corner and lays eyes on a giant stuffed sloth staring at her. Well, mine did. She stopped dead in her tracks, backed away shaking her head and reaching for...
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