Awesome place! Loved the giant sloth!!!! The U of Iowa kids were very friendly and informative! I had a great time. If youre in or around the University and or have kids, its a great place to stop & visit!!!

Fantastic! Great exhibits about Iowa culture. Large collection of animals as well. We did a guided tour and the guides were very knowledgeable about their museum. I have been there several times now and the kids are never disappointed. Definitely recommend!

A great way to get up and close to animals. The taxidermied animals are very well preserved, I saw some from the 1880s and they were in fantastic condition. Having a guide or getting some instruction is best if it is your first visit as it is spread out within the building.

Very nice museum that sums up Iowa very well. Super cool animal exhibits. My family loved it!

Lots of great information about the past cultures and the geology of Iowa. Much of the other displays and animal mounts seem dated by todays museum standards. Still a fun place to visit and the staff is very helpful.

A hidden gem here in Iowa. Very well displayed. Good for both adults and kids. Free.

Hope this is not a duplicate review , being an outdoorsman & amateur historian, traveler, I & my family simply love the museum of natural history !!!!

Its small, but had interesting displays. It had a few things I had not seen at other museums. Worth the visit.

This museum was very nice. It had a good mix of old exhibits and taxidermy that I found fascinating. The more taxidermy heavy exhibits up above were really neat, but some of them need to be restored.My favorite part of the museum was their stuffed dodo bird. I had never seen one before, and they were fluffier than I expected. They had other rare/extinct birds on display, too, and it was sobering to see how weve lost those species forever.If you have an hour and are in the area, I recommend checking out this museum.

Great museum, lots of information and well laid out. Much more worthwhile than I thought it would be

Its free, its educational, my kids loved it!

Classic weird natural history museum. Taxidermy, wood paneling. Creepy and vast.

Much better than I expected. Lots to see and great animal collection. Not for very little kids, they will be bored to death

A nice little museum. Free entry for anyone, no tickets nothing. Only note - the building is also used for lectures by the university, so if youre visiting the museum, especially during the semester, please remember that and try to be as quiet as possible.

Fascinating exhibits built into a beautiful building! Id say this place is fun for all ages and a wonderful activity for a rainy day thats free of charge unless you choose to bring home a little memento from the gift shop.

Awesome place...tons of history of Iowa ...great displays

Nice exhibits they just dont change too often.

Loved it. A bit small but fun and informative. Museums of this type are my favorite. True old school displays that help you learn about the area. Not the downdowned video museums that so many have converted to. Staffed by students who are glad to talk to you about natural history. It is fun talking to the kids who are excited about their area of major. Iowa folks are the best.

Came here for a class project but was suprised at all of the rich history iowa has.

Not much to see. Nice displays, but its not a very extensive collection.

Great place to bring the kids for their Night at the Museum activities. Always a fun and interesting place to visit. Dont forget to say hello to Rusty!

Nice classic natural history museum. Several floors.

I love this place. Informative, well-designed, and free!

A bit dated, but its history! The kids love it and I learn something new every time. Make sure to check out the bird and animal halls upstairs too!

Not very stroller friendly. I couldn’t find a way to get to the side with the birds because I had to take the elevator and the only way to that side was to go through the auditorium where class was being held.

It had lots of great things and information. It was well worth the trip.

Disappointed, promised the grandkids ice cream, they ran out 15 minutes into the event. Exhibits were good though. Had a hard time finding the handicapped entrance and exit.

It was nice I just wish that they would add new exhibits more

A fun place to visit on a rainy day!

Fun for people of all ages, I come here when I have a class in MacBride Hall just to wander around. Mammal Hall is my favorite, but dont forget to check out Dusty in Iowa Hall

A real hidden gem...can spend an hour or a day, and see and learn much. Highly recommend for individuals and families of any age...something for everyone.

Better then I expected. The first & third floors were the best.

This was a lot of fun to visit. Its free.

Great place to take grandchild on a rainy day to see the giant sloth and other taxidermied animals.

Well organized and annotated. Go Rusty!

Interesting exhibits, not something I would go see everyday, but once a year or so its cool. Free.

Great free museum. My son loves seeing the animals

You walk through the museum on your own and there is just a greeter, so not much to say about the service. Museum is boring.

Super fun. Love seeing the derpy faces on all the animals.

I recently visited the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History with my husband and grandkids. My 10 year old grandson loved it. He didn’t want to leave. It is an amazing museum and free to get in.

Free and fun place to explore some of the natural history of Iowa. Great for young kids.

Fun free place to take the kids and adults.

This is a decent little free museum if you have some time to kill on campus. We spent around 30 minutes inside checking out the various exhibits.

Classic old school natural history museum. Our kids love to visit regularly. Love the cyclorama.

Great for the whole family.

A hidden gem in IC! We went to school there (twice!) and never realized how extensive this museum was. The perfect place to take kids on a short staycation in Iowa.

I could spend days in this place and still not see everything. If youre into this kind of stuff it is a must see

Great free museum. Small but nice.

Great resource to have in the area. Could spend hours in the Bird Hall.

Pretty awesome. Very spread out. Amazing variety of birds on display

Nice displays. My granddaughter & I enjoyed the PARROTS on the PENTACREST program

Interesting exhibits.

It was a great place to take children to learn about history it has little bit of everything lots of things even adults dont know or have never seen its a very very nice thing for the state of Iowa to have for our children

Fun place to visit

To be perfectly honest, Frank, I just wasnt prepared for the sass of that sloth. The sloth-sass, as they say.There I was, perusing this here museum of natural history, and suddenly BAM. Sloth. Giant sloth. Mega sloth. Super Giant Mega sloth. What was I to do? I wasnt trained for this kind of situation. I hadnt prepared to meet my sloth this day.So here I am now, Franklin, over my head in natural history. But you know what? Compared to the sass-sloth, the rest of this place is, well, also natural history. Stuffed mammals over there, stuffed birds over here, its all good stuff...ed.

Really awesome museum hidden away on campus. Rusty the giant sloth is one of the highlights for me.

Its usually empty and quiet. Not a bad way to spend the afternoon.

Nice displays but when entering we werent even noticed and when leaving we looked at but nothing said. Youd think they would want to say something

Beautiful, and clean

Very cool lots of stuff to see

Quite the gem! Wonderful displays and much to learn!

For a local place without many visitors, they have a pretty nice collection.

This is one of my favorite things in Iowa City. It is a great place to take children. There is no charge, although a voluntary donation is welcome. The dioramas can be very exciting, even a little scary, for pre-schoolers. I find the exhibits in bird hall to be an excellent way to review many of the birds (including the spring warblers) one is likely to see around Iowa City.

Loved this place such a wonderful museum

Great resource to spend an afternoon with the kids

Great place to take you children for a fun-filled, free afternoon. Well kept museum with a lot to see and learn.

I havent reviewed this b4?? My fav.

They are the best

Fun and free, cant be beat!

Small but nice and very informative. Displays are mostly about Iowas native species.

Absolutely incredible bird collection. A must see for any fan of ornithology.

Nice place to visit. The specimins are well preserved and the setting are nice too.

Never got to see it. No place to park.

This is a fantastic place to take the kids.

Great place.

Very informative

I really love that place

Loved going here!

Great place to explore!

Kids loved it.

Really unique layout!

Its free and interesting, parking is just as bad as well I was a student there however

Unique place to visit and take kids! Free!

Really neat

Childhood memories

As my 9 year old said, This is like a mini Field Museum.

Wonderful! Exceeded my expectations!

Lots of fun

Very cool museum

Interestingly fantastic

Good stuff

Great for a free small museum

Really cool

Really interesting!

Its pretty nice

Classic

Fun

Giant sloth!!!!!

Love this place.

Interesting and free