Grout Museum of History and Science: Planetarium and Imaginarium Science Gallery
Planetarium inside the Grout Museum of History and Science in Waterloo, the only public planetarium in northeast Iowa; a hands-on Imaginarium science gallery is due to open there December 15, 2026.
Ways to visit
Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit Open
- What you see
- Exhibitsgroutmuseumdistrict.org, 2026-11-06
- How
- Scheduled tour, Walk ingroutmuseumdistrict.org, 2026-11-06
- When
- Museum open Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027 (Central Time); closed on national holidays unless noted. Planetarium shows are on a separate schedule: the home page listed a 3 p.m. show on the day of the check. Check the calendar.Closed: National holidays unless notedgroutmuseumdistrict.org, 2026-11-06
- Booking
- Not stated · online or on siteTickets are sold online; the page does not say whether a reservation is required.groutmuseumdistrict.org, 2026-11-06
- Cost
- PaidMuseum only, adult: $15 · Museum only, veteran or child 4-13: $8 · Museum and planetarium, adult: $20 · Museum and planetarium, veteran or child 4-13: $13 · Planetarium only, adult or child: $8 · Planetarium only, veteran: $5Children 3 and under and members are free. College students with a university ID $8. Museums for All (SNAP/EBT card): $2 museum and $1 planetarium for up to 4 people.groutmuseumdistrict.org, 2026-11-06
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The Norris Corson Family Planetarium is inside the Grout Museum of History and Science in Waterloo and holds weekly shows. Admission can be museum only, museum with a planetarium show, or a planetarium show alone. The children's Imaginarium science center is moving into the main museum building, with a new hands-on gallery of physics and air exhibits due to open on December 15, 2026. The museum's history exhibits and the veterans museum are not covered here.
Run by: Grout Museum District.
Getting there
503 South Street, Waterloo, IA, 50701
The planetarium is inside the Grout Museum of History and Science, which shares a building with the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum. This listing covers only the planetarium and the science gallery.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (42.49271, -92.34440). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Grout Museum District: 319-234-6357
Last checked 2026-11-06. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- groutmuseumdistrict.org/visit/hours.aspx · official page · read 2026-11-06For: name; street address; phone and email; who runs it; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: open or closed; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: kind of visit; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: days and hours; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: booking; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: cost; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: requirements
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- groutmuseumdistrict.org/sites-exhibits/carl-a-and-peg… · official page · read 2026-11-06For: description
- groutmuseumdistrict.org/sites-exhibits/grout-museum-o… · official page · read 2026-11-06For: description; Norris Corson Family Planetarium shows and museum visit: what you see
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