University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The museum was founded in 1858 by instruction of the Iowa General Assembly as the Cabinet of Natural History.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: natural history museum in Iowa, US
- Also known as: “Museum of Natural History”
- Address: IA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iowa Old Capitol Building and Pentacrest.
Iowa Old Capitol Building
Museum
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The Iowa Old Capitol Building is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was once the main government building for the state of Iowa, and it now stands as the most prominent landmark at the center of the University of Iowa's campus.
Pentacrest
Historic site
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The Pentacrest is the Old Capitol and a collection of four buildings on the campus of the University of Iowa that surround the Old Capitol — Jessup Hall, Macbride Hall, MacLean Hall, and Schaeffer Hall — on a four-block-sized parcel of land in Iowa City, Iowa.
Congregational United Church of Christ
Church
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Congregational United Church of Christ is located in the downtown area of Iowa City, Iowa, United States near the campus of the University of Iowa. The congregation was organized in 1856 and the church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Congregational United Church of Christ is situated 410 feet east of University of Iowa Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iowa City and University Heights.
Iowa City
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Hip and urban, Iowa City is a prominent college town primarily known as the home of the University of Iowa. Along with its adjacent suburb of Coralville, just to the west.
University Heights
Village
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University Heights is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,228 at the time of the 2020 census.
Coralville
Town
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Coralville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,318 at the 2020 census. Coralville is situated 2½ miles northwest of University of Iowa Museum of Natural History.
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.662° or 41° 39′ 43″ northLongitude
-91.53562° or 91° 32′ 8″ westElevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
86HCMF67+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 367089405OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“University of Iowa Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “یونیورسٹی آف آئیووا میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹری”
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