Hours are from 12-4:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Open 7 days a week throughout the summer (June through Labor Day).

Admission Free
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is one of the world's largest private holding of important original documents and manuscripts. The Museum features a rotating exhibit designed to focus on 26 documents at any one time. These  educational and often entertaining documents  are from the fields of history, music, science, literature, and art

Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
(US Army Corps of Engineers) 600 Lake Avenue South
Duluth, MN 55802
218-727-2497

Spring: Sun-Thurs/10am-9:00pm; . Summer (thru Labor Day): Daily/10am-9pm. Fall/Sept-Oct: Sun-Thurs/10am-4:30pm; Fri-Sat/10am-6pm. Fall/Nov-Dec: Daily/10am-4:30pm. Winter: Fri, Sat & Sun/10am-4:30pm

Admission Free

Open year-round
Canal Park's Marine Museum, draws more visitors than any other museum on Lake Superior. Film shows, model ships and exhibits explain   commercial shipping on Lake Superior and in  the Duluth-Superior Harbor. At Canal Park you are within yards of giant lake carriers and foreign ships as they pass under the Aerial Lift Bridge. While you are there, sit back and enjoy the beautiful gulls, and walk along the canal's piers to its lighthouses...

Lake Superior Railroad Museum
The Depot, downtown Duluth

506 West Michigan Street
Duluth, MN 55802

Summer Hours (Memorial Day-Labor Day) 9:30am-6pm. Winter Hours, Monday-Saturday/10am-5pm;Sunday/1pm-5pm. Closed major holidays

Admission Charged
Climb up into the cab of one of the world's largest steam locomotives and take the throttle of the Yellowstone Class Mallet. Take in the view from the cupola of a wooden caboose. Imagine what dining on the rails was like as you marvel at one-of-a-kind dining car china and table settings displayed in a restored, turn-of-the-century coach. Learn more about the history of railroading in Minnesota as you view the "William A Crooks", the state's first steam engine and explore the inside of the oldest known steam rotary snowplow still in existence today. Be sure to  bring a  camera!

North Shore Scenic Railroad
The Depot, downtown Duluth506 West Michigan Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-1273 or 800-423-1273

Open: May-Oct.

Admission Charged
The conductor checks  tickets and calls out "All Aboard!" A short blast of the whistle and your adventure begins. The train pulls out of the historic Union Depot in downtown Duluth and rumbles through the city, along the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior and deep into the majestic Northwoods. Riding in vintage coaches, it  crosses tall trestles over Northshore rivers that race towards Lake Superior. All tours are fully narrated !Take the 1 1/2 hour Lester River excursion, a 6-hour trip to beautiful Two Harbors, or join the family fun on the evening "Pizza Train". There are "Elegant Dinner Trains", "Murder Mystery Trains", "Steam Excursions", The "Grandma's Marathon Special" and others. Combo tickets earn a generous discount to visit the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center.

Trains depart from behind the Depot.

S.S. William A. Irvin Ore Boat Museum
350 Harbor Drive
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-7876

Open May-October

Admission Charged

Flagship of the "Silver Stack" Fleet! In her working life the William A Irvin carried more than just millions of tons of rich, red iron ore.   She transported dignitaries, the elite and the powerful of the day in her magnificently appointed, wood-paneled staterooms. Her guests dined at the finest table, and she was the flagship of the USS Great Lakes Fleet, the Silver Stackers! Now a floating museum, the boat is permanently docked along the Duluth waterfront. Tours include the Army Corps of Engineers historic tugboat, "Lake Superior" at no extra charge.

Tweed Museum of Art
University of Minnesota, Duluth Campus10 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
218-26-8222

Tues/9am-8pm; Wed-Fri/9am-4:30pm;Sat & Sun/1pm-5pm; closed Mondays, holidays and University holidays.

Admission Charged

The Museum hosts both contemporary and historical exhibitions in its nine galleries and maintains an important collection of American and European paintings. Also features the Glenn C. Nelson International Ceramics Collection and the Potlatch "Mountie" Illustration Collection. Museum store offers handcrafted and unique art merchandise.

Tom’s Logging Camp

5797 North Shore Drive
Duluth, MN 55804
218-525-4120

Open daily May-Oct.

Admission Charged
An authentic replica of an early Northern Minnesota logging camp containing original tools and equipment. Tour includes eight museum buildings, gravity house, llamas, chickens, trout, pygmy goats and a nature trail. Gift shop features jewelry, pottery, wild rice, woodcraft, souvenirs and discount prices on Minnetonka Moccasins.