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National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH

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National Museum of the Great Lakes

Toledo museum on Great Lakes history, with galleries plus two historic vessels you can board.

1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH 43605 · Toledo, OH

About National Museum of the Great Lakes

The museum sits on the Maumee River and covers Great Lakes history across nine galleries and more than 50 interactive exhibits. Visitors can tour the Col. James M. Schoonmaker freighter, a 617-foot ship launched in 1911, and the Tug Ohio, a restored tugboat built in 1903. A newer gallery centers on the people who worked and lived around the lakes. Free parking is available on site.

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