Well, my wife and I dropped by here after our lunch at Vanilla Bean. I thought our 3M employee…read morediscount would get us in for free. Well, it only gets you $2 admission ($5 regular) but it does not give you the discount off the combo deal (all 3 museums - the tugboat just closed this year). I was glad not to do the $10 combo deal since our Lighthouse B&B gave us voucher to use on the other museums. The 3M museum is a pretty decent museum considering they seriously lack funding. It is nice to see that our admission went to a good cause so that they hopefully update it. There are a total of 4 rooms and each describes the history and progress over the years. The dummy scared my wife as well as the staff member. If you bump into the dummy, then it wiggles and shakes like a real person. Well, I think if there was access to the Innovation Center, then I would highly recommend it to you. However, this charming quaint place is nice to revisit our employer over the holidays.

I very much recommend paying to go through the lighthouse and gate keepers home. There is also a…read moreshort video that is quite informational. The views from the lighthouse are spectacular. After you see that, walk down to the shore and capture a beautiful picture of the lighthouse from there. It is worth mentioning that every staff member we interacted with was friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable.

I'll start by saying the cart-in sites at Split Rock are top notch and I'd highly recommend them to…read moreanyone. But the backpacking sites unfortunately, I can't say the same. We stayed at Backpack Site #3, and the trail getting there were awful! I was genuinely surprised by how poorly maintained they were. Our site had a beautiful, private beach access, which was a highlight, but in my opinion, it wasn't worth the difficult trek to get there. The campsite was pretty small. It had a decent tent spot, but overall felt cramped, and there was only a half-bench for seating. I'm glad I got to experience a backpacking site--but honestly, I'll never do it again.

My extended family and I paid a visit to this attraction…read more I found it to be a truly superior and great lake (both literary and figuratively) museum, with informative and nicely-designed exhibits. The view of Lake Superior from the uppermost level was fun to see. The staff members were uniformly helpful and friendly. I even bought an amusing refrigerator magnet souvenir at the gift shop (located in the basement). Best of all, it's a U.S Army Corps of Engineers (federal government) facility, and thus free to the public. I recommend visiting here, and would very likely return, if ever again in the area.

This museum can be done easily in under half an hour. This museum is free so no complaints here…read more However, the exhibits should be updated since the videos look like they predate me. Three floors and gift shop on lower level. This was recommended by our captain so figured to at least try it out. If we had to come here again, then I probably wouldn't.

Decent place to stop and look for rocks if you're up in northern mn. Lots of different stones,…read morelittle fossilized rocks and 3D bringer knick knacks. There's jewelry options too. I'd have love to have seen more into on the properties of stones. Service, hit or miss. They didn't engage with me even though I stood at the counter for minutes waiting. A bit wary to go back after some of these other reviews about the owners behavior. He didn't engage with me so I didn't notice issues.

Lots to offer, som large and beautiful pieces but prices are a bit high! Only shop open at the…read moretime I was there.

We stumbled upon this place in Two Harbors. The had a craft sale going on outside and we thought…read morewe'd check it out. It would have been $4 to tour this but for $10 we were able to tour all 4 of the sites in the city. The museum at this location is really cool. It's easy to walk through at your own pace. There are many things from the rich history of this part of the state. The staff was friendly. Great place to check out. The Tug Boat was neat as well although we missed the official (on the hour) tour so it would probably be even better if you caught that. The lighthouse was neat but not as impressive as the museum. We didn't end up doing the 3M museum in town.

We unfortunately missed the last tour, but a very nice employee we spoke with said that we were…read morewelcome to walk around the grounds and check out the outside of the mansion. Wow, what a place I can't even imagine what it would be like to live in such a huge house and what kind of staff you would need to run it! The grounds outside were quite lovely. They were nice gardens and I hope to make it back to check out the inside of the house at some point.

We had very high expectations after seeing the Glensheen Mansion. Price was not worth admission…read more This was a guided tour for the Fairlawn. Wanted to just walk and take in the building but you can not deviate from the tour. Waste of money.

Beautiful art and home in Duluth. The Tweed mansion has a lot of history in Duluth and was…read morestuffed with art when UMD owned the home.

The Tweed Museum of Art is ensconced within nondescript student center buildings on the UMD campus…read more Keep your expectations in check because the two floors that it occupies -- with its linoleum floors and carpeting -- feel more like a registrar's office. If there were no paintings on the walls, you would not think this a gallery space. There is not a lot on display so spending longer than an hour here would be unlikely. One painting floored me. On the second floor near some bookshelves and a few desk chairs sits Gilbert Davis Munger's large-scale painting, 'Niagara Falls Showing the Canadian and American Views', from 1903. There is an almost endless stream of landscape paintings featuring Niagara Falls scattered in museums across the country and this is one of the best that I've seen. The grand size of the painting made me feel like I was standing at the base of the Falls. If I saw nothing else here, I would have still left happy. There are old master paintings from Mr. Tweed's collection on display in addition to various prints and lithographs. There are also some contemporary items, including Naomi Bebo's 'Beaded Mask', a 2010 work featuring beads and deer hide on an Iraqi gas mask. The most elegant item on display is a high heel shoe covered in birch bark by Cynthia Holmes. Titled 'Primal Donna', it's a modern day advancement on old wooden clogs.

Went on the Duluth Zephyr train ride this past weekend (11am - Sunday) with the family. We also…read morebought tickets to check out the train museum which did not disappoint. The tickets are discounted if you are taking a train ride. There are so many trains to not only check out on the outside but a lot of them you can climb aboard and check out the inside. How cool! They have the oldest known snow plow train in the world. So cool. Train Rides: Especially during the changing of the leaves time of year (autumn) make sure to book your tickets early & online cause certain train rides do sell out! The train ride was 75 minutes and it was fun to check out different train cars and the lower and upper decks of the coach trains. The leaves are starting to change color and they looked great. There's a place to buy treats inside the museum and on the train cars. You're also allowed to bring your own snacks and drinks on board too! Other than a huge chocolate brownie that was left on the floor of our seating area on the train that I cleaned up. We had a good time and even moved cars at the halfway point to get another view. Parking - there is free parking along the backside of the train museum if you score a spot otherwise there is a huge parking garage right next door.

Great spot for kids or other train enthusiasts! We took our 4yo and his 75yo grandfather and they…read moreboth had a blast Lots of cool trains and history! They let you go on a bunch of trains. Also there were some sweet wooden train tables for kids who need a different kind of train experience. Fun times! Also we went on a trip with the railroad and it was very fun!

One of two lighthouses in the Two Harbors area (the other is the fabulous Split Rock…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/split-rock-lighthouse-two-harbors?hrid=Jh5hQtfLJ4g5VzEXbuoZLQ), this one became operational in 1892. What's awesome here is that three of the lighthouses buildings are open to be toured, including the tower itself (which was way too crowded for my comfort), the keeper's quarters that have been restored to 20th century decorations and the assistant keeper's quarters that have been restored to late 19th century. So it's all quite cool and very interesting. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [Review 17891 overall - 111 in Minnesota - 1412 of 2022.]

The self guided tour is well worth the $5 admission. We have been to the North Shore numerous…read moretimes and this was our first visit to the Two Harbors Lighthouse. We loved walking up the steps to the top of the lighthouse and reading this historic boards on the way up. The lighthouse overlooks the open water and the docks for loading the iron ore. The bonus is the pilot house from a wreaked iron cargo ship.