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!

A very interesting FREE museum that you could spend easily an hour or more reading all of the…read moredisplays and watching videos. Given the steamy weather the AC was very welcomed. The staff was friendly and kept everyone informed of the current schedule of the big ships coming and going. They made announcements outside too when one of the ships was preparing to leave. Watching one of these big ships pass under the lift bridge is quite the sight. Definitely worth seeing if you are lucky enough to be here at that time. Parking nearby is pricey since they minimum is three hours for $8.

this place was so nice, very educational. i loved reading all of the boards and the organization in…read morethis place is so nice. i enjoyed looking at the lighthouse and the ships coming in through the binoculars that were by the windows here as well. i went to the gift shop and got a cute keychain for $10 as well, i do recommend coming here, very worth it!

We really wanted to take a tour but they are only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10a-5p so we…read moretook a few pictures outside and left. Disappointing.

This is nice to have here. A great exhibit. Not wheelchair…read moreor stroller accessible. My kids were 5 and 3 and did alright throughout. Informative staff. Well done.

My family and I visited here over the Easter weekend. We had a blast. There were so many different…read morethings to look at and explore. The two kiddos with us ages 7 and 10 were in and out of different engines and train cars. There was a small theater with a few educational movies about the history of the rails. There were other floors with other interesting displays about the local area. The staff was really friendly and engaging with us. We are certainly looking to go back in the summer when the train is active between Duluth and Two Harbors. We ranged from ages 7-76 and all had a great time. We love Duluth and had never been here before. I would certainly recommend it as a stop on your agenda!

Very charming place to visit. In the winter it's pretty dead, none of the gift shops were open, but…read morewe were left alone. The place is kept up pretty well. I would recommend this place especially in the winter when there's not a lot of other places open.

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.

A quiet gem. They have rotating exhibitions of amazing ephemera. It was Transportation. Started…read morewith manned balloons and moved forward in time. A single room so you can go at your own pace. And , it's free. So interesting.

Super interesting place with collections that rotate among their various locations around the…read morecountry. Great historian onsite that is happy to discuss the displays as well as the history of the museum. Cost friendly since it is by donation and not admission fee. Not only are the displays interesting but so is the former church building.

This was such a unique spot to visit!! Located in downtown Duluth this is easy to get to and among…read moreother things to check out easily on foot. I don't want to give anything away but there's an opportunity to see new things, learn some cool history and for a long walk on a really long boat!!

This was a fun self guided tour. I appreciated the docents scattered around the museum for their…read moreadditional insight and ability to answer questions. I'd never been on a ship this size- or a shipping ship for that matter- and thought it was an interesting experience. Wish we were going to be around in a few weeks when it's haunted- that sounds pretty epic!

Here is a great smaller museum. Its primary purpose is to honor Richard Bong, the Ace of Aces from…read moreWWII. Besides that, the museum also includes some displays on all the military branches. The highlight is a restored P-38 Lightning set up as Richard Bongs aircraft. Oh, veterans get in for a reduced fare. It's worth a stop!

This is a very good museum about an amazing aviator from Northern Wisconsin. Reasonable admission,…read moreveterans get reduced rate. Free parking. Self-guided tour. There's a full-size airplane inside. A small feeder that shows different parts of movies, a lot of history about the local area and some nice military artifacts And collectibles staff is very friendly. It is a small gift shop inside.

A wonderful aquarium on the north shore. I won a silent auction back in the twin cities which…read moreincluded a 4 pack of tickets here so we planned a weekend to Duluth. This aquarium had a lot of fun exhibits including some hands on exhibits with touching a jellyfish, touching a sturgeon, etc. The team at the aquarium are friendly and helpful. My son really enjoyed the Great Lakes water play area with the boat locks. They also had a lovely more tropical fish area where there are a lot of fun fish like a clown fish, octopus, sea horses, sea dragons, etc. Also a wonderful photo opportunity right outside along the waters edge...there's a sign that says (heart) DULUTH.

Much better than when I was here 10 years ago! But still only about a hour to walk through. Otters…read morewere the favorite!