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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

Great price for the value of time my girls are kept busy and self entertained. It's a small place…read morebut enough to keep the kids occupied for hours. They have scheduled program twice a day. Today it was making fossils with molding clay. There's something for every child to explore. They have a nice infant/toddler room. Limited snacks and gift shop items. $10/person was very reasonable.

Used to love this place, I have a three-year-old who loved it there and a one-year-old who really…read moreenjoyed it as well and we spent a lot of time their last winter! However, last few times I went it was just full of completely unattended older kids who were taking toys from toddlers (mine included) and being way too rough. I was really disappointed in the staff's lack of response, they should have spoken with the parents it was absolutely ridiculous, and we haven't been back since. I have a membership that I will not be renewing this year. Enjoyed the artistic activities and display's but they need to create some better boundaries especially with how the building isn't that large for how many families come in the summertime.

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.

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.