National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

Prepare to take an entertaining and informative journey on the Mighty Mississippi at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. Enjoy dynamic aquariums, historical exhibits and a stroll through the wetlands and boatyard. Each visit is a truly interactive experience where visitors can get "up close and personal" with live critters and become barge pilots. Tour the steamboat William M. Black and watch as a boat is launched into the Mississippi River.

Enjoy all of these adventures at one site...


	William Woodward Discovery Center has five large aquariums plus many other exhibits that let you get "up close and personal" with the giant catfish, alligator and ancient sturgeon of the Mississippi River.
	National Rivers Hall of Fame lets you capture the drama of river people from all across America. Learn the stories of the people who discovered, lived upon and celebrated the waterways of the United States.
	Fred W. Woodward Riverboat Museum celebrates the history of riverboats on the Mississippi through interactive exhibits and historic artifacts.

	The Pfohl Boatyard
	Woodward Wetland
	Depot Café
	*William M Black*
	*Boat & Breakfast*


	The Backwater Marsh Exhibit in the William Woodward Discovery Center.

The National Mississippi River Museum's photo exhibit The Invisible Industry is currently on display at the Smithsonian Institution. Download the PDF of the exhibit.