Admission Fees

Adult – Museum Only – $11.00

Adult – Museum, Schoonmaker and Ohio – $17.00
(Schoonmaker and Ohio are only open May – October)

Senior (65+), AAA, Military – Museum Only – $10.00

Senior (65+), AAA, Military – Museum, Schoonmaker and Ohio – $16.00
(Schoonmaker and Ohio are only open May – October)

Youth (6-17) – Museum Only – $8.00

Youth (6-17) – Museum, Schoonmaker and Ohio – $14.00
(Schoonmaker and Ohio are only open May – October)

Children 5 and under – Free
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2019 NMGL Annual Holiday Card ReleasedNovember 25, 2019 - 3:57 pm
November 7, 2019 (Toledo, Ohio) – The National Museum of the Great Lakes today revealed their 2019 Holiday Card for purchase. For the past fifty-one years, Director Emeritus, Alexander B. Cook has painted a watercolor that is used exclusively by the organization to create the holiday card that is then sold to the public to […]
“Christmas Tree Ship” to Arrive with Santa and Holiday TreesNovember 25, 2019 - 3:52 pm
November 14, 2019 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Saturday, December 7 the National Museum of the Great Lakes will welcome the arrival of Santa Claus and a tugboat full of Christmas Trees. Spectators can watch Santa and his boatload of trees dock behind the museum around noon, pick-up pre-ordered trees and enjoy holiday snacks with Santa. […]
Launch of Initiative Connecting Lucas County Students to History through Free Field Trips and Outreach ProgramsNovember 25, 2019 - 3:38 pm
October 25, 2020 (Toledo, Ohio) – The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is launching a new initiative, All Aboard for History!, meant to provide third through sixth grade Lucas County students the opportunity to forge a deeper connection to Great Lakes history. The 5-year initiative will allow up to 8,000 local students to […]