OHIO RIVER MUSEUM
(Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children and students all ages, and free for children under five) 

• Open: May 27- October 31: Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Location: 601 Second Street, Marietta, OH 45750

• Phone: 740-373-3750 or 800-860-0154 

The Ohio River Museum gives a detailed description of the golden age of the steam boat.  It also gives an educational program about the ecology of the Ohio River system.  The museum features three buildings, the first one offers displays about the origins and natural history of the Ohio River.  The steamboat is the main focus in the second building which offers many steamboat displays along with and educational video on steamboats.  The third building houses displays on the art of boat building along with displays about mussels in the Ohio River and tools and equipment from the steamboat era.

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