This was better than I thought it would be. Touring a big empty boat didn't seem all that exciting, but it turned out to be very interesting! The hour long tour flew by; it moved along & my kids (6 & 8) were engaged. Our tour guide was full of interesting information, but she was also rather annoying. Personally, I... More

Steep stairs but very cool to see how the ships work and what the crews had to work with. Great details about the shipping industry as well as the ship history.

I was bummed cause we wanted to walk through the ship, but it is a guided tour which I believe was an hour long and since I had 3 kids with (ages 6, 4 & 1) we didn't think they'd survive the tour so we didn't take it.

I have been to Duluth dozens of times, but never took the time to visit the SS William. Always thought of it as a tourist trap. Wow, was I surprised, what a great, education tour. Kids loved the tour as well. Highly recommended.

this is a nice ship to tour and the staff is great. Some of the tour staff was on the ship when it ran the lake.

The tour itself that you take in the summer is great--really informative and interesting. But if you're in Duluth around Halloween, you HAVE to check out the Haunted Ship! It's put on by local actors and actresses, and it's sooo neat.

Another attraction that my grandchildren love to go. You really learn how life on an oar boat traveling the Great Lakes and Oceans is really like. I think it is a great learning experience for all. If you are handicapped, this is not the tour for you.

The tour guides do a great job of making you feel what life was like on an ore ship working the great lakes. The price of admission is worth the tour.

Again, if you have the time this is a ncie visit - again unique to the Great Lakes. If you have the time visit the whale back in Superior across from the Paterson hoyuse/Museum in Superior. Bot ships provide a wonderful history of Great Lakes shipping, especially in bringing iron ore to the city of Duluth and farther east to... More