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Museum & Aquarium Get to know the Mississippi through interactive exhibits, river creatures and historic artifacts.
National Rivers Hall of Fame Capture the drama of river people who discovered, lived upon and celebrated the waterways of the United States.
Historic Dubuque Tours Visit our other Dubuque locations including the Mathias Ham House Historic Site, the Old Jail Museum or indulge in a Victorian House Tour and Progressive Dinner.
Wm. M. Black Boat & Breakfast Experience an adventuresome overnight in a stateroom, dine in the galley, and see what life was really like on a working steamboat.



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Join our photo sharing Flickr group and share your photos of the Museum & Aquairum.
Join our FLICKR.COM group here.

Or, share your vidoes on our YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/group/rivermuseum.

Christmas on the Frontier, Dec. 7th

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008; 1 - 4 P.M.

Christmas on the Frontier
at the Mathias Ham House Historic Site

A Victorian Christmas event.

Sponsored by SuperHits 106.1 FM

New Exhibit Opens Dec. 15, 2008!

The River Inside
A platinum photography exhibit by John Guider.

Watch the video below to meet photographer John Guider.

Read more about The River Inside exhibit here.

The Museum & Aquarium receives funding in part from:

Travel Iowa

Tourism Cares

Eastern Iowa Tourism





River Wildlife Eco-Cruises

Experience the Mississippi River
first hand at the National Mississippi
River Museum & Aquarium


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