Things to do in Duluth, Minnesota (MN): The Best Museums

Lake Superior Art Glass is a complete glassblowing studio and gallery. We have knowledgeable staff that are well-trained in everything from the artists featured in the gallery to teaching in the glass studio. Watch us work or take a class and make it yourself! Our gallery features glass artwork of all types made by over 60 artists from the Midwest and beyond. This includes stained, fused, flame-worked, furnace worked and more! Lake Superior Art Glass is also your go-to gallery and studio for custom and commission glass pieces. Between us and our artists, we can make most anything you come up with.

This place is temporarily closed. Located at Canal Park, this museum was once an ore boat.

This maritime museum details the Great Lakes' history and the part they played in the shipping industry.

Finished in 1908, this Lake Superior 39-room mansion enjoys a rare, intact collection of original furnishings and art. Because of that, it closely resembles the days when the Congdon family first occupied it. Truly, it is Duluth's answer to Downton Abbey. Situated on a wooded lot, the home boasts spectacular views of Lake Superior, as well as, multiple gardens including formal, flower and vegetable. Guests are also encouraged to explore the carriage house, boat house, stone bridge and pier. Children enjoy the pebbled beach for hours of rock skipping while parents take in a sit on one of Adirondack chairs. Be sure to check out Glensheen as part of your must-do Duluth bucket list.

Explore the impressive collection of historic railroad equipment that built Minnesota and our country. The museum is located in downtown Duluth, in the platforms at yard of the original Historic Union Depot, built in 1892. From immaculately restored locomotives and rolling stock, to exciting events and exhibits that bring the memories railroads to life, in an effort to preserve, present, and interpret the history of railroading, especially as it relates to the area.

The Tweed Museum of Art was established in 1950 when Alice Tweed Tuohy, widow of George P. Tweed, donated their house and approximately 500-piece American and European art collection to the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) to enrich the lives of the people comprised of the academic and civic communities of the region. Following its initial operation from 1950-58 (out of the Tweed home), a museum facility was constructed on the UMD campus in 1958, with funds donated primarily by Mrs. Tweed and her daughter, Bernice Brickson. The museum has been expanded and renovated four times between 1965 and 2008. Today, it operates in a 33,000 square-foot facility with 15,000 square feet of exhibit space and services an average of 33,000 visitors each year. Of great artistic, cultural, regional and historical significance, the collection is the focus of all museum activities. It contains 15th-21st century European, American and world art in all media by artists of regional, national and international importance, including outstanding work by artists from the Upper Midwest and Minnesota. In 2007, the museum acquired the Richard E. And Dorothy Rawlings Nelson Collection of American Indian Art, an acquisition that opened new programmatic territories. By establishing a modestly comprehensive historical canon, the Nelson collection opened the museum to build upon it by collecting contemporary (particularly Woodland) American Indian arts.

We sell happiness and inspiration in the form of clothing and jewelry! A one-of-a-kind clothing and jewelry that are literally works of art to wear, created right in the store by the owners Tami and Dan. You will find everything from upcycled clothing & jewelry to purses and home decor items. Our unique selection of artsy merchandise will help bring FUN, happiness & color to your wardrobe and your home. Come check out our newest creations... Two convenient locations: 230 W Superior St (downtown Duluth) open 10-6pm Mon-Sat Sun 11-4 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy (Miller Hill Mall) open 10-9pm Mon-Sat Sun 10-6