National Museum of the Great Lakes
The National Museum of the Great Lakes is a museum in the Toledo Maritime Center, a heritage location on the banks of the Maumee River on the east side of Toledo, Ohio.Photo: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: maritime museum in Ohio, US
- Also known as: “inlandseas.org” and “NMGL”
- Address: 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Imagination Station and Martin Luther King Bridge.
Imagination Station
Museum
Photo: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imagination Station is a non-profit, hands-on science museum located on the Maumee River in downtown Toledo, Ohio. It has more than 300 exhibits for "children of all ages". Imagination Station is situated 1 mile west of National Museum of the Great Lakes.
Martin Luther King Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Will Clardy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge adjacent to downtown Toledo, Ohio, where Cherry Street crosses the Maumee River to become Main Street on the east side of the city. The structure opened to traffic in 1914. Martin Luther King Bridge is situated 3,800 feet southwest of National Museum of the Great Lakes.
Huntington Center
Stadium
Photo: Smithr1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Huntington Center is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Toledo, Ohio. It was completed in 2009 and cost $105 million to build. It replaced the Toledo Sports Arena, which has since been demolished. Huntington Center is situated 1¼ miles west of National Museum of the Great Lakes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vistula Historic District and Toledo.
Vistula Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Vistula Historic District is a designated historic district in the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district comprises Toledo's oldest extant neighborhood and encompasses an area roughly bounded by Champlain, Summit, Walnut and Magnolia streets.
Toledo
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toledo is a city of approximately 266,000 people in northwestern Ohio's Lucas County, on the Maumee River at the edge of Lake Erie. Leveraging its history as an industrial powerhouse, Toledo has preserved cultural institutions that rival larger cities like Chicago.
Downtown Toledo
Neighborhood
Downtown Toledo is the central business district of Toledo, Ohio, United States. Since the mid-2010s, the area has undergone a significant revitalization centered on the Maumee River waterfront, the Warehouse District, and the "Four Corners" intersection at Huron Street and Madison Avenue.
National Museum of the Great Lakes
- Categories: maritime museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
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-83.51504° or 83° 30′ 54″ westLevels
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“National Museum of the Great Lakes” goes by many names.
- French: “musée national des Grands Lacs”
- French: “Musée national des Grands Lacs”
- German: “National Museum of the Great Lakes”
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