Awesome place to come visit. You can bundle this tour with the Campus Martius tour. Definitely a must see if you are visiting Marietta, OH. Both places have wonderful information about the history of Marietta and those who lived there. I highly recommend bringing the family along for a fun day of American history.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time on the river boat ride and then the museum. We only wish the gift shop had more gifts for kids. My son was looking for a model boat or ship to add to his collection. It was really hard for him to look at all the cool steam boat models in the museum and not be able to get something along those lines at the gift shop. But he still really had a good time.

Small but awesome museum. 3 different building as well as a boat tour. It is great for all ages. Cool gift shop as well.

This is a nice little museum that includes a tour of a paddle wheel tug on site. There is more here than expected and the price is reasonable. You can charter the Valley Gem close by for river excursions. They have made appropriate arrangements for COVID19 restrictions as well. There is some amazing history that is unique to the area and would like to return someday to include with some other local places.

Small museum with three different building . Yes its small but rich in history knowledge about paddle boats tugs . Best part is the tour on the paddle boat . Price is great when combined with other museum

Very good models, great old riverboat. It really needs updated.

Inexpensive way to get away and learn about history.

Great tour! Best $7 & time spent on a pop-up visit. Looking forward to returning to see the other museum across the street.

Was a very nice tour. Gentleman giving the tour of the boat was very knowledgeable and answered any questions you may have had.

Nice place to catch a boat ride.

Very interesting and important part of history on the river

Wow, love this museum, especially the steam ship tour.

Nice small musuem about the steamboats on the Ohio River and Muskingum River.

The River Museum is fairly informative about the steam age of river travel and commerce. Interesting.The tour if the ship is also fascinating.

Love the model boats. Tour of the actual paddle wheeler wad great.

Very interesting visit.. Found alot of information on our area,that I wasnt aware of... Would recommend this to anyone interested in the boats of Ohio.

Weve been here a few times and rally liked it! Well worth the trip to get here and everything is amazing!

This is a fantastic site to visit. Mt family and I really enjoyed it during our vacation.

Went to waterway fest and had a great visit..lots of info to learn about river life

I once lived near the Ohio River, so it was nice to learn this piece of hidden history.

Love the history here. Great place and great place for families

Great place to enjoy the history of the area

Good information. Great that the tour is through a real boat.

Awesome way to enjoy the history and beauty of the Mid Ohio Valley.

Great place

Will worth the drive.

Nice way to spend an hour

I love looking at at the old boats and things. Check it out!

Great place to visit allot of local history

Fun place to visit.

Another excellent Marietta museum. If you are interested in riverboats this place will be 2-3 hours well spent. If you have some time tour the WP Snider and ride the Valley Gem as well.

Set appropriately near the river.

Been a long time since I have been there, but I remember liking it!

Good museum showing what life was like on a river boat in the old days

Updated for Sept 2020: I can’t begin to tell you how impressive and important this little museum is, and trust me when I say it is WELL worth your investment and time to take a tour. Definitely 5-STAR recommended.Review from 2015: What a truly wonderful surprise and well worth seeing. If touring the nearby Campus Martius museum do this first, as itll give you a chance to see the W.P. Snyder and grounds exhibits while the sun is hitting their good side for photography purposes, beat the crowds, and while the morning is still cool and comfortable. Lots of great steamboat and paddleboat models, paintings, and artifacts. A definitive Must-see while in Marietta!

The tour of the river boat was excellent

The wp snyder renovation looks wonderful!

Its small but decent, admittedly the tour guide was a rookie but he couldnt even explain how steam power is generated, didnt know that the place where the captains station is a pilot house, point out a capstan, what a waste of time for anyone who knows anything about the subject

The Ohio River Museum in Marietta shows visitors how the inland waterways shaped America. From the colorful characters to the models of sternwheelers to the restored shanty boat and the last of its kind, the WP Snyder sternwheeler, built in 1918, the museum brings to life an era many people never knew and only dream about.

So much local history at this museum. This is worth checking out.

Lady with customer service at the entrance was very rude about their no guns policy. I walked up to the building, saw the sign and turned around to walk away and this lady harassed me about me having my gun on me. But there were no other signs in the parking lot or entrance to the premesis only on the main door into the building.

Nice place to learn some history

More steamboat artifacts than one person can process in a lifetime. Allow time for a tour of the W.P. Snyder Jr., the last intact steam-powered, pool-type, stern-wheeled towboat in the U.S.

Its a must visit

Great place to learn about our river history.

Great place for our local history !

This was a very neat museum.

I visited after hours. Did not see inside

Nice museum

Very nice

Very informative

Fun