Admission prices are a bargain, for what you get to see. Interactive displays and interactive workstations for kids as well. We were there for the presentation & demonstration of the Sandusky Coal Docks scale model. Much info on Sandusky role in maritime history, but plenty info on Great Lakes boating, shipping, warfare, ship building, ice harvesting and fishing. Staff are very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. 3 buildings of things to look at and learn about. Very family oriented place to go, even on a limited budget.
Great artifact collection of Lake Erie maritime history!
Great museum. Learn much that I never knew about Sandusky and Erie.
Covid restrictions excessive. Forcing guided tours do not fight the virus. Will not be back
One of the biggest surprises of the maritime museums of the Great Lakes. While not the biggest it may be one of the best
Very nice place to visit. Lots of displays and history of the Sandusky areas maritime past. The staff was super friendly and helpful!
Very educational. Extremely well laid out. It took us about an hour and a half to see everything. My kids, 5 and 7, loved the scavenger hunt. My 13 year old even got in on it. Covered everything there possibly could be about Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay. We will be making another trip soon! In the back are a collection of antique outboards, Lymans (including one you can get on) and a yard game size Battle of Lake Erie version of Battleship. It was incredible.
The friendliest staff I ever met! They were SO kind and patient with my son Alex (6 and very curious!). Learned alot and had fun!
On Sunday, September 8th my family drove 40 minutes to Sandusky to attend an antique boat/car show at the Paper District Marina that was sponsored by the Maritime Museum. There was NO BOAT/CAR SHOW.... Professional printed signage was posted by the restroom area at the Dockside Cafe/Marina on a locked board.... I emailed the museum on Sunday, 9-8-19, my disappointment... I realize they are on winter hours and not open until Tuesdays, but here it is Thursday, 9-12-19, afternoon and I have not yet received a reply to why was this posted if there was no show?? If it was cancelled, then why was it not marked, so people do not make the drive?? If it was a previous year, then why was signage not removed??
FUN Nice People that Understand History. Reasonable Prices
Very cool place to visit, staff is friendly and very informative. Kids enjoyed learning about boats and visiting the room with the boats on display.
Great museum! Our family loved it. They have a fun scavenger hunt and boat that children can build. Very interesting.
Neat place to visit. Near downtown Sandusky and Sandusky sailing club
If you are in the area and like historical lake Erie information, then you should stop in. A must for any good boaters
Better than what we expected. Will go back again and, willrecommend to our friends.
We took the girls there today. They had a blast building the wood ship, watching short informative, historic videos, and the ship exhibit of an older emergency boat.
Worth every minute, the children learned so much and they offered a scavenger hunt for the kids and they win a small prize. Highly recommended. Even for little kids.
Awesome experience.Definitely a must visit.
A wonderful place to learn about the history of Lake Erie around the Sandusky area. Displays are well laid out and interesting. Another building has displays of wooden boats.
Special place to know the history of the city. Very friendly guides.
Fun, quick, inexpensive family trip. Nice for a quick thing to do.
Wonderful experience here.
Unique museum, really interesting nautical artifacts!
Did not know the museum existed.It was very interesting. Work stopping in if you have an extra hour or two if in Sandusky.
It was fun seeing nautical and maritime historical items. Loved the museum.
Interesting place to check out!
What an amazing attraction for Sandusky!!! Not only is the museum spectacular but the employees are tremendous!!! They care about history and everyones experience. The staff go above and beyond for their community to include everyone in their history. If you are near Sandusky, please go learn some history and support some amazing people.
First rate Lake Erie/Sandusky Bay historical venue. Great physical exhibits as well as a great gift shop with a nice variety of local printed history books, and knowledgeable staff. I would highly recommend visiting.
Very informative museum. Great educational programs offered
I worked in the area as a deck hand for a decade... I had never gone. I never expected much out of it. Recently one of the boatlines I worked for held a reunion here.... I was really impressed. Its small, but there was a lot more to see and read about than I was expecting. Also had great little interactive area for kids.
A great place to visit about the local Great Lakes history. Excellent staff and very helpful when researching local history! Thank you!!!
First time there. Really nice. Worth your time to check it out. We had a private party there and it was great!!
Nice place to take the family.
Nice exhibits and lots to learn about the maritime history of Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie, including the famous Lyman boats!
The people and the volunteers who put on The Big Splash event are awesome! This event is very well coordinated and runs so smoothly! The volunteers are always busy and tidying things up. Kudos to the whole gang! Thanks for working so tiresly to orchestrate a great weekend!
Not that bad of a place not very big was hoping to see more boats but overall a good way to spend a few hours
They were good with the kids. Had boat kits, treasure coins, scavenger hunt. We enjoyed it.
Bought a T shirt for my sister and The Maritime Museum was kind enough to let us sell tickets for our Nautical Shed for Habitat for Humanity!
Nice but small
Nice folks...very nice history lesson...a nice place to visit in the Sandusky OH area
Very very kool
I love my view from my window and often capture the world of glory in sunrise of many seasons.
Interesting place. Kid friendly
Interesting museum great for a rainy afternoon in Sandusky, very educational
We had a wonderful time learning today and if you have the chance hope that Doug is working stop in for a great experience and he is a very knowledgeable man about the stuff inside.
Great place to learn something of the history of Sandusky.
Great place to take the family my kids enjoyed it very much.
Tour guide was very informative and nice. Learned a quite few things about the city that we didnt know.
A lot to see and do. Good place to visit
I wish there were guided tours available. I enjoy a learning experience.
Its great because it shows a lot of nautical history and how it has changed over the years
Small museum. Cheap. It was 14 dollars for the whole family. Would return.
Great place for a family day!
Very friendly and informative staff
Young and old can have fun and learn here.
Very friendly staff.
Not very interesting
Community places!!
Awesome
Always fun
Fun and full of history
Lots of history
It was an okay.
Great place
Nice museum
Cool place
Awesome
It is just a building with a marry-go-round in it that they charge way to much to see.