1 Locks and Dam Way, Alton, IL 62002, United StatesMap
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This museum is free to visit, showing a history of the rivers in the area. Very informative and interactive, and there was even a tank with local fish species. The museum isn't very big, but they pa...
Free & worth the stop if you’re in the STL area. Staff was friendly and understanding when we stopped in the last hour of the day. Museum is next to the lock & dam - there are tours available if you...
My wife and I decided to check this museum out. The museum is adjacent to Lock and Dam #26 (Melvin Price Locks and Dam). A free tour of the facility is available, and we found it informative. There ar...
This is a great place to gain some Missippi River histroy, understand the Lewis & Clark expedition, and watch a barge tow transit the locks - not something you can see just anywhere.
This is a great interactive and educational, interpretive center, explaining many aspects of the Mississippi River, including the birds and waterfowl, the lock systems and the methods used to try to c...
Informative!
This museum is free to visit, showing a history of the rivers in the area. Very informative and interactive, and there was even a tank with local fish species. The museum isn't very big, but they pa...
Budget Friendly Learning
Free & worth the stop if you’re in the STL area. Staff was friendly and understanding when we stopped in the last hour of the day. Museum is next to the lock & dam - there are tours available if you...
Nice free museum, especially good for kids
My wife and I decided to check this museum out. The museum is adjacent to Lock and Dam #26 (Melvin Price Locks and Dam). A free tour of the facility is available, and we found it informative. There ar...
Interesting and fun
This is a great place to gain some Missippi River histroy, understand the Lewis & Clark expedition, and watch a barge tow transit the locks - not something you can see just anywhere.
Scenic and educational
This is a great interactive and educational, interpretive center, explaining many aspects of the Mississippi River, including the birds and waterfowl, the lock systems and the methods used to try to c...