Great Lakes Attractions

Discover all there is to witness during your Great Lakes Cruises itineraries. Learn all about our rapidly-growing list of attractions. From museums, lighthouses, gardens, aquariums, tours, shows, and more, this list will help you cover every hot spot you must experience when traveling the Great Lakes. Immerse into the rich history and culture of these sites, and enjoy everything that each port of call has to offer.
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• 360 Chicago Observation Tower, Chicago, IL
• 1000 Islands Helicopter Tours 
• 1000 Islands Tower

• Acadia Birding Festival, Bar Harbor, NY
• Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, NY
• Apostle Islands Cruises, Bayfield, WI
• Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, MI
• ​Ayer Mansion, Boston, MAS
• Bird’s Eye Outfitters, Sault Ste Marie, MI​
• Bird Kingdom, Niagara Falls, ON

• Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum, Boston, MA
• Buffalo Botanical Gardens, Buffalo, NY​
• Cannonball Inn and Catering, Mackinac Island, MI
• Cave of Winds & The World Changed Here Pavilion, Niagara Falls, NY
• Chicago Fireboat Tours, Chicago IL
• Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
• Clayton Island Tours, Clayton, NY
• Cleveland Brew Bus, Cleveland, OH
• Gangsters and Ghosts Tours, Chicago, IL
• Glessner House
• ​Great Lakes Aquarium, Duluth, MN
• Great Lakes Distillery, Milwaukee, WI
• Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point, MI
• Great Maine Lumberjack Show, Bar Harbor, ME
• Holland Bow Mill, Holland, MI
• Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Julien Cloutier Cruise Boats Inc, Percé, Quebec
• La Rochelle Mansion & Museum, Bar Harbor Historical Society, BH, MN
• Lake Superior Helicopters, Duluth, MN​
• Lakeshore Museum Center, Muskegon, MI
• Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Chicago, Illinois
• Maid of the Mist Boat Tour, Niagara Falls, NY
• ​​Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI
• Municipality of Central Manitoulin, Mindemoya, ON
• Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois 
• Nelis' Dutch Village, Holland, MI
• Niagara Falls Observation Tower, Niagara, NY
• Niagara SkyWheel, Ontario, CAN
• North Point Lighthouse Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Pabst Mansion, Milwaukee, WI
• Queen Victoria Park, Ontario, CAN
• Raindancer Restaurant, Amsterdam, NY
• Safari Niagara
• Safe Haven Holocaust Museum, Oswego, NY​
• Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, ON
• Soo Locks Boat Tours, Sault Ste Marie, MI
• Split Rock Lighthouse, Duluth, MN
• Sylvan Beach Amusement Park, Sylvan Beach, NY
• The Boldt Castle & Yacht House, Alexandra Bay, NY
• The Glensheen Mansion, Duluth, MN
• The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI
• The Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth, MN
• The Lilac Lovefest, Duluth, MN​
• The Second City, Chicago, IL
• Tulip Time Festival, Holland, MI
• Walter Elwood Museum, Amsterdam, NY​

Other Attractions to Consider:

• Bruce Peninsula's Georgian Bay Lakeshore, Ontario
• Kitch-iti-kipi, Michigan​
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan