Mississippi River Museum

At the end of June we went up to Dubuque and went to the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.  We didn't really know much about it, or what to expect, but we got a free Groupon so thought it was a fun family thing to do.  It was so much fun!

The Groupon included both of the iMax 3D/4D movies they had playing.  That was interesting and a little underwhelming.  I really don't see the big deal about them, but the girls thought it was cool.  After that we headed outside and watched a Lumberjack competition.  That was probably the highlight of the whole thing.  Then we finished up by going through the Mark Twain exhibit and touring through a big boat.

They had a bunch of these turtle things everywhere as different characters.  David was happy to find a Spock turtle.

The girls stearing the Mark Twain steamboat. 

Sailing on a raft.

The girls being turtles in the big turtle exhibit.

Inside a big fish.

They had a little raft in real water that you could pull yourself down and back...maybe 50 feet long.  The girls thought that was pretty cool.