OMNIMAX Theatre and William A. Irvin Reviews

Really enjoyed are tour, price was really great. If your up that way visit the ship. They also do a Halloween haunted ship in October.

Amazing tour guide Bill was hilarious and extremely informative! Very interesting and fun!

Very interesting, but if you're afraid of steep steps and lots of them might not want to venture into the tour. 18 flights of stairs.

Amazing experience. Money well spent, the tour was 1hr and covered so much.

Well worth the the money for this Tour. had a lot of fun.

Super fun. Interesting history. LOTS OF STAIRS so steep much like a ladder! So if you have mobility issues (like me) be aware.

This was my 3rd tour of the Wm Irvin and each time I learn something new. You absolutely get the feel of working on a Great Lakes ore boat because the tour pretty much cover the whole boat. My favorite part is going down into the hull where the iron ore was carried.

Ship is huge! Really fun coming from the upper midwest to see something that belongs on the ocean. Tours are "cheap" and the staff are really helpful even in a middle of a pandemic. Really interesting seeing something like this and it enters you into the downtown abliss of Duluth. Walk the pier, catch some food and find other attractions!

My family loved the ship and our tour. Jake provided us with tons of info and lots of local knowledge. We went early in the day and didn't have any lines to deal with. There is also a children's park a couple blocks away from the ship,

We took this tour with our boys (3 & 6). We all really enjoyed it. The kids were free with adult tickets. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and we learned alot!

One of the best haunted exhibits! Our group (including a 12 and 14 y/o) really enjoyed this tour very much. A perfect balance of creepy and fun, and with the best backdrop ever... a retired Ore Ship! Hats off to the actors... they were fantastic, and funny too. The artistic work was amazing... absolutely amazing. Highly recommend!

Be VERY careful purchasing clothing from the store. They are charging sales tax on it. Clothing in the state of Minnesota is TAX FREE.

The tour however, was good and entertaining.

For all ages! It is a great experience and all in my party of 8 enjoyed it.

We enjoyed the tour! Super economical entertainment for families with kids that can climb stairs. Took 4 kids including our 3 and 1 year old (in a front pack) and we managed fine. Tour guides were at certain interest points. Ask them to provide you information along the way and they have some good stories

Pretty fun tour. Cool stuff to see and the staff was very nice, friendly and informative. Worth the money.

Nice & unique place to see! Love the staffs, cleanliness and semi guided tour arrangement. Must visit place

It's sad to see such a land mark in Duluth gone out of the harbor hope one day it comes back so kids can enjoy it.

Been watching them move and update the the area around it. Can't wait to see it finished.

Loved the walking tour around this old classic laker.

We took our tour in the beginning of July, was a little warm for us but the tour did not disappoint. We learned a lot of interesting facts on this tour and really liked how much detail the tour guide gave.

Enjoyed it very interesting tour. I just like ships!

Get ready to walk and do stairs. Fun tour. The biggest complaint is that the cargo hold is full of walls for the haunted ship, museum display and gift shop. I really wanted to get the feel for the size of the holds but you can't. Tour guide was great!

I thought this place was awesome tour. Tour guide was informative and funny!

Visited for Halloween and was spooky and fun as usual

Tour guide (Clayton?) was rude when certain guests were viewing the ship. He rushed people through the ship. Ruined the experience!!!

This was really interesting ! The hour tour was just about right.

Tour was well done. Brent, the tour guide was very well versed in the history of the ship.

great me and my family loved it it was fun we got too look about and i absolutly love ships so it was great 5/5

Excellent tour of the ship. Very interesting and educational.

A fantastic place to take kids or the entire family to teach about the history of Duluth.

Apparently they are closed for shore reconstruction. Wish they would list it here

Informative and a great addition to a day at Canal Park. Worth the price of admission, but a lot of narrow steps.

The kids enjoyed the tour, the tour guide was very informational and fun to be with.

Our tour guide was fantastic and tried to engage everyone in the tour. He was knowledgeable and kept things interesting without overloading the group with information. Take good shoes with you on this tour as you go through the ship and there's a lot of steep steps.

I wish it would have been a little more informational instead of having to ask questions. It was still really cool and the staff was friendly.

On my most recent trip to Duluth my friend really wanted to go on the tour of this ship. We were there on a pretty hot day and while the gift shop was cooled, the rest of the ship was not, so I would suggest getting something to drink before starting the tour.

Our tour guide was pretty good, she's obviously done it a few times and was good at identifying the rooms / areas that the people didn't have much interest in or were too hot to be in for too long. It was pretty cool to see some of the inner workings of such an old ship.

If you have kids or older people with you, you need to know that there are a LOT of stairs that have low ceilings, VERY steep steps and cramped quarters. There were several children under the age of 12 on the tour we were on and of course, they are kids, but if you have a baby, which a few did, it's going to be tough. I'm 6'5" and I was able to manage, but it was a LOT of ducking.

The tour lasted about an hour and was a fun way to spend an afternoon down in Canal Park. If you are in the area and looking for some history on the Great Lakes shipping boats and all that sort of thing, this will be right up your alley.

Great friendly tour guides with lots of interesting facts. Very educational!

Our guide Sara was great. Very informative and entertaining

Fun look at the inside. Ask questions for more info.

Great tour. Can't wait to try the huge haunted house they built in the hold below deck!

Fun tour! The guide was uber-familiar, having served on the ship itself back in the day. Without the Guide, would def not have been as neat.

Also: went on this tour as a family: this is a family friendly tour.

Nice huge iron ore carrier ship ha bored in the Duluth bay front in the middle of the city and it's lake walk area

When I went I had a very friendly and energetic tour guide that involved the guests and made it very engaging. The gift shop is very extensive, but Also a little pricey. Make sure to go on a Tuesday when it is cheaper! It is very cool that the museum is the boat itself. The tour takes you through the whole boat, including going outside on top of the roof! Very fun, but also lots of ladders to climb so be careful!

This is an iconic tourist attraction in Duluth. This ship was the flagship for the United States Steel company. It was built with special features like brass railings and enhancements in the engine room. It also had guest Suites up front for entertaining guests up front. I'm sure there were a lot of contract signed and customers wined and dined well cruising the great lakes in this iconic vessel.

Great tour and excellent staff with great knowledge of shipping on the great lakes throughout history!

Supper fun experience! History was amazing. Beautiful ship!!

An interesting venue in a fabulous city. We can't wait to come back in October for the haunted ship event.

Tour a ship and see how it works.. very interesting

Love the Haunted Ship Tour - it's become a tradition - every year is a new level of creepy & scary - creativity is great & makes it a worthwhile scare

The ship was very well maintained and interesting to look at. Our tour guid however was almost impossible to understand...they meant well but that really kind of ruined the experience for us...

Interesting tour of the entire ship, worth checking out at least once

We only go here on Halloween when it's the haunted ship, which is awesome! I highly recommend it, we love it.

Informative and iconic Duluth attraction! We had a great tour guide that provided fun facts and infused humor into his monologue. Some parts of the tour got a little stuffy and I don't believe this tour would be handicap accessible with all the narrow stairways. Otherwise, well worth the price for families and other visitors!

We had a great time touring the ship! The staff was so kind and did a fantastic job operating during Covid-19! Thanks for a great family friendly experience!

Best haunted "ship" experience ever. Make sure to come here around halloween for the scares.

We took a tour with our family, including a 4 and 9 year old and they loved it! Very interesting and the tour guide was great! Lots of steps, but we knew that ahead of time. Great visit!

My family and I went on the tour and it a good time! Aside from the hot humid weather, it was well worth it! Reid did an excellent job!

I've been going to this ship for about 10 years, and I love it every time. The tour of the ship and the history the guides tell you a lot of information about both the ship and Duluth. It's worth at least touring once if you've never been on a tour like it before. Be warned that there are some steep stair cases throughout the tour which could prove troublesome for people that have mobility problems. Its especially awesome during October because they change it into a haunted ship. They turn the inside of the ship into a haunted maze, which is a scary good time. Overall if you've never been on a great lakes ship, make sure this goes on your Duluth trip plans.

Tour guide did a great job of being interesting and informative. Kids 10 and under are free with paid adult. Even the kids liked it!

Nice tour. Neat to see the old ship and learn of the history. Our 2 year old loved it though there was a lot of steep steps to climb.

Interesting your of something that you don't get to see in any city.

It will be interesting to children. From high decks great views of the water and the city. Were in 2016 with children there was an entrance fee. In 2017, they made children free

Very interesting museum and historical artifact. If those walls could talk it would be one amazing g story

Bill have us all the facts! This #boatnerd family had a great time.

Smaller groups every 5 minutes was to fast to get a ton of information, but the guides were informative and friendly. Well worth a tour even with covid restrictions.