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Visitors'
Center - From I-77 take exit 1 and turn right at the end of the
off ramp to go westbound on OH-7. Shortly after OH-7 - which was Pike
Street - becomes Greene Street you will encounter 3rd Street. Turn
right, go 3 blocks and the Convention & Visitors Bureau is just
ahead on your right (316 3rd Street).
For more information phone 1-800-288-2577 (toll free). Their web
site is MariettaCVB.
Valley Gem Sternwheeler
- You have your choice: short tours of the Ohio River departing every
hour from 1 through 4p Tuesdays through Sundays in June, July and August
(May and September hourly cruises available on weekends only). Or,
longer cruises from dinner cruises (summers only), 'Fall Foliage' tours
on weekends in October or special function tours (birthday parties,
weddings, etc.) almost any time - weather permitting.
Rates vary from $5.50 for hourly cruises to $27 for dinner
cruises (including the dinner, of course).
Their pier is on the Muskingum River near the intersection of
Front and Washington Streets. From the Visitors'
Center
continue on up 3rd Street to Washington Street. Turn left and it is 2
blocks to Front Street at the foot of the bridge.
For more information phone 1-740-373-7862. Their web site is at ValleyGem.
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Ohio River
Museum - Also located at
Front
and Washington Streets is the Ohio River Museum which profiles the
origins and natural history of the Ohio River and its history stressing
its importance to the early settlement of the region.
For more information phone 1-800-860-0145 (toll free). The Ohio
Historical Society has created a web page on their site about the
museum: OhioRiverMuseum.
Campus Martius
Museum - Just
a block away at 2nd and Washington Streets is the Campus Martius Museum.
More general in
nature than the Ohio River Museum, this one also tells the story of the
development of the area but more from a 'people' focus. Also funded and
supported by the Ohio Historical Society, it really achieves bring
history to us as, not just interesting, but fascinating. One feature we
really enjoyed is the use of audio stations; push a button and hear a
narration explaining the exhibit.. There are also some videos. And all
of this is within a block or two of the Visitors'
Center.
For more information, phone 1-800-860-0145. Their web page is: CampusMartius.
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