Browse through the retail area to purchase nautical novelties or your favorite lighthouse. Completed in 1859, this Greek Revival-style structure, an original hotel designed by architect Isaiah Rogers, now houses retail shops, town homes, businesses, and the Maumee Bay Brewing Company's brew pub and restaurant. The building teems with ornate carvings and statues both inside and out. Planetarium presentations are offered throughout the year. After evening programs, observe the sky through a telescope, if weather permits.
Tour groups are welcome, and lunch and dinner packages are available.
The center is open daily, year-round, and times vary. This 100-passenger canal boat replica cruises upriver past elegant estates and yacht clubs or downriver toward Lake Erie. Lunch and dinner cruises, ecological and historical tours, and educational field trips are available from a variety of locations. The boat is also available to groups for private charter. Public rides include port tours, fall color cruises, sunset and city lights, and Halloween boat rides for kids.