Fodor's Expert Review Steamship William G. Mather Museum
Cleveland
The former steel-and-coal–carrying behemoth churned through the Great Lakes for 55 years before retiring in 1980. State of the art when she put to sea in 1925, the ship is now a museum displaying how ships were once built, replete with a brass and oak pilothouse and an extravagant dining room. The William G. Mather is within walking distance of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center, which owns the ship and has plans to build an enclosed passageway connecting it to the museum.
