Top Tourist attractions in Thunder Bay, Canada

Stayed an entire week just recently, and had a great time! Off season, so was super quiet. Peaceful, clean park with excellent washroom facilities. The WiFi was not reachable from our site, but who cares? That's not what matters when you're camping :) We didn't do much "on site" things as we were in the area for hiking, but it was a wonderful spot to set up a home base at. We will be returning for sure when we venture this way again.

beautifully curated, well taken care of museum. the attendant at the front desk was very helpful and eager to answer our questions. it was amazing seeing the history. the gift shop was very nice!

I had a wonderful time here. The site is not only gorgeous with its lovely trails and natural setting, but the buildings are in great condition, and the historical interpreters (all dressed in period costumes) offered a lot of information. Though I live in Ottawa, I hope I get the chance to come back here some day.

Lovely old Courthouse building with well curated displays.

This is a great spot in Thunder Bay for families with kids or anyone interested in learning about Indigenous culture. You can reach the fort from the main entrance either by a 10-minute walk on a paved path or by shuttle. I recommend taking the walk to enjoy the natural surroundings. Make sure you plan to spend at least 1.5 hours here as there’s plenty to see. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and the site offers an engaging experience into the lives of Native people.

Amazing immersive history of the fur trade! Our guide was great fun and we had a blast. We drove all the way from Missouri to have our vacation in Canada and I would recommend this stop to everyone who comes here!

$12 entry for almost everything, no parking fee. A very informative site with immersive experience. Staff are very knowledgeable about the history and culture, everyone is very friendly. Join the tour, you can learn about the history, ask questions and this will make your day special. I suggest you spend 3 hours to 5 hours in here, and FYI, this is close to the airport if you need to catch a flight after this.

The year is 1815 and as you walk through the park you feel transported back in time. Young actors in period costumes engage you and explain what life is like for them. It's the middle of the Great Rendezvous, when the fur trappers and the European traders bring their wares to Fort William, the inland headquarters of the North West Company, the world's largest fur trading enterprise. You see the quarters where the French Canadian Voyageurs were housed, and the quarters and banquet hall where the management of the company were treated to 12 course meals on fine China. Quite impressive! We all enjoyed our visit.

Wonderful experience. Had a blast at Fort William Historical Park. It felt like stepping back into the 1800s! The staff in period costumes were super friendly and the reenactments were fun. We did the guided tour at 2PM. Just in time for the 'arrival' enactment at 2:30PM everyone was immersed in their roles. We even got to try firing the muskets.

Lots of parking and clean washrooms. If you have the Attractions ON Passport Magazine and Coupon Book (we found at Terry Fox Monument) they have a 2 for 1 coupon for this place. Well worth it. Definitely check it out.

Entry- some activities to keep kids busy while waiting although we didn’t wait.

Main floor - the set up is like walking through the changing times from the area looking at buildings as though you are on a street. It is very interactive and great for kids. There was a scavenger hunt (pictures on paper) they can do and adults ended up doing it as well.

Second floor - this floor changes and was under construction for new exhibits but they did have an extensive aboriginal/residental school exhibit.

Third floor - Ukraine, war and small music area.

Basement? We saw as we were leaving an old fire truck and something else that we must have missed in the baseball.

Summer:
June 15 - Labour Day
Open Daily 11am - 5pm
Children were 2$ and adults 7 I Believe.

Great way to spend the afternoon with kids.

We were there on a Sunday around noon and it was empty at first and then a few more people came but not very busy. There was plenty of parking beside the building.

Staff were pleasant and helpful.

Great experience.. tour guide was amazing, very knowledgeable!!!. I saw a snapping turtle which was not technically part of the tour but was cool. Clean, and well maintained homes.

I also think it was haunted, mainly the jail area because I heard noises.

I would definitely go back!!!

Such a great curated local museum! Beyond my expectations! First floor had the best interpretation signs, the other floors had too long of descriptions and took too long to read, but the artifacts are fantastic! Really great flow of the museum, clean, frequent updates (Jane Goodall exhibit), and nice staff! Definitely recommend going and spending couple hours there!

Quaint little museum in the south end of Thunder Bay. Good to kill a couple of hours unearthing some of the towns past, tie in with a trip to Fort William and you’ll have a good overall picture of the area throughout recent history

Great museum! One of my favourite layout styles for sure where you can pretend to visit various olde thyme shops/services.

A great place to visit and it's by donation.The first floor has all the history of TB , how people moved and what were the busineeses back at that time .The second floor presented a history of deseases and medications and on the third floor , there was an exhibition of beautiful pictures in black&white taken from Thunder Bay.

A wonderful collection. It is a great place to take your kids so they can see some old timey things.

Currently under construction but it's open. You'll need to enter via the service/employee entrance.

Be sure to spend extra for your tickets to help maintain this place.