National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
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| Established | June 28, 2003 |
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| Location | Dubuque, Iowa, USA |
| Type | Aquarium, History, Natural history, Science |
| Visitors | 250,000+ annually |
| President | Jerome A. Enzler |
| Website | www |
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is a museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. The museum is a property of the Dubuque County Historical Society, with two centers on the riverfront campus: the Mississippi River Center and the National River Center.
The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is home to museum exhibits on the culture and history of America's rivers. The campus also includes over a dozen aquariums featuring wildlife representative of that found in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico and other river systems and deltas, including giant catfish, sturgeon, ducks, frogs, turtles, rays, octopus, river otters, and more. There are also outdoor exhibits, featuring river otters, a marsh, and large artifacts, such as steam boilers, boats, a blacksmith shop, a stream, and raptor aviaries including bald eagles.
William Woodward Mississippi River Center
Diamond Jo National River Center
Coordinates: 42°29′48″N 90°39′41″W / 42.4968°N 90.6613°W
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