National Rivers Hall of Fame lets you capture the drama of river people from all across America. Explore our nation’s rivers in the keelboat audio exhibit. Enjoy the steamboat invention theater, and then steer barges in a modern-day towboat pilothouse simulator.

Hall of Fame inductees are the pioneers, the explorers, and the artists that have passed on. They are movers and shakers from the days gone by and the recent past. For various reasons, these men and women made unforgettable contributions related to the river and for that we salute them.

The National Achievement Award is the highest tribute paid to a living person.