Geneva’s Viking ship will hold final seasonal tours October 19-20.
The replica Norwegian longship is on display at Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive in Geneva.
Guided and self-guided tours will be held every 15 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20. Daily guided tours end at 3:45 p.m. both days. Reservations are not required.
The public is invited. Parking is free. Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for teens 13-17, and free for ages 12 and under.
Displays of Viking-style clothing, tools, jewelry and replica weapons are included.
Guides share secrets of Viking’s construction and its crossing of the stormy north Atlantic from Norway by a hardy crew of 12 adventurers to become the star attraction of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (Columbian Exposition).
The life-size 78-foot Viking was hand built in Norway in 1893, patterned on a famous 1,000-year-old excavated ship.
The ship will close for winter storage. It will reopen for visits in April 2025.
For more information, visit vikingship.us.
—Al Benson