This list of museums in Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

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Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

s which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization

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s, government entities, and private business

Business

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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries

Art gallery

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 are also included. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum

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s) are not included.

Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
3M Museum John Dwan Office Building The John Dwan Office Building, located at 201 Waterfront Drive in Two Harbors, in the U.S. state of Minnesota was the location where Dwan, a Two Harbors attorney drew up the incorporation papers for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in 1902...		Two Harbors Two Harbors, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,613 people, 1,636 households, and 953 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile . There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 505.9 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	History	History of 3M 3M 3M Company , formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States....  corporation and products
Afton Historical Museum		Afton Afton, Minnesota Afton is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,886 at the 2010 census. It is located on a small bay where Valley Creek empties into the St. Croix River several miles north of the confluence with the Mississippi River....	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Afton Historical Society, located in the former Congregational church (1868) building, features period displays, household items, clothing, toys and local history artifacts
Aitkin County Historical Society Depot Museum Northern Pacific Depot (Aitkin, Minnesota) The Northern Pacific Depot in Aitkin, Minnesota is a brick passenger depot built on the Northern Pacific Railway mainline in 1916. The rail line is now part of the BNSF Railway. The depot symbolizes the importance of the railroad in Aitkin's growth and development.The railroad line was initially...		Aitkin Aitkin, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,984 people, 892 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,150.3 people per square mile . There were 969 housing units at an average density of 561.8 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, operated by the Aitkin County Historical Society, heritage of Aitkin County
Aitkin County Historical Society Log Museum		Aitkin Aitkin, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,984 people, 892 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,150.3 people per square mile . There were 969 housing units at an average density of 561.8 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Industry	website, operated by the Aitkin County Historical Society, features logging heritage, agricultural implements, and tools from the building trades
Akeley Paul Bunyan Historical Museum		Akeley Akeley, Minnesota Akeley is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 432 at the 2010 census.Minnesota State Highways 34 and 64 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Demographics:...		Local history	website, includes sawmill history
Alexander Faribault House Alexander Faribault House The Alexander Faribault House, built in 1853, was the first wood-frame house built in Rice County, Minnesota. It was built by fur trader Alexander Faribault in the Greek Revival style. Besides serving as a house, it also served as a civic center, polling place, and a church. The local address of...		Faribault Faribault, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 20,818 people, 7,472 households, and 4,946 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,644.8 people per square mile . There were 7,668 housing units at an average density of 605.8 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Historic house	Operated by the Rice County Historical Society
Alexander Ramsey House Alexander Ramsey House The Alexander Ramsey House, located at 265 Exchange Street, South in Saint Paul, Minnesota is the former residence of Alexander Ramsey, who served as the first governor of Minnesota Territory and the second governor of the state of Minnesota....		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	Victorian house, operated by the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the territorial legislature in 1849, almost a decade before statehood. The Society is named in the Minnesota...
Amador Heritage Center		Almelund Almelund, Minnesota Almelund is a small unincorporated community, in Amador Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. It is located about 55 miles north-northeast of Minneapolis at the intersection of Minnesota State Highway 95 and Chisago County Road 12 ....	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Open air	website, includes museum of local Swedish immigrant history, and adjacent Swedish Immigrant Log Farm with several log cabins and structures
AAW Gallery of Wood Art		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Changing exhibits of art made from wood, located in Landmark Center Landmark Center (St. Paul) St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891-92...
American Museum of Asmat Art		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, part of University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States... , culture and art of the Asmat people Asmat people The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the Papua province of Indonesia. Possessing one of the most well-known and vibrant woodcarving traditions in the Pacific, their art is sought by collectors worldwide...  of Papua Papua (Indonesian province) Papua comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It's the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea... , New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
American Swedish Institute American Swedish Institute The American Swedish Institute is a non-profit educational and research organization and museum in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of the historic role Sweden and Americans of Swedish heritage have...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Ethnic	Swedish-American community in Minneapolis and St. Paul, period rooms in the historic mansion
Ames-Florida-Stork House		Rockford Rockford, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,484 people, 1,296 households, and 929 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,021.2 people per square mile . There were 1,333 housing units at an average density of 773.3 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	website, operated by the Rockford Area Historical Society, period displays show over 100 years of history in rural Minnesota
Andrew John Volstead House Andrew John Volstead House The Andrew John Volstead House, located at 163 Ninth Avenue, Granite Falls, in the U.S. state of Minnesota was the home of Andrew Volstead . He personified prohibition to the American people, having authored the National Prohibition Act of 1919...		Granite Falls Granite Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,070 people, 1,344 households, and 806 families residing in the city. The population density was 890.5 people per square mile . There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 427.0 per square mile...		Historic house	Home of politician Andrew Volstead Andrew Volstead Andrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota,1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act...
Anoka County History Center		Anoka Anoka, Minnesota At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Anoka County Historical Society
Arches Museum of Pioneer Life		Stockton Stockton, Minnesota Stockton is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 697 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Open air	website, operated by the Winona County Historical Society, includes folk art models, furnished log home and barn from the 1860s, agricultural equipment, and a complete one-room pioneer school
Ard Godfrey House		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	website, information, mid-19th century period home, operated by the Woman's Club of Minneapolis
Arrowhead Bluffs Museum		Wabasha Wabasha, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,599 people, 1,062 households, and 665 families residing in the city. The population density was 318.4 people per square mile . There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of 142.9 per square mile...		Commodity	information, features large gun collection, Indian & pioneer artifacts, mounted birds & wildlife displays, fishing lures
Arv Hus Museum		Milan Milan, Minnesota Milan is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 369 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.U.S...		Local history	website, includes sawdust artwork
Atwater Area Historical Society & Museum		Atwater Atwater, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,079 people, 461 households, and 296 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,053.3 people per square mile . There were 475 housing units at an average density of 463.7 per square mile...		Local history	information
Augsburg Art Galleries		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, part of Augsburg College Augsburg College Augsburg College is a selective liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Augsburg was named for the Augsburg Confession, the document of Lutheran belief. The school was founded in 1869 in Marshall, Wisconsin as Augsburg Seminary and moved...
Bakken Library and Museum		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Science	Museum and library devoted to electricity and magnetism including in medicine
Bartholomew House Museum Riley Lucas Bartholomew House The Riley Lucas Bartholomew House was constructed of sawed lumber. In 1852 when Fort Snelling was greatly reduced in size, the area that would become the city of Richfield became available for settlement. General Riley Lucas Bartholomew came to the area and filed a claim on the shores of Wood Lake...		Richfield Richfield, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 34,439 people, 15,073 households, and 8,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,993.9 people per square mile . There were 15,357 housing units at an average density of 2,226.9 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	Operated by the Richfield Historical Society
Baseball Hall of Fame Museum of Minnesota		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Sports	website, baseball memorabilia collected by Ray Crump, a Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...  equipment manager
Becker County Museum		Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, Minnesota -Demographics:As of the official census of 2000, there were 7,348 people, 3,319 households, and 1,845 families permanently residing in the city. The population density was 980.4 people per square mile . There were 3,782 housing units at an average density of 504.6 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Becker County Historical Society
Bell Museum of Natural History Bell Museum of Natural History The Bell Museum of Natural History is a museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the campus of the University of Minnesota. On display are numerous animal specimens from all over the world. The museum is currently planning a move to the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus University Of...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Natural history	Part of the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Beltrami County History Center		Bemidji Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	website, operated by the Beltrami County Historical Society, housed in a restored 1912 Great Northern Depot
Benton County Historical Society and Museum		Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 10,213 people, 3,921 households, and 2,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,234.1 people per square mile . There were 4,017 housing units at an average density of 878.7 per square mile...		Local history	website
Bertha Museum		Bertha Bertha, Minnesota Bertha is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 497 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...		Local history	information
Betsy-Tacy houses	Image	Mankato	Blue Earth County	Literary History, Biographical	Childhood home of Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace was an American author best known for the Betsy-Tacy series.-Early life:Maud Palmer Hart was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Tom Hart, a shoe store owner, and his wife, Stella . Maud was the middle child; her sisters were Kathleen and Helen... , beloved author of the Betsy-Tacy Betsy-Tacy The Betsy-Tacy series is a collection of books written by Maud Hart Lovelace between 1940 and 1955. The books are written at progressively more difficult reading levels as the characters age. They follow the adventures of Betsy Ray and her friends and family from the time that Betsy turns five...  books. Museum, interpretive center and gift shop http://www.betsy-tacysociety.org
Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History		Montgomery Montgomery, Minnesota Montgomery is a city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, in the United States, 45 miles south of Minneapolis. It was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish-American soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The population was 2,956 at the 2010...		Amusement	website, restaurant and museum with unnatural attractions
Big Stone County Museum		Ortonville Ortonville, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,158 people, 923 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 635.8 people per square mile . There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 331.4 per square mile...		Local history	website, information, features large mounted bird collection of over 500 waterfowl
Bill & Bonnie Daniels Firefighters Hall & Museum		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Firefighting	website
Blue Earth County Heritage Center		Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...		Local history	website, includes exhibit on Betsy-Tacy Betsy-Tacy The Betsy-Tacy series is a collection of books written by Maud Hart Lovelace between 1940 and 1955. The books are written at progressively more difficult reading levels as the characters age. They follow the adventures of Betsy Ray and her friends and family from the time that Betsy turns five...  author Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace was an American author best known for the Betsy-Tacy series.-Early life:Maud Palmer Hart was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Tom Hart, a shoe store owner, and his wife, Stella . Maud was the middle child; her sisters were Kathleen and Helen... , operated by the Blue Earth County Historical Society
Bois Forte Heritage Museum		Tower Tower, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there are 479 people in the city, organized into 233 households and 137 families. The population density is 176.8 people per square mile . There are 295 housing units at an average density of 108.9 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Native American	website, heritage of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Bois Forte Band of Chippewa are an Ojibwe Band located in northern Minnesota, along the border between the United States and Canada...
Borgstrom House Museum		Upsala Upsala, Minnesota Upsala is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 427 at the 2010 census. It was named after Uppsala, Sweden by Swedish settlers in the 19th century.-Geography:...		Local history	website, operated by the Upsala Area Historical Society
Boutwells Landing Museum		Oak Park Heights Oak Park Heights, Minnesota Oak Park Heights is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,339 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Washington County Historical Society, changing exhibits, gallery located Boutwells Landing senior residence community
Brooklyn Park Historical Farm		Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park, Minnesota According to the 2010 census, there were 75,781 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 52% White, 24% African American, 1% Native American, 15% Asian, 42 residents identifying themselves as Pacific Islander, 4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Living	website, also known as the Eidem Homestead, turn-of-the-20th-century historic farm
Brown County Museum		New Ulm New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....		Local history	website, operated by the Brown County Historical Society
Bunnell House		Homer Homer, Minnesota Homer is an unincorporated community in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. It is located to the southeast of the city of Winona along the Mississippi River at on the southern shore of the Mississippi River.-External links:***...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website, operated by the Winona County Historical Society, three floors of pioneer life displays
Cannon Falls Historical Museum		Cannon Falls Cannon Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,795 people, 1,550 households, and 996 families residing in the city. The population density was 946.4 people per square mile . There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 401.8 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website, period displays include fireman's room with antique equipment, classroom, kitchen, parlor, dentist or doctors office, and an old switchboard of a telephone company
Carver County Historical Society Museum		Waconia Waconia, Minnesota Waconia , a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States, is located about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Waconia surged in suburban development recently and grew to a population of 10,697 . The town is home to the Waconia Wildcats Sports Teams...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, exhibits include veterans, immigration history, household items and tools, photos and changing exhibits
Cass County Museum		Walker Walker, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 449 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density was 734.3 people per square mile . There were 517 housing units at an average density of 355.1 per square mile...		Local history	website, Ojibwe artifacts, fur trade, lumbering, transportation, early pioneers and one room schoolhouse; operated by the Cass County Historical Society
Cass Lake Museum		Cass Lake Cass Lake, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 860 people, 331 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.2 people per square mile . There were 384 housing units at an average density of 336.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 30.12% White, 64.42%...		Local history	information, photos
Carlton County History and Heritage Center		Cloquet Cloquet, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 11,201 people, 4,636 households, and 2,967 families residing in the city. The population density was 317.9 people per square mile . There were 4,805 housing units at an average density of 136.4 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website
Charles A. Lindbergh House Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Charles A. Lindbergh State Park is a 569 acre Minnesota state park on the outskirts of Little Falls. The park was once the farm of Congressman Charles August Lindbergh and his son Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator. Their restored 1906 house and two other farm buildings are within the park...		Little Falls Little Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,719 people , 3,197 households, and 1,899 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,232.5 people per square mile . There were 3,358 housing units at an average density of 536.2 per square mile...		Biographical	Boyhood home of aviator Charles Lindbergh Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S... , part of Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum		Little Falls Little Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,719 people , 3,197 households, and 1,899 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,232.5 people per square mile . There were 3,358 housing units at an average density of 536.2 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Morrison County Historical Society, exhibits include natural history, Native American artifacts, local business and industry, personal and household items, historic photos
Charles H. Burwell House Charles H. Burwell House The Charles H. Burwell House is a house in Minnetonka, Minnesota associated with Charles H. Burwell, the secretary and manager of the Minnetonka Mills Company located on Minnehaha Creek. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....		Minnetonka Minnetonka, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 51,301 people, 21,393 households, and 14,097 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,893.0 persons per square mile . There were 22,228 housing units at an average density of 818.9 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	Operated by the Minnetonka Historical Society
Chaska History Center		Chaska Chaska, Minnesota As of 2005, there were 22,467 people and 8,194 households residing in the city. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 6,235 housing units at an average density of 454.1 per square mile...		Local history	website
Children's Discovery Museum (Grand Rapids, Michigan)		Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Children's	website
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center		Grand Marais Grand Marais, Minnesota Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,351 at the 2010 census. It is also the county seat of Cook County...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, museum planned to open in 2010, operated by the Gunflint Trail Historical Society
Christie House Museum		Long Prairie Long Prairie, Minnesota At the 2000 census, there were 3,040 people, 1,229 households and 769 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,285.2 per square mile . There were 1,334 housing units at an average density of 564.0 per square mile...		Historic house	website, early 20th century period house
Clarissa Museum		Clarissa Clarissa, Minnesota Clarissa is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 681 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...		Local history	information
Clay County Museum		Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....		Local history	website, operated by the Clay County Historical Society
Clearwater County Historical Society Museum		Bagley Bagley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,235 people, 993 households, and 795 families residing in the city. The population density was 674.1 people per square mile . There were 603 housing units at an average density of 329.1 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	information, information, grounds include an 1880s log school, 1936 school, a small depot and 1904 cabin
Clinton Depot Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot (Clinton, Minnesota) - Line information :The Fargo and Southern railroad company built a loading platform in 1883 two miles south of Clinton, Minnesota. It was called Rupert.Two years later they moved their station to Clinton and it was called Batavia as late as 1899...		Clinton Clinton, Minnesota Clinton is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The city was named for New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. The population was 449 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...		Local history
Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio is a local history museum in Cokato, Minnesota, which is dedicated to chronicling the story of the people of the city of Cokato and the surrounding townships in southwestern Wright County. There are two buildings that comprise the facility.The first is the...		Cokato Cokato, Minnesota Cokato is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,694 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Cokato Historical Society
College of Visual Arts Gallery		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, part of College of Visual Arts College of Visual Arts The College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a private, accredited, four-year college of art and design offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interdisciplinary design studies, and photography. The fine arts degree offers concentrations in...
Comstock House		Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....		Historic house	website, restored 1882 house built by politician Solomon Comstock Solomon Comstock Solomon Gilman Comstock was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota as a member of the 51st Congress of the United States of America.-Biography:... , home of educator Ada Comstock Ada Comstock Ada Comstock was an American women's education pioneer. She served as the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later as the first full-time president of Radcliffe College.-Early life and education:...
Cook County Historical Museum		Grand Marais Grand Marais, Minnesota Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,351 at the 2010 census. It is also the county seat of Cook County...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	information
Cottonwood County Historical Museum		Windom Windom, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,490 people, 1,910 households, and 1,195 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,263.6 people per square mile . There were 2,089 housing units at an average density of 587.9 per square mile...		Local history	website
Croft Mine Historical Park		Crosby Crosby, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,299 people, 989 households, and 554 families residing in the city. The population density was 755.0 people per square mile . There were 1,081 housing units at an average density of 355.0 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Mining	information, information, former iron mine in the Cuyuna Range Cuyuna Range The Cuyuna Range is an iron range to the southwest of the Mesabi Range, largely within Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It lies along a line between Brainerd and Aitkin, although those communities are not mining towns....
Crosslake Area Historical Society Museum		Crosslake Crosslake, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,893 people, 899 households, and 623 families residing in the city. The population density was 73.8 people per square mile . There were 2,477 housing units at an average density of 96.6 per square mile...		Open air	website, log village includes several houses, saloon, tourist cabin, general store, town hall, livery
Cross River Heritage Center		Schroeder Schroeder, Minnesota Schroeder is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. Schroeder is located on Minnesota State Highway 61 between Grand Marais and Little Marais. The Cross River flows through the heart of Schroeder.-History:...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, local history exhibits, period rooms, operated by the Schroeder Area Historical Society
Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum		Brainerd Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,590 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota...		Local history	website, exhibits includes 20th century period home displays, lumber industry, railroads, mining, and home life
Cuyuna Range Historical Museum		Crosby Crosby, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,299 people, 989 households, and 554 families residing in the city. The population density was 755.0 people per square mile . There were 1,081 housing units at an average density of 355.0 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history
Dakota City Heritage Village		Farmington Farmington, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 12,365 people, 4,169 households, and 3,255 families residing in the city. The population density was 986.0 people per square mile . There were 4,233 housing units at an average density of 337.5 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 95.62%...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Open air	website, 20th century rural town with 22 buildings
Denler Art Gallery		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, part of Northwestern College Northwestern College Northwestern College can refer to:*Northwestern College in Bridgeview, Chicago, and Naperville.*Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.*Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota....
Dodge County Historical Society and Museum		Mantorville Mantorville, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,054 people, 371 households, and 286 families residing in the city. The population density was 741.3 people per square mile . There were 378 housing units at an average density of 265.8 per square mile...		Local history	website
Dorothy Molter Museum		Ely Ely, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,724 people, 1,912 households, and 916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,369.5 people per square mile . There were 1,912 housing units at an average density of 703.2 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Biographical	website, home and museum about local resident Dorothy Molter
Dr. William W. Mayo House Dr. William W. Mayo House The Dr. William W. Mayo House, located at 118 North Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It was built in 1859 by James Mayo and his brother, William Worrall Mayo who emigrated from Salford, United Kingdom, to the United States in 1846 and became...		Le Sueur Le Sueur, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,922 people, 1,545 households, and 1,025 families residing in the city. The population density was 879.0 people per square mile . There were 1,589 housing units at an average density of 356.1 per square mile...		Historic house	1860s period house, exhibits about the Mayo family, St. Mary's Hospital and the Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of...
Duluth Art Institute		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Art	website, part of the Duluth Depot
Duluth Children's Museum		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Children's	website, part of the Duluth Depot
Duluth Depot		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Multiple	Historic depot houses the Duluth Art Institute, Duluth Children's Museum, Lake Superior Railroad Museum Lake Superior Railroad Museum The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota.The museum has seven steam, fourteen diesel and two electric locomotives, and over 40 other pieces of rolling stock... , St. Louis County Historical Society Museum, North Shore Scenic Railroad North Shore Scenic Railroad The North Shore Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad that operates between Duluth, Minnesota and Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA.The railroad is owned by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and offers several different types of passenger excursion trains between May 28 and October 15 each year...  and several performing arts organizations
Eagle Bend Museum/Library		Eagle Bend Eagle Bend, Minnesota Eagle Bend is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census.-History:Eagle bend was first settled in the early 1880s. The first pioneers were Kodi Dosdall, a merchant, and Jake Weishair, a farmer from eastern Kentucky. When O'Dell opened his general...		Local history	information, period displays
East Grand Forks Heritage Center		East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, Minnesota -K-12:The East Grand Forks School District enrolls over 1,000 students and operates two elementary schools , Central Middle School, and East Grand Forks Senior High School. There are also two private Christian schools. Sacred Heart School is a Roman Catholic elementary, middle, and high school...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Open air	website, operated by the Pennington County Historical Society, r historic heritage village
East Polk Heritage Center		Fosston Fosston, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,575 people, 681 households, and 379 families residing in the city. The population density was 969.1 people per square mile . There were 739 housing units at an average density of 454.7 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	website, operated by the East Polk County Heritage Society
Edina Historical Center		Edina Edina, Minnesota Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic site	website, includes one room Cahill School and Grange Hall open by appointment, operated by the Edina Historical Society
Edina Historical Museum		Edina Edina, Minnesota Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Edina Historical Society
Ed's Museum		Wykoff Wykoff, Minnesota Wykoff is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 444 at the 2010 census. Much of its downtown, on Gold Street, is designated as part of the Wykoff Commercial Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places....		Commodity	information, information, eclectic collection of antiques and memorabilia
Ely-Winton History Museum		Ely Ely, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,724 people, 1,912 households, and 916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,369.5 people per square mile . There were 1,912 housing units at an average density of 703.2 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, located on the campus of Vermilion Community College Vermilion Community College Vermilion Community College is a two-year community college in Ely, Minnesota adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Superior National Forest ....
End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum		Currie Currie, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 225 people, 109 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The population density was 393.0 people per square mile . There were 127 housing units at an average density of 221.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.56% White, and 0.44%...		Open air	website, museum includes model railroad display and railroad exhibits, park features collection of historic buildings
Etta Ross Historical Museum		Blue Earth Blue Earth, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,621 people, 1,535 households, and 925 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,137.0 people per square mile . There were 1,666 housing units at an average density of 523.1 per square mile...		Local history
Eugene Saint Julien Cox House Eugene Saint Julien Cox House The Eugene Saint Julien Cox House, now known as the E. St. Julien Cox House, is a Carpenter Gothic-style house in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota. It was built in 1871 for Eugene Saint Julien Cox, the first mayor of St. Peter, and his family...		Saint Peter		Historic house	Operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society, 1871 Italianate home
Evansville Historical Foundation		Evansville Evansville, Minnesota Evansville is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 1.43% is water.-Demographics:...		Open air	website, includes Johanson House with household displays, country schoolhouse, 1892 log cabin, sod house, root cellar, Johnson House, pioneer church, prayer chapel, town hall with local history displays
Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum		Excelsior Excelsior, Minnesota Excelsior is a settlement on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, exhibits include Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior High School and local businesses, Lake Minnetonka sailing vessel the Onawa
Farmamerica		Waseca Waseca, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,493 people, 3,388 households, and 2,219 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,215.6 people per square mile . There were 3,563 housing units at an average density of 929.5 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Agriculture	website, also known as the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center, includes 1850s farm, 1930s farm, one room schoolhouse, country church, blacksmith shop/town hall, feed mill
Fillebrown House Charles P. Noyes Cottage The Charles P. Noyes Cottage, also known as the Fillebrown House, was a summer home of Saint Paul pharmacist, Charles P. Noyes. He came to St. Paul in 1868. The cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...		White Bear Lake White Bear Lake, Minnesota White Bear Lake is a city in Ramsey and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 23,797 at the 2010 census. The city is located on White Bear Lake, one of the largest lakes in the Minneapolis-St...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	website, operated by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Fillmore County History Center Museum		Fountain Fountain, Minnesota Fountain is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census. Fountain is the western terminus of the Root River segment of the Blufflands State Trail.-Geography:...		Open air	website, includes vintage agriculture equipment, turn-of-the-20th-century newspaper office, post office, antique country kitchen, furnishings, toys and dolls, Native American artifacts, turn-of-the-20th-century schoolhouse, vintage and antique fashions, log house, antique airplanes
Finland Minnesota Heritage Site		Finland Finland, Minnesota Finland is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located north of Silver Bay on Minnesota Highway 1.-Notes:...		Open air	website, operated by the Finland Minnesota Historical Society
Finn Creek Open Air Museum Finn Creek Museum Finn Creek Open Air Museum is a Finnish-American open air museum. It is located approximately 6 miles SE of New York Mills, Minnesota. The museum documents the early Finnish immigrants' lifestyles and experiences in the New York Mills area...		New York Mills New York Mills, Minnesota New York Mills is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Transportation:U.S...		Open air	Heritage of Finnish culture, includes 1900 original farmstead, log barns, "Savu" smoke sauna, sawmill and gift shop
Fitger's Brewery Complex Museum Fitger Brewing Company The Fitger's Brewing Company brewed beer from 1881 to 1972, making it Duluth's oldest continually-operating industry. The brewery was located at 600 East Superior Street, on Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The complex included ten buildings including the garage/stable , which was...		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...		Food	Brewery complex with stores, a hotel, restaurants and a small museum
Folsom House		Taylors Falls Taylors Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 951 people, 369 households, and 247 families residing in the city. The population density was 255.6 people per square mile . There were 386 housing units at an average density of 103.7 per square mile...		Historic house	web
Forest History Center Forest History Center The Forest History Center is one of 26 sites run by the Minnesota Historical Society. Located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the center focuses on displaying the historical and cultural impact that Minnesota's forests have had on people and the community. Historically, logging was a large economic...		Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Industry	website, logging industry and logging camp
Fort Ridgely Fort Ridgely Fort Ridgely was a United States Army outpost near the Dakota reservation in southwestern Minnesota . Built between 1853–1855, it played an important role in the Dakota War of 1862...		Fairfax Fairfax, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,295 people, 534 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,006.6 people per square mile . There were 589 housing units at an average density of 457.8 per square mile...		Military
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum Weisman Art Museum The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum is an art museum located on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. A teaching museum for the university since 1934, the museum is named for Frederick R. Weisman, and was designed by the renowned architect Frank Gehry...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Part of the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... , modern and contemporary art, features collections of Marsden Hartley Marsden Hartley Marsden Hartley was an American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist.-Early life and education:Hartley was born in Lewiston, Maine, where his English parents had settled. He was the youngest of nine children. His mother died when he was eight, and his father remarried four years later to Martha... , Alfred Maurer, Charles Biederman, Native American Mimbres culture pottery and Korean furniture
Freeborn County Historical Museum		Albert Lea Albert Lea, Minnesota Albert Lea is a city in and the county seat of Freeborn County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 18,016 at the 2010 census....		Open air	website, local history museum with period displays and 19th century pioneer village
Fridley History Center		Fridley Fridley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 27,449 people, 11,328 households, and 7,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,701.3 people per square mile . There were 11,504 housing units at an average density of 1,132.1 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Fridley Historical Society
Gammelgarden Museum		Scandia	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Ethnic	website, open air museum of Swedish immigration history, includes church, pioneer house, barn, cottage, Swedish artifacts and special events
Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life The Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life is a farm located at 2097 West Larpenteur Avenue, Falcon Heights, Minnesota. The site was the home of Heman Gibbs and Jane DeBow, first built in 1854; the existing farmhouse includes the small, original cabin....		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Open air	Includes farm house, sod house, log cabin, Dakotah style tipi and replica bark lodge, schoolhouse
Glensheen Historic Estate Glensheen Historic Estate The Glensheen Historic Estate is a historic mansion on Lake Superior owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth. Glensheen sits on of lake front property, has 38 rooms and is built in the Jacobean architectural tradition, inspired by the Beaux-Arts styles of the era. The mansion was...		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Historic house	38 room mansion with interior styles ranging from Renaissance Revival and Colonial Revival to Arts & Crafts; owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...
Goldstein Museum of Design		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, part of the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... , collections include costumes, decorative arts, graphic design and textiles
Goodhue County Historical Society and Museum		Red Wing Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 16,459 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website
Grand Portage National Monument Grand Portage National Monument Grand Portage National Monument is a United States National Monument located on the north shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota that preserves a vital center of fur trade activity and Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage....		Grand Marais Grand Marais, Minnesota Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,351 at the 2010 census. It is also the county seat of Cook County...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	History	Reconstructed fur trade post with costumed interpreters, Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage center
Grant County Historical Museum		Elbow Lake Elbow Lake, Minnesota Elbow Lake is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Minnesota:*Elbow Lake, Becker County, Minnesota*Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota...		Local history	information, includes pioneer and Native American displays, first decade of the 20th century main street, 1865 log cabin, rural school house
Great Lakes Aquarium Great Lakes Aquarium Great Lakes Aquarium is one of few aquariums in the United States that focuses on freshwater exhibits . It is housed in a three-story building in Duluth, Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior and has numerous large and smaller satellite tanks that comprise the 120,000 gallon facility...		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Aquarium	Also includes local history center, a science center and cultural exhibits; part of Canal Park Canal Park (Duluth) Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Situated across the Interstate 35 freeway from Downtown Duluth, it is connected by the famous Aerial Lift Bridge to the Park Point sandbar and neighborhood...
Great Lakes Floating Maritime Museum Great Lakes Floating Maritime Museum The Great Lakes Floating Maritime Museum is located in Duluth, Minnesota.The historic vessels USCG Buoy Tender Sundew,US Army Corps of Engineers tugboat Lake Superior,and the lake freighter SS William A. Irvin are moored there, and open for tours....		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Maritime	Includes historic vessels USCG Buoy Tender Sundew USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) The USCGC Sundew is a sea going buoy tender . An Iris, or C-class vessel, it was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota. Sundews preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and... , US Army Corps of Engineers tugboat Lake Superior, and the lake freighter William A. Irvin William A. Irvin The SS William A. Irvin is a lake freighter which sailed as a bulk freighter on the Great Lakes as part US Steel's lake fleet. She was flagship of the company fleet from her launch in the depths of the depression in 1938 until 1975 and then as a general workhorse of the fleet until her retirement...
Greyhound Bus Museum Greyhound Bus Museum The Greyhound Bus Museum is located in Hibbing, Minnesota, where Carl Wickman and Andrew "Bus Andy" Anderson started their first bus service in 1914 transporting fellow miners in a 1914 Hupmobile.-Company history:...		Hibbing Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Transportation	Men and machines that created Greyhound Bus Lines
Gustaf Anderson House		Lindstrom Lindstrom, Minnesota Lindström was settled predominantly by Swedish immigrants and their families. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,015 people, 1,225 households, and 855 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,332.1 people per square mile . There were 1,322 housing units at an average...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	website, operated by the Chisago County Historical Society, local history exhibits
Harkin's General Store Harkin's General Store Harkin's General Store is all that remains of West Newton, in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Most of the stock was left when the store was closed and abandoned, and remains today as a museum operated by the Minnesota Historical Society.-External links:...		Saint Peter		History	Operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society
Hay Lake School and Erickson Log House Museum		Scandia	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	School, Historic house	website, operated by the Washington County Historical Society
Headwaters Science Center		Bemidji Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Science	website
Hennepin History Museum		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, history and culture of Hennepin County
Heritage and Wind Power Learning Center		Lake Benton Lake Benton, Minnesota Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 683 at the 2010 census.Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton...		Multiple	website, visitors center, local history museum and wind power learning center
Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center Hjemkomst Center The Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, commonly known as the Hjemkomst Center, is an interpretation center museum in Moorhead, Minnesota. The building opened in 1985 and serves as a home to Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Hopperstad Stave Church replica, quarterly museum exhibits, and county archives...		Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....		Local history	Includes interpretation of the Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Hopperstad Stave Church Replica, Red River Valley Exhibition and changing exhibits
Hibbing Historical Museum		Hibbing Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website,
Highpoint Center for Printmaking		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, changing exhibits
Hillstrom Museum of Art		Saint Peter		Art	website, part of Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly...
Hinckley Fire Museum		Hinckley Hinckley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,291 people, 551 households, and 332 families residing in the city. The population density was 454.3 people per square mile . There were 614 housing units at an average density of 216.0 per square mile...		Local history	Story of 1894 fire and rebuilding of the town
Historic Chippewa City		Montevideo Montevideo, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,346 people, 2,353 households, and 1,444 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,190.5 people per square mile . There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of 568.1 per square mile...	Southwest	Open air	information, information, turn of the 20th century village with 23 buildings
Historic Forestville		Preston Preston, Minnesota Preston is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fillmore County. The Root River runs through it, and Mystery Cave State Park is nearby...		Living	Located in Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Forestville Mystery Cave State Park Forestville Mystery Cave State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA. It contains the village of Forestville which has been restored to a nineteenth century appearance. The Minnesota Historical Society operates it as a historic site. Below ground the park contains Mystery Cave, the longest cave... , 1899 rural village
Historic Fort Snelling		Fort Snelling Fort Snelling, Minnesota Fort Snelling, originally known as Fort Saint Anthony, was a military fortification located at the confluence of the Minnesota River and Mississippi River in Hennepin County, Minnesota...		Military	Structures including walls, the round tower, barracks, the commandant's house, gatehouse, magazine, school, and others were either restored or rebuilt to 19th-century condition
Gilfillan Estate		Morgan Morgan, Minnesota Morgan is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 896 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Southwest	Historic house	website, operated by the Redwood County Historical Society
History Center of Olmsted County		Rochester Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website, exhibits include decorative arts, medicine, Saint Marys Hospital Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester) Saint Marys Hospital is one of two hospitals in Rochester, Minnesota operated by the Mayo Clinic, the other being Rochester Methodist Hospital. St Marys has a 61-bed emergency department but no obstetrics department, while Rochester Methodist lacks an emergency department but contains an obstetrics... , IBM IBM International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas... , and the 1883 Rochester tornado 1883 Rochester Tornado The 1883 Rochester tornado was an F5 tornado that hit Rochester, Minnesota on August 21, 1883. It was one in a series of tornadoes that hit Southeast Minnesota that day, causing at least 37 deaths and over 200 injuries, and was the impetus for the creation of the Mayo Clinic. On July 21, two...
History Museum of East Otter Tail County		Perham Perham, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,559 people, 1,104 households, and 642 families residing in the city. The population density was 976.2 people per square mile . There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 445.2 per square mile...		Local history	web
Holz Farm		Eagan Eagan, Minnesota Eagan is a city south of Saint Paul in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Living	website, working farmstead
Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House The Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House was built in 1871 in Belle Plaine, Minnesota by Sandford A. Hooper, a local businessman and promoter of the town. In 1886, it conveyed to Samuel Bowler, a founder of the State Bank of Belle Plaine and lumber-yard owner. Bowler added a new kitchen, buttery, and a...		Belle Plaine Belle Plaine, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,789 people, 1,396 homes and 949 families residing in the city. The population density was 932.7 people per square cube . There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 350.5 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	Furnishings include three periods - 1850s and 1860s, Victorian, and early 20th century
Hopkins Historical Society Museum		Hopkins Hopkins, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 17,145 people, 8,224 households, and 3,741 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,205.9 people per square mile . There were 8,390 housing units at an average density of 2,058.2 pe square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, includes clothing and household items, tools and equipment, stained glass window from the former landmark Dow House, Raspberry Festival memorabilia
Houston County Historical Society Museum		Caledonia Caledonia, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,965 people, 1,223 households, and 754 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,037.1 people per square mile . There were 1,286 housing units at an average density of 449.8 per square mile...		Local history	website,
Hubbard County Historical Museum		Park Rapids Park Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,276 people, 1,476 households, and 788 families residing in the city. The population density was 547.5 people per square mile . There were 1,616 housing units at an average density of 270.1 per square mile...		Local history	website, located in the 1900 Hubbard County Courthouse, exhibits include Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...  artifacts, farming and logging displays, quilts, a pioneer cabin, and a one room school house
Independence Town Hall Museum		Independence Independence, Minnesota Independence is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census. U.S. Route 12 serves as a main arterial route in the community.-Geography:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Western Hennepin County Pioneer Association
Iron Range Historical Society Iron Range Historical Society The Iron Range Historical Society is an historical society, museum and research library located in Gilbert, Minnesota. A non-profit organization, the Iron Range Historical Society exists on the donations and efforts of volunteers....		Gilbert Gilbert, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,847 people, 842 households, and 495 families residing in the city. The population density was 156.7 people per square mile . There were 900 housing units at an average density of 76.3 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website
Isanti County Historical Society Heritage Center		Cambridge Cambridge, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,520 people, 2,237 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The population density was 894.1 people per square mile . There were 2,373 housing units at an average density of 384.4 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, includes 1870's Pioneer Home Museum, local history exhibits
Itasca Heritage Center		Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, includes exhibits about the woolly mammoth Woolly mammoth The woolly mammoth , also called the tundra mammoth, is a species of mammoth. This animal is known from bones and frozen carcasses from northern North America and northern Eurasia with the best preserved carcasses in Siberia... , Judy Garland Judy Garland Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...  and the Gumm family, paper industry, Native Americans, pioneers,
ITOW In Their Own Words		Perham Perham, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,559 people, 1,104 households, and 642 families residing in the city. The population density was 976.2 people per square mile . There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 445.2 per square mile...		Military	website, interactive exhibits and oral histories of soldiers, prisoners of war and the effects of war on communities
Jackson County Historical Museum		Lakefield Lakefield, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 731 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,611.0 people per square mile . There were 784 housing units at an average density of 733.9 per square mile...		Local history	website
James J. Hill House James J. Hill House The James J. Hill House, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built by railroad magnate James J. Hill. The house, completed in 1891, is near the eastern end of Summit Avenue near the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The house, for its time, was very large and was the "showcase of St. Paul" until James J. Hill's...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	Gilded Age mansion, operated by the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the territorial legislature in 1849, almost a decade before statehood. The Society is named in the Minnesota...
Jasper Area Historical Society Museum		Jasper Jasper, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 597 people, 286 households, and 173 families residing in the city. The population density was 678.2 people per square mile . There were 308 housing units at an average density of 349.9 per square mile...		Local history
Jeffers Petroglyphs Jeffers Petroglyphs The Jeffers Petroglyphs site is an outcrop in southwestern Minnesota with pre-contact Native American petroglyphs. The petroglyphs are pecked into rock of the Red Rock Ridge, a -long Sioux quartzite outcrop that extends from Watonwan County, Minnesota to Brown County, Minnesota. The exposed...		Jeffers Jeffers, Minnesota Jeffers is a city in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 369 at the 2010 census.Minnesota State Highway 30 and County Highway 4 are two of the main routes in the community. U.S. Route 71 is nearby.-Geography:...		Native American	Site with pre-contact Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...  petroglyph Petroglyph Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images...  and visitor center with exhibits
John H. Stevens House John Harrington Stevens House The John Harrington Stevens House was the first authorized house on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was built in 1850 at Saint Anthony Falls by John H. Stevens on the site where the Minneapolis Post Office now sits...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	First authorized house on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis
John Lind House		New Ulm New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....		Historic house	website, home of politician John Lind John Lind (politician) John Lind was an American politician.-Background:Lind was born in Kånna, Kronoberg County in the Swedish province of Småland and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was thirteen years old. He served in the Spanish-American War in 1898...
Joseph R. Brown Minnesota River Center		Henderson Henderson, Minnesota Henderson is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 886 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....		Local history	website, website, settlement and cultural history of the Mississippi River Valley
J.R. Watkins House		Plainview Plainview, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,190 people, 1,157 households, and 824 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,452.5 people per square mile . There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of 556.9 per square mile...		Historic house	website, operated by the Plainview Area History Center, exhibits on J.R. Watkins Apothecary company
Judy Garland Museum		Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Biographical	website, birthplace home of actress and singer Judy Garland Judy Garland Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
Julian H. Sleeper House		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Decorative arts	website, historic house with collection of Gilded Age Gilded Age In United States history, the Gilded Age refers to the era of rapid economic and population growth in the United States during the post–Civil War and post-Reconstruction eras of the late 19th century. The term "Gilded Age" was coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their book The Gilded...  decorative arts from the former Gowie-Nonnand House Museum in New Haven, CT; open by appointment
Kanabec History Center		Mora Mora, Minnesota Mora is a city in and the county seat of Kanabec County in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 23 and 65. The population was 3,571 at the 2010 census.-History:...		Local history	website, operated by the Kanabec County Historical Society, exhibition hall, reference library, art gallery
Kandiyohi County Museum		Willmar Willmar, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 18,351 people, 7,302 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 people per square mile . There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 657.8 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Kandiyohi County Historical Society, includes railroad station rooms and a locomotive, early transportation, pioneer & Native American artifacts, a horse-drawn fire engine, one room schoolhouse and other local history exhibits
Karl Oskar House		Lindstrom Lindstrom, Minnesota Lindström was settled predominantly by Swedish immigrants and their families. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,015 people, 1,225 households, and 855 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,332.1 people per square mile . There were 1,322 housing units at an average...		Ethnic	information, Swedish heritage
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum The Karpeles Manuscript Library is the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.The library was founded in 1983 by California real estate magnates, David and Marsha Karpeles, with the goal of stimulating interest in learning, especially in children...		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	History	Changing exhibits based on the collections
Katherine E. Nash Gallery Katherine E. Nash Gallery The Katherine E. Nash Gallery is an art gallery located at the University of Minnesota Department of Art on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. Founded by Katherine Nash during the 1970s, the gallery occupies in the department's Regis Center for...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Part of the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... , features changing exhibits of local and national art
Kittson County Historical Society Museum		Lake Bronson Lake Bronson, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 246 people, 128 households, and 66 families residing in the city. The population density was 410.3 people per square mile . There were 147 housing units at an average density of 245.2 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	information
Knute Nelson House		Alexandria Alexandria, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,820 people, however the most recent count suggests a population upwards of 10,000, which is displayed on Alexandria's city limits signs. The census lists 4,047 households, and 2,011 families residing in the city. The population density was 992.5 people per...		Historic house	website, operated by the Douglas County Historical Society, restored turn-of-the-20th-century home of U.S. Senator Knute Nelson Knute Nelson Knute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
Koochiching Historical Museums		International International Falls, Minnesota International Falls is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,424 at the 2010 census....	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	information, includes Koochiching Historical Museum with local history exhibits, and attached Bronko Nagurski Museum about 1930s-1940s football player Bronko Nagurski Bronko Nagurski Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...
Kremer House Library and Museum		Minnesota Lake Minnesota Lake, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 681 people, 297 households, and 196 families residing in the city. The population density was 431.6 people per square mile . There were 316 housing units at an average density of 200.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.56% White, 0.15%...		Local history	information
Lac qui Parle County Museum		Madison Madison, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 789 households, and 462 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,737.6 people per square mile . There were 882 housing units at an average density of 866.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.21% White,...		Open air	website, complex includes local history museum, 1870s log cabin, 1887 rural schoolhouse, agriculture equipment and early transportation, study of poet Robert Bly Robert Bly Robert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement.-Life:Bly was born in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Jacob and Alice Bly, who were of Norwegian ancestry. Following graduation from high school in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving...
Lake County Historical Depot Museum Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Depot The Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Depot, located on Sixth Street in Two Harbors, in the U.S. state of Minnesota was built in 1907. The large two-story depot was the third depot on the site. The Minnesota Iron Company developed the Duluth and Iron Range Railway in 1883, laid out the town...		Two Harbors Two Harbors, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,613 people, 1,636 households, and 953 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile . There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 505.9 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history
Lake of the Woods County Museum		Baudette Baudette, Minnesota -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,104 people, 490 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was 334.1 people per square mile . There were 540 housing units at an average density of 163.4 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	website, information, operated by the Lake of the Woods County Historical Society, includes tepresentative homestead, general store, country school, newspaper office and blacksmith shop exhibits, agriculture equipment, natural history and geology, pioneer and Native American settlements, local industries and communities
Lake Superior Railroad Museum Lake Superior Railroad Museum The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota.The museum has seven steam, fourteen diesel and two electric locomotives, and over 40 other pieces of rolling stock...		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Railroad	Part of the Duluth Depot, features many locomotives and over 40 pieces of rolling stock
Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center is a museum operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The museum is located near the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota and overlooks the entrance to the Duluth-Superior harbor....		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Maritime	History and operations of upper lakes commercial shipping and the Aerial Lift Bridge Aerial Lift Bridge The Aerial Lift Bridge is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span is a vertical lift bridge, which is rather uncommon, but it began life as an extremely rare transporter bridge—the first of just two such bridges ever constructed in the United States... ; part of Canal Park Canal Park (Duluth) Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Situated across the Interstate 35 freeway from Downtown Duluth, it is connected by the famous Aerial Lift Bridge to the Park Point sandbar and neighborhood...
The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park		Shakopee Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Scott County. Located on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the thirteenth largest...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Living	website, part of Three Rivers Park District Three Rivers Park District Three Rivers Park District is a "special park district" serving the suburban areas of the Twin Cities metro including suburban Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Scott and Ramsey counties... , formerly Historic Murphy's Landing, depicts life in the Lower Minnesota River Valley from the 1840s – 1890s
Landmark Center Landmark Center (St. Paul) St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891-92...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Multiple	Historic building that features a gallery about the center, the Landmark Center Archive Gallery with local history exhibits, AAW Gallery of Wood Art, Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments Schubert Club The Schubert Club, established in 1882, is a non-profit arts organization in St. Paul, Minnesota that promotes the art of music, particularly recital music... , Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum		Walnut Grove Walnut Grove, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 599 people, 291 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 577.7 people per square mile . There were 341 housing units at an average density of 328.9 per square mile...	Southwest	Biographical	website, history of the family of author Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...  in Walnut Grove, includes a depot, chapel, onion-domed house, dugout display, schoolhouse, early settler home, and covered wagon display
Laura Ingalls Wilder Church Museum		Spring Valley Spring Valley, Minnesota Spring Valley is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,479 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.U.S...		Local history	website, housed in former church attended by the family of Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family... , local history exhibits, operated by the Spring Valley Community Historical Society
Lawshe Memorial Museum		South Saint Paul	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Dakota County Historical Society
LeDuc Historic Estate William G. LeDuc House The William G. LeDuc House, located at 1629 Vermillion Street in Hastings, Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in over several years, and completed in 1865, by William G. LeDuc who came to Minnesota in 1850 from Ohio. He was an attorney who represented a...		Hastings Hastings, Minnesota Hastings is a city in Dakota counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, near the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,172 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. The bulk of Hastings is in Dakota County; only a small part of the city extends...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	Operated by the Dakota County Historical Society, Victorian period mansion
Legion Pioneer Museum		Vesta Vesta, Minnesota Vesta is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census.- Geography :According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...		Local history
Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum		Elysian Elysian, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 486 people, 204 households, and 127 families residing in the city. The population density was 551.3 per square mile . There were 276 housing units at an average density of 313.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.38% White, 0.21% from other...		Local history	information, includes art, period displays, Native American artifacts
Le Sueur Museum		Le Sueur Le Sueur, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,922 people, 1,545 households, and 1,025 families residing in the city. The population density was 879.0 people per square mile . There were 1,589 housing units at an average density of 356.1 per square mile...		Local history	website, includes history of the Green Giant Green Giant Green Giant and Le Sueur are brands of frozen and canned vegetables owned by General Mills. The mascot of Green Giant is the Jolly Green Giant....  Company, radio room, early schools and hotels, post office, agriculture, art, military and bands in Le Sueur
Levin Natural History Museum		Spicer Spicer, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,126 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,038.4 people per square mile . There were 605 housing units at an average density of 557.9 per square mile...		Natural history	information, private collection of Native American artifacts, dinosaur bones and fossils, seashells, butterflies, rocks and minerals
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum		Hendricks Hendricks, Minnesota Hendricks is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, in the United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 1.03% is water...		Open air	website, information, features turn-of-the-20th-century period rooms
Lund-Hoel House		Canby Canby, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there are 1,903 people, 842 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The population density is 876.5 people per square mile . There are 918 housing units at an average density of 422.8 per square mile...		Historic house	website
Lyle's Logging Camp and Museum		Cass Lake Cass Lake, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 860 people, 331 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.2 people per square mile . There were 384 housing units at an average density of 336.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 30.12% White, 64.42%...		Industry	information, photos, logging industry and artifacts
Lyon County Courthouse Museum		Marshall Marshall, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...	Southwest	Local history
Mantorville Restoration House		Mantorville Mantorville, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,054 people, 371 households, and 286 families residing in the city. The population density was 741.3 people per square mile . There were 378 housing units at an average density of 265.8 per square mile...		Historic house	website, 1856 former county office building and jail, also adjacent 1850s log cabin and carriage house
Marshall Area Fine Arts Council		Marshall Marshall, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...	Southwest	Art	website, changing exhibits
Martin County Historical Society Pioneer Museum		Fairmont Fairmont, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 10,889 people and 2,962 families residing in the city. The population density was 747.5 people per square mile . There were 5,036 housing units at an average density of 345.7 per square mile...		Local history	website, period displays
McLeod County Historical Society		Hutchinson Hutchinson, Minnesota According to the 2000 United States Census , there were 13,080 people, 5,333 households, and 3,418 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,763.6 people per square mile . There were 5,667 housing units at an average density of 764.1 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, history of the communities in McLeod County, also paintings of wildlife artist Les Kouba
Meeker County Historical Museum		Litchfield Litchfield, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 6,562 people, 2,624 households, and 1,653 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,748.4 people per square mile . There were 2,741 housing units at an average density of 730.3 per square mile...	Southwest	Local history
Melrose Area Museum		Melrose Melrose, Minnesota Melrose is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,598 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...		Local history	website, operated by the Melrose Historical Society, exhibits include military, business memorabilia, clothing, kitchen and household items, furniture, religious items, local sports and photographs
Memorial Education Museum		Ada Ada, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,657 people, 749 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,234.4 people per square mile . There were 835 housing units at an average density of 622.1 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Norman County Minnesota Historical Society
Mikkelson Collection		Willmar Willmar, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 18,351 people, 7,302 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 people per square mile . There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 657.8 per square mile...		Transportation	website, classic and antique boats, motors and items from boating history
Mill City Museum		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Industry	Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the territorial legislature in 1849, almost a decade before statehood. The Society is named in the Minnesota... , history of the flour milling industry in Minneapolis
Mille Lacs County Historical Society Depot Museum Great Northern Depot (Princeton, Minnesota) The Great Northern Depot in Princeton, Minnesota was a former depot on the Great Northern Railway . The building is a combination of Queen Anne and Jacobean architectural styles, built of local brick with sandstone trim. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. When the...		Princeton Princeton, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,933 people, 1,624 households, and 998 families residing in the city. The population density was 887.7 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 376.9 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Railroad
Mille Lacs Indian Museum Mille Lacs Indian Museum The Mille Lacs Indian Museum is a museum dedicated to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's history, culture, and contemporary life. It officially opened to the public on May 18, 1996...		Onamia Onamia, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 847 people, 318 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 938.3 people per square mile . There were 355 housing units at an average density of 393.3 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Native American	website, culture of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe , also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 3,942 tribal members as of July, 2007...
Milwaukee Road Heritage Center		Montevideo Montevideo, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,346 people, 2,353 households, and 1,444 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,190.5 people per square mile . There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of 568.1 per square mile...	Southwest	Railroad	website
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis - Saint Paul	Art	website, part of Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit four-year and postgraduate college specializing in the visual arts. Located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, MCAD currently enrolls approximately 1,000 students offering curriculum that includes...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis Institute of Arts The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a fine art museum located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a campus that covers nearly 8 acres , formerly Morrison Park...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Features an encyclopedic collection of approximately 100,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of world history. Its collection includes paintings, photographs, prints Printmaking Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...  and drawings, textiles, architecture Architecture Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art... , and decorative arts. There are collections of African art African art African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full of people, societies, and civilizations, each with a unique visual special culture. The definition also includes the art of the African...  and art from Oceania and the Americas, and an especially strong collection of Asian art Asian art Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia.-Various types of Asian art:*Afghan art*Azerbaijanian art*Balinese art*Bhutanese art*Buddhist art*Burmese contemporary art*Chinese art*Eastern art*Indian art*Iranian art*Islamic art... , called "one of the finest and most comprehensive Asian art collections in the country". The Asian collection includes Chinese architecture Chinese architecture Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged, the main changes being only the decorative details... , jades Chinese jade Chinese jade is any of the carved-jade objects produced in China from the Neolithic Period onward. The Chinese regarded carved-jade objects as intrinsically valuable... , bronzes Bronze sculpture Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a "bronze".Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mold. Then, as the bronze cools, it... , and ceramic Ceramic A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous... s.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Minneapolis Sculpture Garden The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is an 11 acre park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States.It is located near the Walker Art Center, which operates it in coordination with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Features 40 modern and contemporary sculptures and installations in an 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) park located adjacent to the Walker Art Center Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn... . The Garden is a collaboration between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Walker Art Center Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn... .
Minnehaha Depot		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Railroad	Part of the Minnesota Transportation Museum Minnesota Transportation Museum The Minnesota Transportation Museum is a transport museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota.The MTM operates several heritage transportation sites in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin... , 1875 depot on the Milwaukee Road line with railroad exhibits
Minnesota Air National Guard Museum		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Aviation	website, aircraft and memorabilia
Minnesota Children's Museum Minnesota Children's Museum Minnesota Children’s Museum is a non-profit community organization located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Museum mission statement is “sparking children’s learning through play”, providing an environment where kids can touch, climb, splash, crawl, push, pull, and press it all...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Children's
Minnesota Discovery Center Minnesota Discovery Center The Minnesota Discovery Center, formerly known as Ironworld Discovery Center and originally as the Iron Range Interpretive Center, opened in the 1977 outside Chisholm, Minnesota. It showcases northeastern Minnesota's "history and future" and includes a museum, entertainment venue, research library...		Chisholm Chisholm, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,960 people, 2,178 households, and 1,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,129 people per square mile . There were 2,375 housing units at an average density of 540/sq mi...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Mining	Formerly Ironworld Discovery Center, area's mining and local history
Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame		Baxter Baxter, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,555 people, 1,921 households, and 1,586 families residing in the city. The population density was 320.7 people per square mile . There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 114.3 per square mile...		Sports	website
Minnesota History Center Minnesota History Center The Minnesota History Center is a museum and library which serves as the headquarters for the Minnesota Historical Society. It is located near downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota and is considered one of the finest public buildings of Minnesota....		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	Main museum of the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the territorial legislature in 1849, almost a decade before statehood. The Society is named in the Minnesota... , history of Minnesota, also changing exhibits of national and international history
Minnesota Machinery Museum		Hanley Falls Hanley Falls, Minnesota Hanley Falls is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census.Hanley Falls has two grain elevators run by the local farmers co-op and is the site of an annual thresher show.-Geography:...	Southwest	Agriculture	website, features 5 buildings with agriculture equipment and farm life displays
Minnesota Marine Art Museum Minnesota Marine Art Museum The Minnesota Marine Art Museum is an art museum located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota. The museum can be found at 800 Riverview Drive. The MMAM features four galleries of world-class art and artifacts including impressionism and Hudson River School paintings, marine...		Winona Winona, Minnesota Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Art	website, features oil paintings, watercolors and three-dimensional marine art objects, folk art, photographs and maps focusing on river life
Minnesota Military Museum Minnesota Military Museum The Minnesota Military Museum is the principal activity of the Military Historical Society of Minnesota , a non-profit educational organization chartered to preserve and explain Minnesota’s military history. It is federally recognized as a charitable 501 organization. MHSM operates the museum as...		Little Falls Little Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,719 people , 3,197 households, and 1,899 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,232.5 people per square mile . There were 3,358 housing units at an average density of 536.2 per square mile...		Military	website, located in Camp Ripley Camp Ripley Camp Ripley is a military and civilian training facility operated by the Minnesota National Guard located near the city of Little Falls in the central part of the state. The location of the camp was selected in 1929 by Ellard A. Walsh, Adjutant General of the State of Minnesota...
Minnesota Museum of American Art		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, focus on regional and Minnesota artists
Minnesota Museum of Mining		Chisholm Chisholm, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,960 people, 2,178 households, and 1,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,129 people per square mile . There were 2,375 housing units at an average density of 540/sq mi...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Mining	website, iron mining
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Minnesota Music Hall of Fame The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame is located at First North Street and Broadway in New Ulm, Minnesota, USA, in the former public library. It has memorabilia of individual musicians and musical groups as well as photographs of all who have been inducted...		New Ulm New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....		Music	Exhibits honor Minnesota music legends like Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... , Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of... , Whoopee John Wilfahrt Whoopee John Wilfahrt John Anthony Wilfahrt, , the eldest son of John Wilfahrt and Barbara Portner, was a professional polka musician who recorded with Vocalion and from 1934, Decca. He went by the moniker "Whoopee John." Wilfahrt was born in New Ulm, Minnesota and got his start playing the accordion at local gatherings... , Harold Loeffelmacher Harold Loeffelmacher Harold Loeffelmacher was an American musician and bandleader best known for forming the polka band known as the Six Fat Dutchmen. The band, based in New Ulm, Minnesota, traveled extensively and played as many as 335 dates per year, mostly in the Midwestern United States... , The Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews , soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews , and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews... , Judy Garland Judy Garland Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...  and also ethnic music like polkas
Minnesota Pioneer Park		Annandale Annandale, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,684 people, 1,098 households, and 698 families residing in the city. The population density was 990.3 people per square mile . There were 1,163 housing units at an average density of 429.1 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Open air	website, turn-of-the-20th-century pioneer life, includes church, school, general store, log cabin, sod house, barber shop, blacksmith, agricultural and historical museum displays, dentist office, doctor's office, funeral parlor, town hall, jail, harness shop, milliner, pharmacy, post office, depot
Minnesota State Capitol Minnesota State Capitol The Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	History
Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum Minnesota State School for Dependent and Neglected Children The Minnesota State School for Dependent and Neglected Children was located in Owatonna, Minnesota from 1886 to 1945. During those years, it was home to a total of 10,635 children who were orphans or had been abused or abandoned...		Owatonna Owatonna, Minnesota Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	History	History of orphanage from 1886 to 1945
Minnesota Streetcar Museum Minnesota Streetcar Museum The Minnesota Streetcar Museum is a transport museum that operates two heritage streetcar lines in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the western suburb of Excelsior....		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Transportation	Five operable streetcars, three from Twin Cities Rapid Transit fleet and two from the Duluth Street Railway Company
Minnesota Transportation Museum Minnesota Transportation Museum The Minnesota Transportation Museum is a transport museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota.The MTM operates several heritage transportation sites in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Railroad	Jackson Street Roundhouse location in St. Paul features equipment and regional railroad history
Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Medical	website, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Monongalia Historical Society and Museum		New London New London, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,066 people, 415 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,103.4 people per square mile . There were 439 housing units at an average density of 454.4 per square mile...		Local history	information, information
Moose Lake Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot (Moose Lake, Minnesota) The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot in Moose Lake, Minnesota is a depot built in 1907 by the Soo Line Railroad. The building was one of the few buildings that survived the 1918 Cloquet Fire, and it was used to provide shelter for those left homeless in the fires.The railroad first...		Moose Lake Moose Lake, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,239 people, 577 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 811.1 people per square mile . There were 628 housing units at an average density of 227.5 per square mile...		Local history	website, exhibits about area railroads and the 1918 Cloquet Fire 1918 Cloquet Fire The 1918 Cloquet fire was a massive fire in northern Minnesota in October, 1918 caused by sparks on the local railroads and dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake, Cloquet, and Kettle River. Cloquet was hit the hardest by the fires...
Mower County Historical Society		Austin Austin, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Open air	website, includes Log Cabin Museum, Rural School Museum, Rahilly Museum with farm equipment and vehicles, Rural Life Museum about farm life, Arts Museum with art and exhibit about rural churches, Wayside Chapel, Pioneer Museum including including the Mower County courtroom display, Railroad Museum with railroad cars and depot, Fireman's Museum, Blacksmith Shop, Hormel Museum about the George A. Hormel Company Hormel Hormel Foods Corporation is a food company based in southeastern Minnesota , perhaps best known as the producer of Spam luncheon meat. The company was founded as George A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota, U.S., by George A. Hormel in 1891. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods... , Communications Museum, Native American Museum
Murray County Historical Museum		Slayton Slayton, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,072 people, 914 households, and 556 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,163.3 people per square mile . There were 1,022 housing units at an average density of 573.8 per square mile...		Local history	website, exhibits include a church replica, country store, railroad display, early radios and phonographs, tools and machinery, Native American artifacts, furniture and glassware
Museum of Lake Minnetonka Museum of Lake Minnetonka The Museum of Lake Minnetonka is an organization that was split from the Minnesota Transportation Museum in 2004–2005 to operate the steamboat Minnehaha that was part of a small fleet made by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1906...		Excelsior Excelsior, Minnesota Excelsior is a settlement on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Maritime	Steamboat Steamboat A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...  Minnehaha cruises between Excelsior and Wayzata Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Wayzata came into existence in the center of Chief Shakopee's Indian village.-Early settlement:...
Museum of Russian Art The Museum of Russian Art The Museum of Russian Art is a museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota that houses a collection of Russian art from the 20th century, especially Soviet art....		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Russian art from the 19th and 20th centuries, especially Soviet-era art
National Eagle Center National Eagle Center The National Eagle Center is a nonprofit organization in Wabasha, Minnesota that focuses on conservation, research and educational efforts relating to eagles.-History:...		Wabasha Wabasha, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,599 people, 1,062 households, and 665 families residing in the city. The population density was 318.4 people per square mile . There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of 142.9 per square mile...		Natural history	Live rehabilitated eagles and eagle, wildlife, and conservation exhibits
New Brighton History Center Museum		New Brighton New Brighton, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 22,206 people, 9,013 households, and 5,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,343.9 people per square mile . There were 9,121 housing units at an average density of 1,373.5 per square mile...		Railroad	information, an 1887 railroad depot museum of railroad artifacts, historical pictures, area maps, caboose, railroad work cart, baggage carts, and mail cart
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center		New York Mills New York Mills, Minnesota New York Mills is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Transportation:U.S...		Art	website, changing art exhibits
North Country Museum of Arts		Park Rapids Park Rapids, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,276 people, 1,476 households, and 788 families residing in the city. The population density was 547.5 people per square mile . There were 1,616 housing units at an average density of 270.1 per square mile...		Art	information, features permanent collection of 15th-19th century European paintings, changing art exhibits and historical displays
Northfield Historical Society Museum		Northfield Northfield, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 17,147 people, 4,909 households, and 3,210 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,452.2 people per square mile . There were 5,119 housing units at an average density of 732.1 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website, housed in the last bank Jesse James Jesse James Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...  tried to rob
North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum		Tofte Tofte, Minnesota Tofte is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. Tofte is located on Minnesota State Highway 61 between Grand Marais and Little Marais....	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Maritime	website, North Shore commercial fishermen and their families
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting		North Saint Paul North St. Paul, Minnesota North St. Paul is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, east of the city of Saint Paul. The population was 11,460 at the 2010 census.North St. Paul is a distinct city, and not a neighborhood of nearby St. Paul...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Scouting	website
North Saint Paul Historical Society Museum		North Saint Paul North St. Paul, Minnesota North St. Paul is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, east of the city of Saint Paul. The population was 11,460 at the 2010 census.North St. Paul is a distinct city, and not a neighborhood of nearby St. Paul...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, website
North West Company Fur Post North West Company Post The North West Company Fur Post is a reconstructed fur trade post on the Snake River west of Pine City, Minnesota. The post was established by John Sayer, a partner in the North West Company, in the fall of 1804, and built by his crew of voyageurs. The site operated for several years, although...		Pine City Pine City, Minnesota Pine City is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,123 at the 2010 census. Pine City is the county seat of, and the largest city in, Pine County...		Living	Reconstructed post from the winter of 1804-05
Old Home Town Museum		Stephen Stephen, Minnesota Stephen is a city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 658 at the 2010 census.Stephen was founded between 1875 through 1878. Stephen was the first town founded in Marshall County...		Local history	website, features period displays, household items, agriculture equipment, personal collections
Old Town Hall History Museum		Bloomington Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Bloomington Historical Society
Oliver H. Kelley Farm Oliver H. Kelley Homestead The Oliver H. Kelley Farm is a historic farmstead once owned by Oliver Hudson Kelley, one of the founders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. The farmstead is a U.S. National Historic Landmark, which also places it on the National Register of Historic Places. The farm is currently operated as a...		Elk River Elk River, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 16,447 people, 5,664 households, and 4,400 families residing in the city. Recent estimates show the population at 21,329 as of 2005. The population density was 385.5 people per square mile . There were 5,782 housing units at an average density of 135.5 per...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Living	1860s working farm
Osakis Area Heritage Center		Osakis Osakis, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,567 people, 661 households, and 405 families residing in the city. The population density was 779.4 people per square mile . There were 760 housing units at an average density of 378.0 per square mile...		Local history	information - under Attractions
Otter Tail County Historical Museum		Fergus Falls Fergus Falls, Minnesota Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,138 at the 2010 census.-Today:...		Local history	website, exhibits include dioramas and period rooms featuring area natural history, Native Americans, European settlement, agriculture and farm life, and a recreation of a 1910s Main Street
Owatonna Arts Center		Owatonna Owatonna, Minnesota Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Art	website
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Pavek Museum of Broadcasting The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting is a museum in St. Louis Park, Minnesota which has one of the world's most significant collections of vintage radio and television equipment. It originated in the collection of Joe Pavek, who began squirreling away unique radios while he was an instructor at...		St. Louis Park St. Louis Park, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 44,126 people, 20,782 households, and 10,557 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,122.5 persons per square mile . There were 21,140 housing units at an average density of 1,975.0 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Technology	Vintage radio Radio Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...  and television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...  equipment
Paynesville Area Historical Museum		Paynesville Paynesville, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,267 people, 934 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,715.2 people per square mile . There were 984 housing units at an average density of 744.5 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Paynesville Area Historical Society
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village		Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,410 people, 3,619 households, and 2,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,760.0 people per square mile . There were 3,931 housing units at an average density of 822.7 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Open air	website, operated by the Pennington County Historical Society, replica early 20th century village including a museum, two railroad depots, one-room schoolhouse, church, log houses, general store, two-story Victorian house, blacksmith shop and barber shop
Phelps Mill Phelps Mill Phelps Mill is a flour mill in Otter Tail County, Minnesota on the Otter Tail River. The mill was built in 1888-1889 by William E. Thomas, a local entrepreneur who owned a flour and feed business in Fergus Falls. During that time, wheat was a high-demand crop, and nearly 1000 flour mills were in...		Underwood Underwood, Minnesota Underwood is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 341 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....		Mill	Turn-of-the-20th-century flour mill is open for seasonal self-guided tours
Pine Island Area History Center		Pine Island	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website
Pipestone County Museum		Pipestone Pipestone, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile . There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 534.4 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Pipestone County Historical Society
Pipestone National Monument Pipestone National Monument Pipestone National Monument is located in southwestern Minnesota, just north of the city of Pipestone, Minnesota. It is located along the highways of U.S. Route 75, Minnesota State Highway 23 and Minnesota State Highway 30....		Pipestone Pipestone, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile . There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 534.4 per square mile...		Native American	Pipestone Pipestone Pipestone may refer to:* Catlinite, a type of red, carvable rock that was used by Native Americans for pipes and effigiesPlaces in Canada* Pipestone, Manitoba* Pipestone No. 92, Saskatchewan, Canada, a former name of the Rural Municipality of Walpole No...  quarry and exhibits
Plainview Area History Center		Plainview Plainview, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,190 people, 1,157 households, and 824 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,452.5 people per square mile . There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of 556.9 per square mile...		Local history	website
Polaris Experience Center		Roseau Roseau, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,756 people, 1,157 households, and 713 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,153.6 people per square mile . There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 514.4 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Transportation	website, history of Polaris Industries Polaris Industries Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris is based in Medina, Minnesota, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary and through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary which it purchased in April... , manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATVs, motorbikes and other vehicles
Polk County Museum		Crookston Crookston, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,658.8 people per square mile . There were 3,382 housing units at an average density of 684.8 per square mile...		Open air	website, operated by the Polk County Historical Society, includes museum with period room displays, household items, general store, doctor’s office, barbershop, communications center (telephone and switchboard center), an 1870 log house, two room prairie house, blacksmith shop, a one room school house and a church
Pope County Museum		Glenwood Glenwood, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,594 people, 1,131 households, and 629 families residing in the city. The population density was 466.0 people per square mile . There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 215.9 per square mile...		Local history	website, information, operated by the Pope County Historical Society
Prairie Village		Ada Ada, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,657 people, 749 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,234.4 people per square mile . There were 835 housing units at an average density of 622.1 per square mile...		Open air	website, operated by the Norman County Minnesota Historical Society, includes pioneer houses, churches, depot, and machinery exhibit building
Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, located in the North Lobby of the Landmark Center Landmark Center (St. Paul) St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891-92...
Red River History Museum		Shelly Shelly, Minnesota Shelly is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...		Local history	information, includes 3 working looms, exhibits on local doctors, schools, military uniforms and old toys
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Museum		Crookston Crookston, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,658.8 people per square mile . There were 3,382 housing units at an average density of 684.8 per square mile...		Agriculture	website, sugarbeet and agriculture related equipment and memorabilia
Red Wing Pottery Museum		Red Wing Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 16,459 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Pottery	website, creation and examples of Red Wing Pottery Red Wing Pottery Red Wing pottery refers to American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made by any of various companies in Red Wing, Minnesota. The first known pottery was established in the late 1870s and production continued under various company names until the last business, Red Wing Potteries, Inc.,... , operated by the Red Wing Collectors Society Red Wing Collectors Society The Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc. has been dedicated to the preservation of Red Wing and other American pottery since 1977. The Red Wing Collectors Society is a special interest collecting organization in the United States with a membership of about 5000....
Redwood County Museum		Redwood Falls Redwood Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,459 people, 2,266 households, and 1,389 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,167.1 people per square mile . There were 2,377 housing units at an average density of 508.2 per square mile...	Southwest	Local history	Operated by the Redwood County Historical Society
R. D. Hubbard House		Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...		Local history	website, operated by the Blue Earth County Historical Society, Victorian period house
Renville County Historical Museum		Morton Morton, Minnesota Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 411 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.U.S...		Local history	website
Rice County Museum of History		Faribault Faribault, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 20,818 people, 7,472 households, and 4,946 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,644.8 people per square mile . There were 7,668 housing units at an average density of 605.8 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website, operated by the Rice County Historical Society
Richfield History Center		Richfield Richfield, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 34,439 people, 15,073 households, and 8,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,993.9 people per square mile . There were 15,357 housing units at an average density of 2,226.9 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Richfield Historical Society
Rochester Art Center		Rochester Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Art	website, changing exhibits
Roseau County Museum		Roseau Roseau, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,756 people, 1,157 households, and 713 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,153.6 people per square mile . There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 514.4 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	website, operated by the Roseau County Historical Society,
Roseau Pioneer Farm and Village		Roseau Roseau, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,756 people, 1,157 households, and 713 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,153.6 people per square mile . There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 514.4 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Open air	website
Rourke Art Museum Rourke Art Museum The Rourke Art Museum is a fine arts museum in Moorhead, Minnesota founded by James O'Rourke. The associated Rourke Art Gallery is nearby at 523 South Fourth Street in the historic Martinson House, built in 1875...		Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....		Art	information, information
Runestone Museum		Alexandria Alexandria, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,820 people, however the most recent count suggests a population upwards of 10,000, which is displayed on Alexandria's city limits signs. The census lists 4,047 households, and 2,011 families residing in the city. The population density was 992.5 people per...		Open air	website, includes Kensington Runestone Kensington Runestone The Kensington Runestone is a 200-pound slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side which, if genuine, would suggest that Scandinavian explorers reached the middle of North America in the 14th century. It was found in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County,... , pioneer period rooms, Minnesota natural history dioramas, early photos, Norse Norsemen Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...  history, Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...  exhibit, and restored Fort Alexandria with school and general store
St. Peter Regional Treatment Center		Saint Peter		Medical	information, museum about former psychiatric treatment facility
Saum Schools		Saum		School	One-room log school (1903) and two-story frame schoolhouse (1912) built as on of Minnesota's first consolidated schools
Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments Schubert Club The Schubert Club, established in 1882, is a non-profit arts organization in St. Paul, Minnesota that promotes the art of music, particularly recital music...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Music	Located in the Landmark Center Landmark Center (St. Paul) St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891-92... , historic music instruments, letters and other documents of music history
Schwanke's Car, Tractor and Truck Museum		Willmar Willmar, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 18,351 people, 7,302 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 people per square mile . There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 657.8 per square mile...		Automotive	website, private collection of tractors, cars, trucks, gas engines, gas pumps, signs and more
Science Museum of Minnesota Science Museum of Minnesota The Science Museum of Minnesota is an American museum focused on topics in technology, natural history, physical science and mathematics education. Founded in 1907 and located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the 501 nonprofit institution is staffed by over 500 employees and over 1,600 volunteers...		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Science
Settler’s Square Museum		Warren Warren, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 699 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,174.1 people per square mile . There were 785 housing units at an average density of 549.3 per square mile...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Open air	website, information, operated by the Marshall County Historical Society, depicts an 1880s street with store fronts, antique farm machinery and the UFO Sheriff’s car of Marshall County
Sherburne History Center		Becker Becker, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,673 people, 929 households, and 728 families residing in the city. The population density was 308.6 people per square mile . There were 967 housing units at an average density of 111.6 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website
Sibley County Historical Society Museum		Henderson Henderson, Minnesota Henderson is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 886 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....		Local history	website, located in the 1880s August F. Poehler House
Sibley House Historic Site Sibley House Historic Site The Sibley House Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor. It is one of the 26 historical sites that are operated by the Minnesota Historical Society. Located in what is now the city of...		Mendota Mendota, Minnesota Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name comes from the Dakota word for "where the waters meet." The population was 198 at the 2010 census.-History:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	website, American Fur Company trading post, homes of Henry Hastings Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley was the first Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Early life and education:...  and Jean-Baptiste Faribault Jean-Baptiste Faribault Jean-Baptiste Faribault was a trader with the Indians and early settler in Minnesota.His father, Barthélemy Faribault, a lawyer of Paris, France, settled in Canada towards the middle of the 18th century and served as military secretary to the French army in Canada...
Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home The Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, located at 812 Sinclair Lewis Avenue, formerly South 3rd Street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota in the United States, was the childhood home of Nobel prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis, who was born February 7, 1885, in a house directly across the street...		Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,930 people, 1,616 households, and 1,042 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.2 people per square mile . There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 459.7 per square mile...		Biographical	Boyhood home and museum about author Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of...
Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center		Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,930 people, 1,616 households, and 1,042 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.2 people per square mile . There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 459.7 per square mile...		Biographical	information, also houses the Sauk Chamber of Commerce
Sleepy Eye Area Depot Museum		Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,515 people, 1,479 households, and 942 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,099.9 people per square mile . There were 1,591 housing units at an average density of 950.5 per square mile...		Local history	website
SMSU Art Museum		Marshall Marshall, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...	Southwest	Art	Part of Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It is located in Marshall, Minnesota, United States, a city of 13,000 people. The school has a full-time enrollment of approximately 3,500 students and... , two galleries and displays around campus
SMSU Natural History Museum		Marshall Marshall, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...	Southwest	Natural history	Part of Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It is located in Marshall, Minnesota, United States, a city of 13,000 people. The school has a full-time enrollment of approximately 3,500 students and... , plants and animals of southwest Minnesota
Soderlund Pharmacy Museum		Saint Peter		Medical	website, located at Soderlund Village Drug, historic medicines, globes, apothecary bottles, antique pharmacy and medical instruments and an authentic soda fountain
Spam Museum		Austin Austin, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Food	website, all about Spam Spam (food) Spam is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation, first introduced in 1937. The labeled ingredients in the classic variety of Spam are chopped pork shoulder meat, with ham meat added, salt, water, modified potato starch as a binder, and sodium nitrite as a preservative...
Sperry House		Willmar Willmar, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 18,351 people, 7,302 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 people per square mile . There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 657.8 per square mile...		Historic house	website, operated by the Kandiyohi County Historical Society, 1893 house decorated with turn-of-the-20th-century furnishings
Spicer's Classic Car Museum		Chisholm Chisholm, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,960 people, 2,178 households, and 1,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,129 people per square mile . There were 2,375 housing units at an average density of 540/sq mi...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Automotive	website
Spirit of Peace Indian Museum		Pipestone Pipestone, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile . There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 534.4 per square mile...		Native American	website, local Native American history
Split Rock Lighthouse		Two Harbors Two Harbors, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,613 people, 1,636 households, and 953 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile . There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 505.9 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Maritime	Includes the original tower and lens, the fog signal building, the oil house, and the three keepers' houses
St. Louis County Historical Society Museum		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, part of the Duluth Depot
Stans Museum		Shakopee Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Scott County. Located on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the thirteenth largest...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, operated by the Scott County Historical Society, history of Scott County Scott County, Minnesota Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2010, the population was 129,928. Its county seat is Shakopee...  and entrepreneur Maurice Stans Maurice Stans Maurice Hubert Stans was an American accountant, high-ranking civil servant, Cabinet member, and political organizer...
Staples Historical Society Museum		Staples Staples, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,104 people, 1,278 households, and 732 families residing in the city. The population density was 684.5 people per square mile . There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of 316.7 per square mile...		Local history	information, period displays
Stearns History Museum		St. Cloud St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum		Morris Morris, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,068 people, 1,929 households, and 985 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,183.2 people per square mile . There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of 482.6 per square mile...		Local history	website
Stone House Museum		Marine on St. Croix Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota Marine on St. Croix is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 689 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Minnesota State Highway 95 serves as a main...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website, information, housed in a former jail
Story Lady Doll & Toy Museum		Albert Lea Albert Lea, Minnesota Albert Lea is a city in and the county seat of Freeborn County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 18,016 at the 2010 census....		Toy	website
Swensson Farm Museum		Montevideo Montevideo, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,346 people, 2,353 households, and 1,444 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,190.5 people per square mile . There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of 568.1 per square mile...	Southwest	Farm	information
Swift County History Museum		Benson Benson, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,376 people, 1,451 households, and 880 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,360.5 people per square mile . There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 631.1 per square mile...	Southwest	Local history	website
Tacy's House		Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...		Historic house	website, operated by the Betsy-Tacy Society
Terrace Mill		Sedan Sedan, Minnesota Sedan is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 45 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....		Open air	website, includes 1903 flour mill, 1870s log cabin, cottage with Scandinavian furnishings and folk art, located in the Terrace Mill Historic District
Third Floor Gallery		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	website, part of Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University is a four-year public university located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, United States. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.-History:...
Todd County Historical Society Museum		Long Prairie Long Prairie, Minnesota At the 2000 census, there were 3,040 people, 1,229 households and 769 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,285.2 per square mile . There were 1,334 housing units at an average density of 564.0 per square mile...		Local history	information, information
Tower Train Museum Tower Train Museum The Tower Train Museum, officially known as the Tower-Soudan Historical Society Historical Center, is a railroad museum located at an historic railroad passenger depot in Tower, Minnesota....		Tower Tower, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there are 479 people in the city, organized into 233 households and 137 families. The population density is 176.8 people per square mile . There are 295 housing units at an average density of 108.9 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Railroad	Includes 1910 Duluth and Iron Range Railway Duluth and Iron Range Railway The Duluth and Iron Range Railroad was founded in 1874.In 1884 it ran the first main line train between the Two Harbors to Soudan, Minnesota, a total distance of 68 miles. In July 1938, the railway merged with the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway to form the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range...  class K-1 2-8-0 2-8-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...  (number 1218) steam locomotive Steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
Traverse County Historical Museum		Wheaton Wheaton, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,619 people, 747 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 909.2 people per square mile . There were 907 housing units at an average density of 509.4 per square mile...		Local history	information, information, includes replications of a meat market, a dentist’s office, home living quarters and a general store
Treaty Site History Center		Saint Peter		Local history	website, operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society, includes exhibits about the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Treaty of Traverse des Sioux The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was a treaty signed on July 23, 1851, between the United States government and Sioux Indian bands in Minnesota Territory by which the Sioux ceded territory. The treaty was instigated by Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of Minnesota Territory, and Luke Lea,...
Tweed Museum of Art Tweed Museum of Art The Tweed Museum of Art is a museum located on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth, in Duluth, Minnesota.It has a permanent collection of over 6,000 works covering a range of periods and cultures in art history, with particular strengths in American landscape painting. The Tweed was...		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Art	Part of University of Minnesota Duluth University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of... , strengths in American landscape painting
Twin City Model Railroad Museum		Saint Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Railroad	website, located in Bandana Square Bandana Square Bandana Square is now an office center but was originally designed to be an enclosed shopping center in Energy Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota...
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center		Twin Valley Twin Valley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 865 people, 360 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 987.0 people per square mile . There were 399 housing units at an average density of 455.3 per square mile...		Local history	website, local history, rotating art gallery and information center
Two Harbors Light Two Harbors Light The Two Harbors Light is the oldest operating lighthouse in the US state of Minnesota. Overlooking Lake Superior's Agate Bay, the lighthouse is located in Two Harbors, Minnesota. The construction of the Lighthouse began in 1891...		Two Harbors Two Harbors, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,613 people, 1,636 households, and 953 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.7 people per square mile . There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 505.9 per square mile...		Maritime	Oldest operating lighthouse in the US United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  state of Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
United States Hockey Hall of Fame United States Hockey Hall of Fame The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the rich history of the game in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and teams....		Eveleth Eveleth, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,865 people, 1,717 households, and 971 families residing in the city. The population density was 611.0 people per square mile . There were 1,965 housing units at an average density of 310.6 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Hall of fame
Universal Laboratories Museum Universal Laboratories Building Universal Laboratories Building is a building in Dassel, Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed on the National Register for its role in the production of ergot from the mid-1930s through the late 1960s....		Dassel Dassel, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,233 people, 515 households, and 313 families residing in the city. The population density was 832.7 people per square mile . There were 551 housing units at an average density of 372.1 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Dassel Area Historical Society
Vasa Museum		Vasa	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	information, early Swedish heritage
Verndale Museum		Verndale Verndale, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 575 people, 234 households, and 157 families residing in the city. The population density was 587.7 people per square mile . There were 260 housing units at an average density of 265.8 per square mile...		Local history	website, operated by the Verndale Historical Society
Village of Yesteryear		Owatonna Owatonna, Minnesota Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Open air	website, operated by the Steele County Historical Society, turn-of-the-20th-century village includes two log cabins, railroad station and a caboose, general store/post office, fire station, farm machinery building, blacksmith shop, country school, 1868 Dunnell mansion, and 1891 St. Wenceslaus of Moravia Church
Virginia Area Historical Society Museum		Virginia Virginia, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 9,157 people, 4,333 households, and 2,270 families residing in the city. The population density was 486.1 people per square mile . There were 4,692 housing units at an average density of 249.1 per square mile...	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	website, includes exhibits on the logging era, Virginia's two major fires, and the trolley line
Voyageurs National Park Voyageurs National Park Voyageurs National Park is a United States National Park in northern Minnesota near the town of International Falls. It was established in 1975. The park's name commemorates the voyageurs, French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area...		International Falls International Falls, Minnesota International Falls is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,424 at the 2010 census....	Iron Range Iron Range The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...	Local history	Museum in visitor center at Rainy Lake Visitor Center, interpretive exhibits at Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center
Wabasha County Historical Society useum		Reads Landing Reads Landing, Minnesota Reads Landing is an unincorporated community in section 24 of Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Reads Landing was platted in 1856 as Pepin, although that name was never officially used. Around 1878, the town had various commercial and transportation buildings, but...		Local history	brochure
Wadena County Historical Society Museum		Wadena Wadena, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 4,294 people, 1,871 households, and 1,062 families residing in the city. The population density was 818.4 people per square mile . There were 1,964 housing units at an average density of 374.3 per square mile...		Local history	website
Walker Art Center Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn...		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Art	Contemporary art museum with adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Minneapolis Sculpture Garden The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is an 11 acre park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States.It is located near the Walker Art Center, which operates it in coordination with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board...
Wanda Gag House		New Ulm New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....		Biographical	Home of artist Anton Gag Anton Gág Anton Gág was a Bohemian-American painter and studio photographer known for his portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and murals. He spent most of his working life in Minnesota.-Biography:...  and children's author Wanda Gag Wanda Gág Wanda Hazel Gág was an American author and illustrator. She was born on March 11, 1893, in New Ulm, Minnesota. Her mother and father were of Bohemian descent. Both parents were artists who had met in Germany. They had seven children, who all acquired some level of artistic talent...
Warden's House Museum Minnesota Territorial Prison The Minnesota Territorial Prison, later known as the Minnesota State Prison, was a prison in Stillwater, Minnesota, operated from 1853 - 1914. Construction of the prison began in 1851, shortly after Minnesota became a territory...		Stillwater Stillwater, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 15,143 people, 5,797 households, and 4,115 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,340.0 people per square mile . There were 5,926 housing units at an average density of 915.7 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic house	turn-of-the-20th-century home used by 13 prison wardens from 1853 to 1914, operated by the Washington County Historical Society
Warroad Heritage Center		Warroad Warroad, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 657 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 766 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.65% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 7.38% Native American,...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Local history	information, exhibits include fishing, industry, ranching, boating, Native Americans, and transportation
Waseca County Historical Society Museum		Waseca Waseca, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 8,493 people, 3,388 households, and 2,219 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,215.6 people per square mile . There were 3,563 housing units at an average density of 929.5 per square mile...		Local history	website
Washburn-Zittleman House Museum		Spring Valley Spring Valley, Minnesota Spring Valley is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,479 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.U.S...		Local history	website, includes turn of the 20th century furnishing, quilts, toys, period kitchen, agriculture machinery, operated by the Spring Valley Community Historical Society
Washington County Courthouse Washington County Courthouse (Minnesota) The historic Washington County Courthouse in Washington County, Minnesota is one of the oldest standing courthouses in Minnesota. It is located in the county seat of Stillwater, Minnesota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971....		Stillwater Stillwater, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 15,143 people, 5,797 households, and 4,115 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,340.0 people per square mile . There were 5,926 housing units at an average density of 915.7 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Historic site	Tours by appointment or self-guided
Watkins Museum & Store		Winona Winona, Minnesota Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	History	website, history and memorabilia from J.R. Watkins Apothecary
Watonwan County Historical Center		Madelia Madelia, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,340 people, 911 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,876.4 people per square mile . There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 801.9 per square mile...		Local history	website
Wayzata Depot Great Northern Depot (Wayzata, Minnesota) The Great Northern Depot in Wayzata, Minnesota is a depot built by the Great Northern Railway in 1906. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot now houses the offices and museum of the Wayzata Historical Society as well as the Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce, and...		Wayzata Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Wayzata came into existence in the center of Chief Shakopee's Indian village.-Early settlement:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Railroad	Operated by the Wayzata Historical Society
Wells Fargo History Museum		Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	History	website, exhibits include an 1863 Concord Stagecoach, a recreated 1900 Town Bank, gold nuggets, coins and paper currency
Westbrook Heritage House Museum		Westbrook Westbrook, Minnesota Westbrook is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 739 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....	Southwest	Local history	information, restored 1900 depot with local history exhibits and a log cabin from the late 1800s
West Riverside Museum		Cambridge Cambridge, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 5,520 people, 2,237 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The population density was 894.1 people per square mile . There were 2,373 housing units at an average density of 384.4 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Open air	website, operated by the Isanti County Historical Society, includes restored 20th century schoolhouse, 1859 Edblad Pioneer Log Home
Western Hennepin County Pioneer Association Pioneer Museum		Long Lake Long Lake, Minnesota Long Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2010 census.- History :The first settlers arrived in Long Lake in early spring, 1855...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	History	website, features period rooms, including the Victorian room, general store, textile room ann music room
Wheels across the Prairie Museum		Tracy Tracy, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,268 people, 922 households, and 533 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,045.2 people per square mile . There were 1,013 housing units at an average density of 466.8 per square mile...	Southwest	Open air	website, includes car barn, post office, schoolhouse, train depot, chapel, church, blacksmith shop and pioneer exhibits
White Bear Lake Depot Museum		White Bear Lake White Bear Lake, Minnesota White Bear Lake is a city in Ramsey and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 23,797 at the 2010 census. The city is located on White Bear Lake, one of the largest lakes in the Minneapolis-St...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Railroad	website, operated by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Wilkin Country Historical Museum		Breckenridge Breckenridge, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,438 households, and 911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,516.4 people per square mile . There were 1,582 housing units at an average density of 674.0 per square mile...		Local history	information, operated by the Wilkin County Historical Society
William A Irvin Floating Ship Museum		Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...		Maritime	Located in Canal Park Canal Park (Duluth) Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Situated across the Interstate 35 freeway from Downtown Duluth, it is connected by the famous Aerial Lift Bridge to the Park Point sandbar and neighborhood... , lake freighter Lake freighter Lake freighters, or Lakers, are bulk carrier vessels that ply the Great Lakes. The best known was the , the most recent and largest major vessel to be wrecked on the Lakes. These vessels are traditionally called boats, although classified as ships. In the mid-20th century, 300 lakers worked the...  museum ship
Winnebago Area Museum		Winnebago Winnebago, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,487 people, 641 households, and 398 families residing in the city. The population density was 675.5 people per square mile . There were 705 housing units at an average density of 320.3 per square mile...		Local history	website
Winona County History Museum		Winona Winona, Minnesota Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....	Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota Southeast Minnesota is the corner of Minnesota south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area extending east, and part of the multi-state area known as the Driftless Area. Rochester is the largest city in the area; other major cities include Winona, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Austin, and Red...	Local history	website, operated by the Winona County Historical Society, located in a former National Guard Armory
Wm. S. Marvin Training and Visitor Center		Warroad Warroad, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 657 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 766 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.65% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 7.38% Native American,...	Northwest Angle Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coextensive with Angle Township, is a part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and is the only place in the United States outside Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel...	Industry	website, information, history and manufacture of Marvin Windows and Doors
The Works Technology Museum		Edina Edina, Minnesota Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Science	website, technology, engineering and hands-on science, located on the third floor of the Edina Community Center
Wright County Historical Society and Heritage Center		Buffalo Buffalo, Minnesota As of the census of 2008, there were 18,141 people, 6,612 households, and 6,313 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,675.8 people per square mile . There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 642.5 per square mile...	Minneapolis – Saint Paul	Local history	website
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum		Granite Falls Granite Falls, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,070 people, 1,344 households, and 806 families residing in the city. The population density was 890.5 people per square mile . There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 427.0 per square mile...		Local history	information, information

Defunct Museums

• Grand Mound History Center, near International Falls
  International Falls, Minnesota
  International Falls is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,424 at the 2010 census....
  
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• Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, website, formerly located at St. Anthony Main, now part of the Science Museum of Minnesota
  Science Museum of Minnesota
  The Science Museum of Minnesota is an American museum focused on topics in technology, natural history, physical science and mathematics education. Founded in 1907 and located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the 501 nonprofit institution is staffed by over 500 employees and over 1,600 volunteers...
  
  
• TRACES Center for History and Culture, St. Paul, closed November 2008, website, formerly at the Landmark Center
  Landmark Center (St. Paul)
  St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891-92...
  
  

See also

Arboreta in Minnesota (category)
Aquaria in Minnesota (category)
Botanical gardens in Minnesota (category)

• Historic landmarks in Minnesota

Houses in Minnesota (category)
Forts in Minnesota (category)

• Museums list
• Nature Centers in Minnesota

Observatories in Minnesota (category)

• Registered Historic Places in Minnesota

Resources

• Historical Museum Guide for Minnesota
• Minnesota Historical & Genealogical Societies