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58 of 58 rows in Historic Sites in Minnesota: Hours, Admission and What to See. Showing 26–50. Download the full CSV.

name	type	operator	city	county	region	theme	era	what_to_see	hours	admission	free	open_season	official_url	source_url	checked
Traverse des Sioux	State historic site	Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)	St. Peter	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands	1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux; Dakota homeland	1851	Treaty site trails; adjacent Treaty Site History Center (separate admission)	Grounds daily 8-8	Free	yes	Year-round grounds	link	link	2026-10-20
Grand Portage National Monument	NPS unit	National Park Service	Grand Portage	Cook	Duluth & North Shore	Grand Portage Anishinaabe and the North West Company fur trade	1700s fur trade	Heritage Center exhibits and film; reconstructed Historic Depot (Great Hall, kitchen, canoe warehouse, stockade); Ojibwe Village, hiking trails	Heritage Center winter hours 9-4:30, closed Sundays and federal holidays; Historic Depot closed until Memorial Day weekend 2027	Free	yes	Year-round Heritage Center; Depot Memorial Day-fall	link	link	2026-10-20
Pipestone National Monument	NPS unit	National Park Service	Pipestone	Pipestone	Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands	Sacred pipestone quarries; Indigenous traditions	3,000+ years; NM 1937	Active quarries, 3/4-mile Circle Trail, Mission 66 visitor center with exhibits, 22-minute film and traditional cultural demonstrations	Circle Trail open any time; visitor center: see official site	Free	yes	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area	NPS unit	National Park Service (partnership park)	St. Paul	Ramsey	Twin Cities Metro	Mississippi River; St. Anthony Falls; Bdote	All eras	72-mile river park; Mississippi River Visitor Center; partner historic sites along the river	Park open 24 hours, year-round (partner sites set own hours)	Free (partner sites may charge)	yes	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Mni Owe Sni (Coldwater Spring)	Other	National Park Service (Mississippi NRRA)	Minneapolis	Hennepin	Twin Cities Metro	Dakota sacred spring; Bdote	All eras	Spring and restored landscape near Fort Snelling	Daily 6 am-10 pm	Free	yes	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park	State historic site	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	Soudan	St. Louis	Iron Range & Voyageurs	Iron mining (Vermilion Range); physics lab	1882-1962	Cage ride 2,341 feet down to the 27th level and underground train to the Montana stope (NHL: Soudan Iron Mine)	Mine tours daily Memorial Day weekend-end of Sept; Sept 28-Oct 18 weekends (Thu-Sun MEA weekend); off-season group tours only	Mine tour: $15 ages 13+; $10 ages 5-12; 4 & under free (ticket required)	no	Memorial Day weekend-mid October	link	link	2026-10-20
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park	Archaeological site	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	Onamia	Mille Lacs	Central Lakes & St. Cloud	Archaeology; thousands of years of human history	Thousands of years	Kathio Interpretive Center with artifact replicas; two self-guided trails to archaeological sites; NHL (Kathio Site)	See official site	State park vehicle permit (see DNR)	unknown	Year-round park	link	link	2026-10-20
Minnesota Discovery Center	Museum	Minnesota Discovery Center	Chisholm	St. Louis	Iron Range & Voyageurs	Iron Range mining and immigration	not published	Iron Range history museum, research center, mining-themed attractions, trolley tours	Fall/winter: Tue-Sat 10-5 (Thu to 8); Sun-Mon closed. Summer adds Sun 10-5	$12 adults; $10 seniors 62+ and veterans/active military; $7 students 3-17; 2 & under free	partly	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
American Swedish Institute (Turnblad Mansion)	Museum	American Swedish Institute	Minneapolis	Hennepin	Twin Cities Metro	Swedish immigration; Nordic culture	not published	Turnblad Mansion and galleries	Thu-Sun 10-4; Mon-Wed closed (galleries and mansion closed Jan 10-Feb 18)	$12 adults; $8 ages 62+; $6 ages 6-18 and students; 0-5 and members free	no	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Glensheen Historic Estate	House museum	Glensheen (University of Minnesota Duluth)	Duluth	St. Louis	Duluth & North Shore	Iron Range wealth; Lake Superior estate	1908	Congdon family mansion and grounds on Lake Superior; self-guided Classic Tour	Daily 10-4 (Oct 20-Jan 4); Fri-Sun 10-4 (Jan 5-Mar 4); closed Nov 2-5, Nov 9-12, Thanksgiving, Dec 24-25	Classic Tour $20 adults; $18 veterans and seniors 62+; $8 ages 5-17; 4 & under free	no	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Lake Superior Railroad Museum	Museum	Lake Superior Railroad Museum	Duluth	St. Louis	Duluth & North Shore	Railroads	not published	Railroad museum in the historic St. Louis County Depot; North Shore Scenic Railroad departures	Daily 10-5 (holiday closures; early close Fri-Sun during Christmas City Express)	$14 adults 14+; $7 ages 3-13; 2 & under free	no	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
SS William A. Irvin	Museum	DECC (Duluth Entertainment Convention Center)	Duluth	St. Louis	Duluth & North Shore	Great Lakes shipping	not published	Guided tours of a retired Great Lakes freighter	See official site	See official site	no	Seasonal	link	link	2026-10-20
Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial	Memorial	Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial board with the City of Duluth	Duluth	St. Louis	Duluth & North Shore	1920 Duluth lynchings; civil rights	1920 / 2003	Memorial plaza at East First Street and North Second Avenue East, across from the lynching site; sculptures and quotations	Outdoor public plaza	Free	yes	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Hermann Monument (Hermann Heights Park)	Memorial	City of New Ulm (owner per MNopedia)	New Ulm	Brown	Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands	German immigration	1897	Copper statue of Hermann (Arminius) atop a dome	Grounds open; climbing access closed. The official page still shows 2025 season hours	$3 per person; 5 & under free with adult	no	Memorial Day-early October	link	link	2026-10-20
Brown County Historical Society Museum	Museum	Brown County Historical Society	New Ulm	Brown	Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands	County history; Wanda Gág and New Ulm Turners	not published	'Becoming Brown County' and other exhibits; research library	Tue-Fri 10-4; Sat 10-3	$7 adults; $5 seniors 65+; $4 students 5-18; 4 & under and members free	no	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Wanda Gág House	House museum	Wanda Gág House Association	New Ulm	Brown	Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands	Artist/author Wanda Gág	not published	Childhood home with attic studio, skylights and turrets; self-guided or 45-minute docent tours	Sat 10-4; Sun 11-2	Free; suggested donation $5	yes	See official site	link	link	2026-10-20
Warden's House Museum	House museum	Washington County Historical Society	Stillwater	Washington	Twin Cities Metro	Prison history; Stillwater	not published	Historic warden's house museum	Tours Thu-Sun at 1, 2, 3 and 4 pm	See official site	unknown	May-October	link	link	2026-10-20
Washington County Heritage Center	Museum	Washington County Historical Society	Stillwater	Washington	Twin Cities Metro	Washington County history	not published	County history exhibits	Tue-Sat 10-4	See official site	unknown	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Goodhue County History Center	Museum	Goodhue County Historical Society	Red Wing	Goodhue	South Lakes & Bluff Country	County history	not published	County history museum and research library	Tue-Fri 10-4; Sat 10-3; Sun-Mon closed	$5 adults; $2 ages 13-18; 12 & under and members free	no	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Gammelgården Museum	Historic village	Gammelgården Museum	Scandia	Washington	Twin Cities Metro	Swedish immigrant heritage	not published	Historic Swedish immigrant buildings; Välkommen Hus and Butik	Wed-Sat 10-4; Sun 1-4 (2026 season May 2-Dec 19; closed Oct 25-31, 2026)	Building tours $15 ($14 military/veterans/Time Traveler members; members free)	partly	May-December	link	link	2026-10-20
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum	Museum	Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum	Walnut Grove	Redwood	Minnesota River Valley & Prairielands	Pioneer life; Laura Ingalls Wilder	not published	Eight exhibit buildings and a jail cell	Hours change by season (see monthly hours)	$10 ages 13+; $4 ages 5-12; 4 & under free	no	Seasonal	link	link	2026-10-20
Hinckley Fire Museum	Museum	Hinckley Fire Museum	Hinckley	Pine	St. Croix Valley & East Central	Great Hinckley Fire of 1894	1894	Museum on the September 1, 1894 fire	Thu-Sun 10-5	See official site	unknown	Seasonal	link	link	2026-10-20
Hjemkomst Center	Museum	Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County	Moorhead	Clay	Red River Valley	Scandinavian heritage; Red River Valley	Modern replicas; county history	Hjemkomst Viking ship replica, Hopperstad Stave Church replica, Clay County museum and archives	Mon-Sat 9-5; Tue 5-8 pm free; Sun 12-5	See official site	partly	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
History Center of Olmsted County	Museum	History Center of Olmsted County	Rochester	Olmsted	South Lakes & Bluff Country	County history	not published	County museum and research center	Tue-Sat 9-5; Sun-Mon closed	See official site	unknown	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20
Jackson Street Roundhouse Museum	Museum	Minnesota Transportation Museum	St. Paul	Ramsey	Twin Cities Metro	Railroads	not published	Railroad roundhouse museum	Wed and Sat 10-4	See official site	no	Year-round	link	link	2026-10-20

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