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Visiting Lindbergh
Site
Climb inside a cockpit
modeled on that of the Spirit of St. Louis. Delve into the controversial
side of Charles Lindbergh's life. Hear Lindbergh's own words. Understand
his passion for the environment. Discover the adventures and strength
that Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh shared.
The centerpiece of the Charles A. Lindbergh State Historic Site is the aviator's boyhood home, built on the banks of the Mississippi River in 1906. The historic site includes a completely remodeled Visitor Center, with new exhibits, films, and a gift shop, as well as an interpretive trail along the river.
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Visitors enter the completely
remodeled center and see this
mural of a little boy gazing up to a
Minnesota sky. Here, and
throughout the exhibit, Lindbergh's
words guide the visitor: "Those
clouds, how far away were they?
Nearer than the neighbor's house,
untouchable as the moon--unless
you had an airplane, wings with which I could fly up to the clouds..."
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The top of the staircase offers a
dramatic view of the main gallery,
with its soaring cloud mural;
models of Lindbergh's planes
"flying" through the space; a re-
created attic of the boyhood
home, filled with the boy's own
toys and souvenirs; and the entry
to a 1920's-style movie theater,
where original footage of
Lindbergh's famous flight shows
continuously.
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The 1959 Volkswagen that
Charles Lindbergh drove through
four continents, including Africa, is
on display in the center's new
ground floor in an exhibit about his
work as a globe-hopping
environmentalist and
conservation
advocate.
Learn about the conservation
of
Lindbergh's 1959 Volkswagen
Beetle.
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The boat motor that the 13-year-
old Lindbergh used during a trip
down the Mississippi with his
father, U.S. Congressman C.A.
Lindbergh, in on display.
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The last panel in the exhibit,
"Dreams of Flying," shows a 71-
year-old Lindbergh in a
photograph taken at the Little
Falls site in 1973. The panel
overlooks a view of Lindbergh's
beloved Mississippi River.
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