Historic Fort Snelling

Many voices, many stories, one place

Hours

October 24, 2021 – May 27, 2022

Closed for the season.

**May 28 – 30, 2022**
Day	Hours
Saturday	10:00 am–5:00 pm
Sunday	10:00 am–5:00 pm
Monday	10:00 am–5:00 pm

Visitor center open until 5:30 pm.

**May 31 – September 5, 2022**
Day	Hours
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	10:00 am–4:00 pm
Thursday	10:00 am–4:00 pm
Friday	10:00 am–4:00 pm
Saturday	10:00 am–4:00 pm
Sunday	10:00 am–4:00 pm

Visitor center open until 4:30 pm.
Closed Labor Day (September 3, 2022)

Accessibility

All hours

Admission
	Cost
Adults	$12
Seniors (65+) College students (w/ID) Active military	$10
Children ages 5-17	$8
Children age 4 and under	Free
MNHS members	Free
Native Americans + 5 family members	Free
Veterans and family + 5 family members	Free
Blue Star Families (Armed Forces Day–Labor Day)	Free (On-site only)

History-Connects (Reduced Admission)
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Getting here

200 Tower Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55111

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This National Historic Landmark resides on Dakota homeland, known as Bdote, with history spanning 10,000 years. Learn stories of the military fort and its surrounding area, home to a wide history that includes Native peoples, trade, soldiers and veterans, enslaved people, immigrants, and the changing landscape.

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Interpreters in costume marching and playing flute.

A new vision for Historic Fort Snelling

The vision for a revitalized Historic Fort Snelling is to provide a place to learn, share, and connect to all of the complex stories that shape our history in Minnesota.

With a human history 10,000 years in the making, the area around Fort Snelling, known as Bdote by the Dakota, is the site of essential stories of our shared past — some well-known, others known by very few.

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