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History Tours

Discover the history that makes Minnesota unique with tours from MNHS.

Minneapolis tours

Historic Main Street Walking Tours

June - September

Learn about the social history of the community, the industries that grew along the river, and the immense changes along Main Street throughout the years. 

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Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tours

June - September

Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past.

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Washburn A Mill Tour

June - August

Explore the nooks and crannies of the Washburn A Mill, the National Historic Landmark that is the home of Mill City Museum. 

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St. Paul tours

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Historic West End Walking Tour

August

Explore the West End, one of St. Paul’s oldest neighborhoods, built along one of the city’s oldest roads. 

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Downtown St. Paul Walking Tour

July

Discover the hidden histories of St. Paul’s downtown core. 

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Historic Lowertown Walking Tour

June

Uncover the stories of the neighborhood that powered St. Paul’s rise from humble outpost to thriving metropolis. 

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Summit Avenue walking tour.

Summit Avenue Walking Tours 

May - October

Highlighting the Gilded Age mansions lining the elite avenue and the people who owned and built them.

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Historic Fort Snelling.

Hearth & Home Tour

June - August

Join us at Historic Fort Snelling as we explore how and where soldiers and their families, officers, and enslaved people lived in the early years of Fort Snelling.

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Historic Fort Snelling.

Historic Fort Snelling Bike Tours

June - September

Bring your bike to Historic Fort Snelling and join our staff as we take a bike tour inside the walls of the historic fort

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Virtual tours

Historic Fort Snelling

Peek behind the curtains into the spaces of the Commandant’s House, where the fort's constructor slept and entertained; clerks and regimental staff gathered for work; and enslaved people and servants toiled around the hearth.

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Alexander Ramsey House

Built in the 1870s as the dream home of Minnesota’s second governor, Alexander Ramsey, and his wife Anna, the handsome native limestone home was one of the first in St. Paul to receive running water, piped in from Lake Phalen. It was equipped with the latest technology of the time and lavishly furnished with nearly two boxcars worth of purchases from the A.T. Stewart department store in New York.

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Charles Lindbergh House

Transport yourself to Little Falls in the early 20th century with a virtual tour of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh’s childhood home. Built in 1906, the house features original family objects and furnishings.

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