Twin Cities Attractions

Walker Art Center

1750 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.

P: 612-375-7600 | Website

American Swedish Institute

2600 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407

The American Swedish Institute offers something to enjoy for visitors of all ages. A gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden. A vibrant museum and cultural center. The Twin Cities' only castle. A Minnesota landmark. A community partner.

P: 612-871-4907 | Website

Minnesota Children’s Museum

10 7th Street West, St Paul, MN 55102

The Minnesota Children's Museum provides children with a fun, hands-on and stimulating environment to explore and discover. All children deserve a place to be children. Diverse perspectives enrich children's lives. Play is learning.

P: 651-225-6000 | Website

Bell Museum of Natural History

10 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

The Bell Museum is part of the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. A collection of guiding goals, to help steer both long and short-term decision making, was created by the Advisory Board and museum faculty and staff in 2012. 



P: 612-626-9660 | Website

Minnesota History Center

345 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102

An interactive museum with both permanent and changing exhibits, the Minnesota History Center hosts concerts, lectures, family days and other special events throughout the year. The building is also home to the Minnesota Historical Society library and archives, a research destination for schoolchildren, family historians and academics.

P: 651-259-3000 | Website

Hoċokata Ti

Hoċokata Ti [ho-cho-kah-tah-tee] is the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC) cultural center and gathering space that is used to interpret and encourage traditional Mdewakanton Dakota cultural heritage, language, and history by sustaining this inherent knowledge for SMSC Members through exhibitions, preservation, and education.

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Science Museum of Minnesota

120 West Kellogg Boulevard, St Paul, MN 55102

The museum’s current location on the banks of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul offers 370,000 square feet of space. It includes a 10,000-square-foot temporary exhibit gallery, five permanent galleries, 10 acres of outdoor exhibits, and an Imax Convertible Dome Omnitheater.

P: 651-221-9444 | Website

Fort Snelling

Minnesota Valley State Trail, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA

Built in the early 1820s, Historic Fort Snelling is a great place to learn about military history from before the Civil War through World War II, fur trade history, slavery in Minnesota, the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and much more. Its location — at the junction of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers — has been significant for centuries to many American Indian communities.

P: 612-726-1171 | Website

James J. Hill House

240 Summit Avenue, St Paul, MN 55102

Rugged stone, massive scale, fine detail and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway. Guides lead tours that help you imagine family and servant life in the Gilded Age mansion, the setting of the public and private lives of the Hill family.

The James J. Hill House is a National Historic Landmark.

P: 651-297-2555 | Website

Bakken Museum

3537 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55416

Located in the historic West Winds mansion on Lake Calhoun and home to the Florence Bakken Medicinal Gardens, The Bakken boasts one of the most beautiful settings you will find in the Twin Cities. In addition, the museum maintains a world class collection of historic medical instruments and scientific as well as books, journals and manuscripts.

P: 612-926-3878 | Website

Chaska Historical Society

112 West 4th Street, Chaska, MN 55318

The Chaska Historical Society was officially organized in 1980 by a group of people who recognized the need to record and preserve the history of Chaska. The Chaska Society, a chapter of the Carver County Historical Society, is located in the Chaska History Center at 112 West Fourth Street in the restored 1890 Livery Stable. The organization is led by a nine member elected Board of Directors which meets quarterly. The annual meeting of the membership is held each fall usually in November.

P: 952-448-6077 | Website

Minneapolis Institute of Art

2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

The Minneapolis Institute of Art inspires wonder with extraordinary exhibitions and one of the finest wide-ranging art collections in the country. From Monet to Matisse, Asian to African, 40,000-year-old artifacts to world-famous masterpieces, the Minneapolis Institute of Art links the past to the present and enables global conversations.

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Carver County Historical Society

555 W 1st St, Waconia, MN 55387

The CCHS is open daily to the public, except on Sundays and holidays. It is free of charge (donations are appreciated). We offer a wide array of programs, exhibits, displays and activities, from school programs to family day trips around the county! We also offer a research library for county and genealogical research and monthly Genealogy Gatherings!

P: 952-442-4234 | Website

Minnesota Streetcar Museum

4200 Queen Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55410

MSM was originally founded in 1962 perserving Minnesota Electric Railway History. MSM's historical equipment comes from various cities across Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, Duluth-Superior, and Winona.

P: 952-922-1096 | Website

Mill City Museum

704 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Built into the ruins of what was once the world’s largest flour mill, Mill City Museum is located on the historic Mississippi Riverfront. Here, visitors of all ages learn about the intertwined histories of the flour industry, the river, and the city of Minneapolis.

P: 612-341-7582 | Website