List of museums in Minnesota

This list of museums in Minnesota encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included.

Private museums which are not regularly open to the public and virtual museums which exist only online are not included.

Current museums

Name	Image	Town/City	County	Region	Type	Summary
1914 Historic Town Hall Museum		Eagan 44°49′6.7″N 93°10′3.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Features local history displays as well as history talks and events. Operated by the Eagan Historical Society.[1][2][3]
3M Museum		Two Harbors 47°1′15.2″N 91°40′16.2″W	Lake	Arrowhead	Industry	Honors the early days of the 3M corporation in the office building in which it was founded in 1902. Operated by 3M and the Lake County Historical Society.[4]
Adams Area History Center		Adams 43°33′56″N 92°43′8.5″W	Mower	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Adams Area History Center is located in the historic First National Bank of Adams located on Main Street in Adams, Minnesota and is home to a variety of collections and research materials. Operated by the Adams Area Historical Society.[5][6]
Afton Historical Museum		Afton 44°54′9″N 92°46′58.5″W	Washington	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Period displays, artifacts, and photographs of local history and agriculture, plus a research library. Operated by the Afton Historical Society in an 1868 church building.[7]
Aitkin County Historical Society Depot Museum		Aitkin 46°31′53.5″N 93°42′27.5″W	Aitkin	Iron Range	Local history	Rotating displays of Aitkin County heritage, including Mississippi riverboats and Native American culture. Housed in a 1916 train station.[8]
Aitkin County Historical Society Log Museum		Aitkin 46°31′53.5″N 93°42′29.5″W	Aitkin	Iron Range	Local history	Period displays of Aitkin County's pioneer days, plus early industrial and agricultural artifacts.[9]
Akeley Paul Bunyan Historical Museum		Akeley 47°0′13″N 94°43′50″W	Hubbard	Central Minnesota	Local history	Opened in 1984, the museum contains artifacts and photographs from Akeley's early days as home to the largest sawmill in Minnesota. Operated by the Paul Bunyan Historical Society.[10]
Alexander Faribault House		Faribault 44°17′27.7″N 93°16′1.5″W	Rice	Southeast Minnesota	Historic house	1853 house of fur trader and town founder Alexander Faribault, with artifacts from the Faribault family and contemporaneous settlers. Operated by the Rice County Historical Society.[11]
Alexander Ramsey House		Saint Paul 44°56′29.5″N 93°6′15.5″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1868 mansion of early Minnesota governor and founding figure Alexander Ramsey. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society.[12]
Aliveo Military Museum		Red Wing 44°33′53.5″N 92°31′59.5″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Military history	Military artifacts and relics from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War to the current Middle-East Wars.[13][14]
Amador Heritage Center		Almelund 45°29′30.5″N 92°47′7″W	Chisago	East Central Minnesota	Local history, open-air	The Amador Heritage Center was established in 1978. Local memorabilia and replica structures housed in a 1910 school, with an adjacent collection of historic buildings.[15]
American Museum of Asmat Art		Saint Paul 44°56′32″N 93°11′27″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Gallery on the art and culture of the Asmat people of southwestern Papua, Indonesia. Housed at the University of St. Thomas.[16]
American Swedish Institute		Minneapolis 44°57′18.5″N 93°15′57″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Ethnic	Art and cultural center dedicated to Swedish and Swedish American heritage, housed in a 1908 mansion.[17]
Ames-Florida-Stork House		Rockford 45°5′12.5″N 93°43′54.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1861 house with period furnishings charting its ownership by three families. Operated by the Rockford Area Historical Society.[18]
Andrew Peterson Farmstead		Waconia	Carver	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Open-air	The Andrew Peterson Farmstead is a farm east of Waconia, Minnesota. Peterson worked substantially with the development of apple trees. His farm was one of the first research stations for what would become the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Owned and operated by the Carver County Historical Society.[19][20]
Andrew John Volstead House		Granite Falls 44°48′33″N 95°32′24″W	Yellow Medicine	Minnesota River Valley	Historic house	Home of U.S. Congressman Andrew Volstead from 1894 to 1930. Operated by the Granite Falls Historical Society.[21]
Anoka County History Center		Anoka 45°11′59″N 93°23′15″W	Anoka	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Exhibits on Anoka County's history and people. Operated by the Anoka County Historical Society in a 1965 library.[22]
Ard Godfrey House		Minneapolis 44°59′11.7″N 93°15′20.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	Oldest surviving frame house in Minneapolis, built in 1849. Operated by the Woman's Club of Minneapolis.[23]
Arv Hus Museum		Milan 45°6′41″N 95°54′42″W	Chippewa	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Features the work of Norwegian rosemalers, a mural by Augsburg artist Phillip Thompson and other local history and culture displays. [24]
Atwater Area Historical Society and Museum		Atwater 45°8′14″N 94°46′52″W	Kandiyohi	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Vintage photographs and objects, plus a collection of military uniforms.[25]
Augsburg Art Galleries		Minneapolis 44°57′56.5″N 93°14′29″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Gage Family Art Gallery, Christensen Center Art Gallery, and Student Art Gallery at Augsburg University displaying work by contemporary artists as well as students, alumni, and faculty.[26]
August Schell Museum of Brewing		New Ulm 44°17′20.5″N 94°26′58″W	Brown	Minnesota River Valley	Food	History of Minnesota's oldest brewery, family-owned since 1860.[27]
The Bakken		Minneapolis 44°56′18″N 93°16′16.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Science	World's only museum and research library devoted to the medical uses of electricity and magnetism, established by pioneering biomedical engineer Earl Bakken. Housed in a 1928 mansion.[28]
Bally Blacksmith Shop		Grand Marais 47°45′2.5″N 90°19′58.5″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Local history	Bally Blacksmith Shop, was built in 1911 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 2013 the Cook County Historical Society acquired the building and operates it as a museum. Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA.[29][30]
Baudette Depot Museum		Baudette 48°42′57.5″N 94°36′0.5″W	Lake of the Woods	Northern Minnesota	Local history	The Baudette Depot, built by the Canadian National Railways in 1923, features displays on the history of train travel and of the depot.[31][32]
BC Ness Mahnomen County History Museum		Mahnomen 47°18′57.16″N 95°58′5.47″W	Mahnomen	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Mahnomen County Historical Society, the museum contains a country school, an old kitchen, and agricultural artifacts dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s.[33][34]
Becker County Museum		Detroit Lakes 46°49′8″N 95°51′0″W	Becker	Central Minnesota	Local history	Museum and research library of Becker County history, operated by the Becker County Historical Society.[35]
Bell Museum of Natural History		Falcon Heights 44°59′28″N 93°11′16″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Natural history	The state's official natural history museum, established in 1872 for research and display of the state's plants and animals. Operated by the University of Minnesota, the museum is home to world renowned wildlife dioramas, the first discovery room in North America, and state-of-the-art digital planetarium. The museum opened a new building on the U of M St. Paul Campus in 2018.[36]
Beltrami County History Center		Bemidji 47°28′3.3″N 94°52′57″W	Beltrami	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Exhibits and archives of Beltrami County history. Operated by the Beltrami County Historical Society in a 1912 train station.[37]
Benton County Historical Society and Museum		Sauk Rapids 45°35′27″N 94°9′53.5″W	Benton	Central Minnesota	Local history	Exhibits and archives of Benton County history.[38][39]
Bertha Museum		Bertha 46°16′0.3″N 95°3′57.7″W	Todd	Central Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and memorabilia housed in a 1904 bank.[40][41]
Betsy-Tacy Houses		Mankato 44°9′20″N 94°0′25″W	Blue Earth	Minnesota River Valley	Biographical	Facing childhood homes of Maude Hart Lovelace and her best friend, fictionalized by the author in her Betsy-Tacy series. Operated by the Betsy-Tacy Society.[42]
Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History		Montgomery 44°25′15.4″N 93°34′51″W	Le Sueur	Minnesota River Valley	Amusement	Humorous museum of oversized items credited to a made-up local folk hero.[43]
Big Stone County Museum		Ortonville 45°17′49″N 96°25′55″W	Big Stone	Western Minnesota	Local history	Displays of Big Stone County history, including historical buildings and an international gallery of 500 waterfowl specimens.[44]
Blackduck History and Art Center		Blackduck 47°43′52″N 94°32′56″W	Beltrami	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Contains a library, a military display, and recreations of a one-room school, general store, and drug store. Established in 2006.[45][46]
Blue Earth County History Center and Museum		Mankato 44°9′39.5″N 94°0′7″W	Blue Earth	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Exhibits on Blue Earth history, including Dakota heritage, Mankato's classic Front Street, and author Maud Hart Lovelace, operated by the Blue Earth County Historical Society.[47]
Bois Forte Heritage Museum		Tower 47°49′34″N 92°20′57″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Native American	Heritage of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, including outdoor displays of a birchbark wigwam and a tipi.[48]
Borgstrom House Museum		Upsala 45°48′34.5″N 94°34′20″W	Morrison	Central Minnesota	Local history	Memorabilia of a Swedish American community—including a 1928 REO Speed Wagon firetruck—displayed in a 1913 house. Operated by the Upsala Area Historical Society.[49][50]
Brown County Museum		New Ulm 44°18′47″N 94°27′37″W	Brown	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Exhibits on Brown County history, including local Century Farms, artist Wanda Gág, and the Dakota War of 1862. Operated by the Brown County Historical Society in an ornate 1910 post office.[51]
Bunnell House		Homer 44°1′20.3″N 91°33′34.6″W	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	1850s Carpenter Gothic house of an early settler, interpreting pioneer life; operated by the Winona County Historical Society.[52]
Burschville School		Corcoran 45°7′24.5″N 93°37′31.1″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	1894 one-room schoolhouse operated by the North Hennepin Pioneer Society
Cahill School and Minnehaha Grange Hall		Edina 44°54′38.5″N 93°20′58.6″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Open-air	1864 schoolhouse and 1879 Grange hall used as activity space by the Edina Historical Society.[53]
Cannon Falls Historical Museum		Cannon Falls 44°30′29.4″N 92°54′12″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and research material, operated by the Cannon Falls Area Historical Society in an 1888 fire station[54]
Carlton County History and Heritage Center		Cloquet 46°43′17″N 92°27′32″W	Carlton	Iron Range	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits on Carlton County history.[55] Operated by the Carlton County Historical Society in a 1920 library.
Carver County Historical Society Museum		Waconia 44°50′56.7″N 93°47′41.6″W	Carver	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Contains five galleries on Carver County history, a gallery on local veterans, and a research library.[56]
Cass County Museum		Walker 47°6′5″N 94°34′40″W	Cass	Central Minnesota	Local history	Displays on Cass County history, including the fur trade, lumbering, transportation, and early pioneers, plus a large collection of Ojibwe artifacts and a 1912 schoolhouse; operated by the Cass County Historical Society.[57]
Cass Lake Museum and Lyle's Logging Camp		Cass Lake 47°22′56″N 94°36′31″W	Cass	Central Minnesota	Industry, local history	Displays on Cass County history, including the fur trade, lumbering, transportation, and early pioneers, plus a large collection of Ojibwe artifacts and a 1912 schoolhouse; operated by the Cass County Historical Society.[58]
Chanhassen Historic Village Hall		Chanhassen 44°51′42.4″N 93°31′51.6″W	Carver	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	The building, built in 1898, and owned by the City of Chanhassen recently is occupied by the Chanhassen Historical Society for use as a museum. Before that the building has housed the Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce, a library, antique store and book store in addition to being a township governmental building.[59][60]
Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site		Little Falls 45°57′35″N 94°23′13″W	Morrison	Central Minnesota	Biographical	Boyhood home of aviator Charles Lindbergh, with exhibits in an adjacent visitor center; operated by the Minnesota Historical Society within Charles A. Lindbergh State Park.[61]
Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum		Little Falls 45°57′15″N 94°23′25″W	Morrison	Central Minnesota	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits on Morrison County history, including Native American artifacts, local business and industry, and personal and household items; operated by the Morrison County Historical Society.[62]
Charles H. Burwell House		Minnetonka 44°56′29″N 93°26′53″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1883 Victorian house of a prominent mill manager; operated by the Minnetonka Historical Society.
Chaska History Center		Chaska 44°47′14.5″N 93°36′6.5″W	Carver	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Exhibits and research collections on town history. Operated by the Chaska Historical Society in an 1890 livery stable.[63]
Children's Discovery Museum		Grand Rapids 47°12′23″N 93°31′47″W	Itasca	Iron Range	Children's	Contains interactive educational exhibits and a large display of dolls.[64] Adjacent to the Judy Garland Museum.[65]
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota		Mankato 44°9′43″N 94°0′49″W	Blue Earth	Minnesota River Valley	Children's	Contains interactive exhibits[66]
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center		Grand Marais 48°10′7.5″N 90°52′51″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Local history	Interprets the natural and cultural history of the Gunflint Trail area. Operated by the Gunflint Trail Historical Society and Superior National Forest in a 1930s resort lodge.[67]
Christie House Museum		Long Prairie 45°58′26″N 94°51′51″W	Todd	Central Minnesota	Historic house	1901 Queen Anne house of an influential local family, with original furnishings and memorabilia.[68]
Clarissa Museum		Clarissa 46°7′46.4″N 94°57′2″W	Todd	Central Minnesota	Local history	Museum of town's early history.[40]
Clearwater County History Center		Shevlin 47°31′46″N 95°15′39″W	Clearwater	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Rotating exhibits and research collections on Clearwater County history; operated by the Clearwater County Historical Society in a 1911 school with additional historical buildings on the grounds.[69]
Clinton Depot		Clinton 45°27′35″N 96°26′14″W	Big Stone	Western Minnesota	Local history	Local memorabilia including war mementos, agricultural equipment, and railroad artifacts housed in an 1885 train station.[70]
Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio		Cokato 45°4′31.5″N 94°11′26″W	Wright	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Local history museum and the Upper Midwest's only surviving early-20th-century photography studio, with much of its original equipment.[71]
Cokato Temperance Hall Museum		Cokato Township,	Wright	West Central Minnesota	Local History	Now a museum, the Cokato Temperance Hall was a historic clubhouse built in 1896 to serve as an alcohol-free social center in a rural Finnish American community. Maintained by the Cokato Finnish American Historical Society.[72]
Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing		South St. Paul 44°51′40.5″N 93°1′43.6″W	Dakota	Minneapolis-St Paul	Military	The Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing is home to six aircraft, a large motor pool fleet, and a unique collection of World War II artifacts that are on display at Fleming Field in South Saint Paul, MN. [73]
Comstock House		Moorhead 46°52′8.5″N 96°46′3″W	Clay	Red River Valley	Historic house	1883 Victorian house of an influential family, including politician and businessman Solomon Comstock and his daughter, pioneering female educator Ada Comstock. Operated by the city of Moorhead and the Minnesota Historical Society.[74]
Cook County Historical Museum		Grand Marais 47°44′56.5″N 90°19′58″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits on Cook County history, operated by the Cook County Historical Society in the Grand Marais Light keeper's house.[75]
Cottonwood County Historical Museum		Windom 43°51′52″N 95°7′5″W	Cottonwood	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Displays on Cottonwood County history from precontact Native Americans to the early 20th century, plus an art gallery and research library; operated by the Cottonwood County Historical Society.[76]
Croft Mine Historical Park		Crosby 46°29′30″N 93°57′7″W	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Mining	Interprets an underground iron mine on the Cuyuna Range active 1916–1934, with original equipment and structures, vintage photographs, and guided tours of a simulated mine.[65]
Cross River Heritage Center		Schroeder 47°32′36.5″N 90°53′49.5″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Local history	Exhibits and period rooms relating to settlement around the Cross River, plus a research archive. Operated by the Schroeder Area Historical Society in a 1929 Tudor Revival inn.[77]
Crosslake Historic Log Village		Crosslake 46°40′5″N 94°6′35″W	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Open-air	Collection of historical and replica log buildings, including several homesteader cabins, a saloon, a tourist cabin, and a 1923 town hall with local artifacts displayed inside. Operated by the Crosslake Area Historical Society.[78][79]
Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum		Brainerd 46°21′19.5″N 94°12′13″W	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Local history	Exhibits of Crow Wing County history, including logging, railroads, mining, and early home life, housed in a 1917 sheriff's residence/county jail.[80]
Cycling Museum of Minnesota		Minneapolis 45°0′48.4″N 93°14′51.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Transportation	Museum on the history, impact, and future promise of cycling.[81]
Dakota City Heritage Village		Farmington 44°37′40″N 93°8′55″W	Dakota	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Open-air	22 historical and replica buildings depicting a typical Dakota County village of the year 1900, plus a museum of agriculture and pioneer life; operated by a non-profit organization on the Dakota County Fairgrounds.[82]
Darwin Twine Ball Museum		Darwin 45°5′47″N 94°24′36″W	Meeker	West Central Minnesota	Novelty	Home of the biggest ball of twine wrapped by one person, measuring 13 feet (4.0 m) in diameter and 17,400 pounds (7,900 kg).[83]
Dassel History Center & Ergot Museum		Dassel 45°5′10.5″N 94°18′28.5″W	Meeker	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits on local contributions to agriculture and medicine—including the transformation of ergot from plague to drug—and farmer-turned-politician Magnus Johnson. Operated by the Dassel Area Historical Society in a 1937 agricultural laboratory.[84]
Denler Art Gallery		Roseville	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Gallery at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul displaying work by national, local, and student artists.[85][86]
Dinehart-Holt House		Slayton 43°59′6″N 95°45′19″W	Murray	Southwest Minnesota	Historic house	1891 Victorian house of early leading citizens of Slayton. Managed by the Murray County Historical Society.[87]
Dodge County Historical Society Museum		Mantorville 44°4′6.5″N 92°45′20″W	Dodge	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts displayed in an 1869 church, with two adjacent historical structures.[65][88]
Dorothy Molter Museum		Ely 47°54′10″N 91°50′2″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Biographical	Museum and historic cabins dedicated to longtime wilderness resident Dorothy Molter and the heritage of the Boundary Waters.[89]
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum		Two Harbors 47°1′8″N 91°40′12″W	Lake	Arrowhead	Local history	Displays on the development of Lake County, with a focus on iron mining, railroads, logging, and commercial fishing. Operated by the Lake County Historical Society in a 1907 train station.[90]
Duluth Art Institute		Duluth 46°46′53″N 92°6′15″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Art	Visual arts organization dating to 1871, offering rotating exhibitions by regional artists as well as workshops at the Duluth Depot and Lincoln Branch Library.[91]
Duluth Children's Museum		Duluth 46°45′29″N 92°7′58.5″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Children's	Nation's fifth-oldest children's museum, established in 1930.[92]
Duluth Depot		Duluth 46°46′53″N 92°6′15″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Multiple	1892 train station housing the Duluth Art Institute, Lake Superior Railroad Museum, St. Louis County Historical Society Museum, and several performing arts organizations.[93]
Eagle Bend Museum and Library		Eagle Bend 46°9′54″N 95°2′9″W	Todd	Central Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and memorabilia, in a building shared with the Eagle Bend Public Library.[40]
East Polk Heritage Center		Fosston 47°34′18″N 95°44′30″W	Polk	Red River Valley	Local history	Local artifacts displayed in an 1887 house and a replica log cabin, plus a restored schoolhouse.[94]
Edna G. Tugboat		Two Harbors 47°1′0.8″N 91°40′21.4″W	Lake	Arrowhead	Maritime	Great Lakes tugboat in service 1896–1981. Operated by the Lake County Historical Society.[95]
Edina History Museum		Edina 44°52′33.5″N 93°20′40.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits of town history, plus a research library. Operated by the Edina Historical Society.[96][97]
Ed's Museum		Wykoff 43°42′24.8″N 92°16′5″W	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Americana	Former grocery store displaying the belongings of local character and lifelong hoarder Ed Krueger, including toys, packaging, magazines, player piano rolls, and a dead cat, all willed to the city and organized by the Wykoff Progressive Club.[98][99]
Eidem Homestead		Brooklyn Park 45°8′13″N 93°20′12″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Living history	Turn-of-the-20th-century living history farm with a Victorian farmhouse, barn, and live animals. Managed by the city of Brooklyn Park.[100]
Ely Art & Heritage Center		Ely 47°54′42″N 91°51′40″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Multiple	Art exhibits and historical displays, operated by Ely Greenstone Public Art within a former mining complex.[101]
Ely–Winton History Museum		Ely 47°54′19″N 91°50′14″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Local history	Displays on local history, including the Ojibwe, voyageurs, logging, mining, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Housed on the campus of Vermilion Community College.[102][103]
Esko Historical Society Museum		Esko 46°42′24″N 92°21′54″W	Carlton	Iron Range	Open-air	Seven historic buildings, including an 1878 gristmill, 1897 one-room school, and Finnish-style log farm structures, plus vehicles including a horse-drawn schoolbus and a 1938 Caterpillar D8 snowplow.[104]
End O' Line Railroad Park & Museum		Currie 44°4′29″N 95°39′54″W	Murray	Southwest Minnesota	Open-air	Railroad and frontier life, with vintage locomotives and rolling stock, an original railway turntable, historical buildings, and a model train layout. Operated by Murray County.[105]
Etta C. Ross Memorial Library Museum		Blue Earth 43°38′18.3″N 94°5′54.4″W	Faribault	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Local records and artifacts housed in a 1904 library. Operated by the Faribault County Historical Society.[106]
Eugene Saint Julien Cox House		St. Peter 44°19′56.5″N 93°57′42″W	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley	Historic house	Restored 1871 Italianate house of a founder and early leader of St. Peter. Operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society.[107]
Evansville Historical Foundation		Evansville 46°0′15″N 95°41′1″W	Douglas	Vikingland	Open-air	Historical and replica buildings, including two 19th-century houses, a country schoolhouse, 1892 log cabin, a sod house, pioneer church, and a town hall, with some indoor exhibits and a research library.[108]
Excelsior–Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum		Excelsior 44°54′6″N 93°34′1″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	History of the south Lake Minnetonka area, including the 1893 racing scow Onawa and exhibits on the Excelsior Amusement Park in operation 1925–1974. Housed in a former train station.[109]
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum		Granite Falls 44°45′7″N 95°33′28″W	Yellow Medicine	Minnesota River Valley	Military	Celebrates the veterans of World War II with a collection of fully operational military aircraft and vehicles, plus murals, statues, and other art.[110]
Farmamerica		Waseca 44°4′56″N 93°37′2″W	Waseca	Southern Minnesota	Agriculture	Minnesota's agricultural heritage, featuring an 1850s farm, 1930s farm, visitor center, antique tractors and machinery, and several historical buildings. Also known as the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center.[111]
Fillebrown House		White Bear Lake 45°5′6″N 93°0′11″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1879 lakeside cottage, operated by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.[112]
Fillmore County History Center Museum		Fountain 43°44′18″N 92°8′15″W	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Artifacts from Fillmore County history, including agricultural equipment, women's and children's clothing, period displays, two Bernard Pietenpol airplanes, and a one-room schoolhouse. Operated by the Fillmore County Historical Society.[113]
Finland Minnesota Heritage Site		Finland 47°24′7″N 91°11′49″W	Lake	Arrowhead	Open-air	Exhibits and historical structures interpreting the pioneer heritage of eastern Lake County. Operated by the Finland Minnesota Historical Society on an 1890s homestead.[114]
Finn Creek Open Air Museum		New York Mills 46°27′16″N 95°19′55″W	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Open-air	Local Finnish American heritage represented by original and relocated structures on a 1900 farmstead, including a smoke sauna, sawmill, and town hall.[115]
Firefighters Hall & Museum		Minneapolis 45°0′35″N 93°15′16.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Firefighting	Historical vehicles, equipment, displays, and a research library on firefighting in Minnesota.[116]
Fish House & Tug the Neegee		Grand Marais 47°44′52″N 90°20′33″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Maritime	Replica 1930s fish house and drydocked 35-foot (11 m) fishing tug built 1935–36. Operated by the Cook County Historical Society in partnership with the City of Grand Marais.[117]
Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota		Baxter 46°21′27″N 94°14′52″W	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Sports	Photos and memorabilia commemorating individuals and corporations significant in the development of recreational fishing in Minnesota. Operated by a non-profit organization within a Gander Mountain store.[118]
Fitger's Brewery Museum		Duluth 46°47′33″N 92°5′25″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Food	Memorabilia of Minnesota's most successful brewery, in operation 1881–1972. Housed within the historic brewery complex, which is now a mall.[119]
Folsom House		Taylors Falls 45°24′2″N 92°39′15″W	Chisago	East Central Minnesota	Historic house	1855 house of lumber magnate W.H.C. Folsom, with many of its original furnishings. Operated by the Taylors Falls Historical Society.[120]
Forest City Stockade		Forest City 45°11′44″N 94°27′47″W	Meeker	West Central Minnesota	Local history, open-air	Reconstruction of a stockade built during the Dakota War of 1862, with a two-story museum and replica pioneer buildings.[121]
Forest History Center		Grand Rapids 47°13′47″N 93°33′54″W	Itasca	Iron Range	Industry	Human history of Minnesota's forests, interpreted via a visitor center, early-20th-century logging camp, 1930s U.S. Forest Service station, nature trails, and environmental programs. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society.[122]
Fort Belmont		Jackson 43°38′13″N 95°0′17″W	Jackson	Southwest Minnesota	Military	Recreated 1860s pioneer fort, plus other historic and replica structures including a sod house, blacksmith shop, farmhouse, and 1902 church. Indoor exhibits feature historical vehicles, early music boxes, and dolls.[123]
Fort Ridgely		Fairfax 44°27′11″N 94°44′4″W	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley	Military	Indoor exhibits in a reconstructed building and foundation ruins of a frontier U.S. Army fort in service 1853–1867, site of the Battle of Fort Ridgely in 1862. Operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society.[124]
Freeborn County Historical Museum		Albert Lea 43°39′35.5″N 93°21′35.5″W	Freeborn	Southern Minnesota	Local history	History of Freeborn County, with period displays and a 19th-century pioneer village.[125]
Fridley History Center		Fridley 45°5′11.8″N 93°15′19.6″W	Anoka	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Artifacts and displays of town history. Operated by the Fridley Historical Society in a 1931 schoolhouse.[126]
Gallery of Wood Art		Saint Paul 44°56′44″N 93°5′50″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Exhibits a variety of contemporary art made from wood, plus educational displays and vintage lathes. Operated by the American Association of Woodturners in Landmark Center.[127]
Gammelgården Museum		Scandia 45°15′6″N 92°48′28″W	Washington	East Central Minnesota	Ethnic	Interprets Swedish immigration to Minnesota, particularly in the years 1850–1880, through historical buildings and artifacts.[128]
Giants of the Earth Norwegian-American Heritage Center		Spring Grove	Houston	Southeast Minnesota	Ethnic	Local memorabilia and archival material. oOffers genealogical and genetic genealogy research assistance.[129]
Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life		Falcon Heights 44°59′35″N 93°11′17″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Open-air	1849 farmstead with original, relocated, and replica buildings, plus replica Dakota dwellings and gardens; operated by the Ramsey County Historical Society.[130]
Gideon H. Pond House		Bloomington 44°48′48″N 93°16′16.8″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1856 house with replica 1852 wing, owned by Gideon Hollister Pond, early missionary to the Dakota. Operated by the city of Bloomington in Pond–Dakota Mission Park.[131][132]
Gilfillan Estate		Morgan 44°27′46″N 94°59′40″W	Redwood	Minnesota River Valley	Agricultural, historic house	Large 1882 farm with an ornate farmhouse, outbuildings, and antique machinery. Operated by the Redwood County Historical Society.[133]
Glensheen Historic Estate		Duluth 46°48′54.5″N 92°3′6.5″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Historic house	39-room mansion built 1905–08 for entrepreneur Chester Congdon, with much of its original contents and furnishings. Operated by the University of Minnesota Duluth.[134]
Goldstein Museum of Design		Falcon Heights 44°59′6.5″N 93°11′0.4″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Research collection and rotating exhibit space dedicated to applied arts such as clothing, pottery, and graphic design. Operated by the University of Minnesota's College of Design.[135]
Goodhue County Historical Society Museum		Red Wing 44°33′33″N 92°32′36.7″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Permanent and temporary exhibits on Goodhue County history, including Native Americans, natural history, daily life, and special events. Operated by Minnesota's oldest county historical society, established in 1869.[136]
Gopher State Railway Museum		New Prague 44°34′59″N 93°34′57″W	Scott	Southeast Minnesota	Railroad	Collects, preserves, restores, displays, and operates railroad equipment and artifacts. Collections include the Great Northern office car "Manitoba" which was used as a private car by James J Hill.[137][138]
Gordon Parks Gallery		Saint Paul 44°57′28.5″N 93°4′31.3″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Teaching gallery at Metropolitan State University featuring works by Gordon Parks and diverse rotating exhibits.[139]
Grand Portage National Monument		Grand Portage 47°57′45″N 89°41′5″W	Cook	Arrowhead	History	Reconstructed North West Company trading post and modern visitor center interpreting Ojibwe heritage and the North American fur trade. Operated by the National Park Service.[140]
Grant County Museum and Veterans' Memorial Hall		Elbow Lake 45°59′38.3″N 95°58′33″W	Grant	Western Minnesota	Local history	Displays of Grant County history, including paleontology, Native American and pioneer artifacts, and military memorabilia, plus a restored log cabin and one-room school. Operated by the Grant County Historical Society.[141][142]
Great Lakes Aquarium		Duluth 46°46′44.5″N 92°6′0″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Aquarium	Aquarium displaying freshwater species from the Great Lakes region and the Amazon River, including birds and otters, plus exhibits on physical sciences.[143]
Greyhound Bus Museum		Hibbing 47°26′18″N 92°56′22″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Transportation	Origins of Greyhound Lines, a local enterprise that grew into the world's largest bus company. Features 17 vintage buses including the founders' original 1914 Hupmobile.[144]
Grimm Farm Historic Site		Laketown Township 44°53′5″N 93°43′1″W	Carver	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Agricultural	1859 farm of Wendelin Grimm, who developed the first winter-hardy alfalfa in North America, enabling widespread dairy farming in the Upper Midwest. Operated by Three Rivers Park District within Carver Park Reserve.[145]
Gustaf Anderson House History Museum		Lindstrom 45°23′23.9″N 92°50′33.4″W	Chisago	East Central Minnesota	Historic house	1890 house of a prosperous immigrant family, with period furnishings. Operated by the Chisago County Historical Society.[146]
Haehn Museum		St. Joseph 45°33′47″N 94°19′15″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Religious	Exhibits on the history and influence of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, with 4,000 artifacts dating back as far as 1857. Part of Saint Benedict's Monastery.[147]
Harkin Store		West Newton 44°23′13″N 94°35′56″W	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley	History	1870s general store with much of its original merchandise on display. Operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society.[148]
Hay Lake School and Erickson Log Home		Scandia 45°13′54″N 92°49′13″W	Washington	East Central Minnesota	Historic house, school	1868 homesteaders' cabin and 1896 school. Operated by the Washington County Historical Society.[149]
Headwaters Science Center		Bemidji 47°28′20″N 94°52′54″W	Beltrami	Northern Minnesota	Science	Science and technology exhibits with an emphasis on hands-on activities for all ages.[150]
Hennepin History Museum		Minneapolis 44°57′36.5″N 93°16′21″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits on Hennepin County history. Operated by the Hennepin County Historical Society in a 1919 mansion.[151]
Heritage Gallery		Minneapolis 44°58′30.5″N 93°13′39.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Education	Permanent and rotating exhibits on University of Minnesota students, faculty, and alumni. Housed in the McNamara Alumni Center.[152]
Heritage House Victorian Museum		Rochester 44°1′34″N 92°27′53.5″W	Olmsted	Southeast Minnesota	Historic house	1875 wood-frame house which was moved to Central Park and restored.[153]
Heritage Museum and Wind Power Learning Center		Lake Benton 44°15′38.2″N 96°17′16.5″W	Lincoln	Southwest Minnesota	Industry, local history	Exhibits on local history and wind power, a major resource in the Buffalo Ridge area.[154]
Heritage Village		East Grand Forks 47°56′41″N 97°1′0″W	Polk	Red River Valley	Open-air	Historical and replica buildings, with tours and living history demonstrations.[155]
Hermantown History Center		Hermantown	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Local History	Housed in the city's first city hall building, the museum features local history exhibits including a Veterans Hall, recreation of an Ice Cream Parlor and a historical display on the city's Jackson Project Homes, "subsistence homesteads" that were built in 1937 as part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.[156][157]
Hewitt Museum		Hewitt 46°19′39.7″N 95°5′2.5″W	Todd	Central Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and memorabilia housed in a 1911 school building. Operated by the Hewitt Historical Society.[158]
Hibbing Historical Museum		Hibbing 47°25′24″N 92°56′14″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Local history	Permanent and rotating exhibits of city history, including scale models of Hibbing in 1893 and 1913, a fully furnished replica house, and logging and mining displays.[159]
Highpoint Center for Printmaking		Minneapolis 44°56′55″N 93°17′29″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Two galleries with rotating exhibits of local, national, and international printmaking.[160]
Hill-Annex Mine State Park		Marble 47°20′9″N 93°16′1″W	Itasca	Iron Range	Mining	Tours of an open-pit iron mine active 1913–1978, with exhibits and period rooms in a former clubhouse building. Operated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.[161]
Hillstrom Museum of Art		St. Peter 44°19′28″N 93°58′14″W	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley	Art	Permanent and rotating displays of international, national, regional, student, and faculty art. Part of Gustavus Adolphus College.[162]
Hinckley Fire Museum		Hinckley 46°0′54″N 92°56′36″W	Pine	East Central Minnesota	Local history	Interprets the devastating Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 and the subsequent rebuilding of the town and conversion from lumber to agriculture. Housed in an 1895 train station.[163]
Historic Chippewa City		Montevideo 44°56′23″N 95°43′38″W	Chippewa	Minnesota River Valley	Open-air	Replica of a late-19th-century village with 24 buildings, including log cabins, a church, shops, and a one-room schoolhouse. Operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society.[164]
Historic Forestville		Preston 43°38′34″N 92°12′54″W	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Living history	Living history demonstrations themed to 1899 in and around an original general store, attached residence, farm buildings, gardens, and bridge. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society within Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park.[165]
Historic Fort Snelling		Fort Snelling 44°53′34″N 93°10′51″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Military	Restored frontier Army fort constructed at a key river junction in the 1820s, and associated with Native American history, the fur trade, Dred Scott, the Dakota War of 1862, and the World Wars. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society.[166]
History Center of Olmsted County		Rochester 44°0′23″N 92°30′36″W	Olmsted	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	The history center maintains interpretive exhibits detailing history of Olmsted County, and operates a research library.
History Museum of East Otter Tail County		Perham 46°35′44″N 95°34′14″W	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Local history	Displays on local domestic, economic, and social life, including Native American artifacts, the Otter Tail River, area towns, quilting, and the early tourist trade. Housed in an 1887 stone church.[167]
Hjemkomst Center		Moorhead 46°52′40″N 96°46′43″W	Clay	Red River Valley	Local history	Exhibits on Clay County history, plus full-size replicas of Norway's Hopperstad Stave Church and the Gokstad ship. Operated by the Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County.[168]
Hmong Cultural Center Museum and Research Library		St. Paul	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Ethnic	Run by the Hmong Cultural Center, the center also provides citizenship and English classes and classes related to the Hmong folk arts tradition.[169]
Hmong Museum		St. Paul	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Ethnic	The museum self-identifies as a “museum without walls” and partners with local cultural organizations to do pop up exhibits and to provide cultural programming.[170]
Holz Farm		Eagan 44°47′16″N 93°6′56″W	Dakota	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Agricultural, living history	Family farm interpreting rural life from the Great Depression to World War II. Operated by the city of Eagan.[171]
Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House		Belle Plaine 44°37′35.7″N 93°45′56″W	Scott	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1871 house furnished to depict three periods of Belle Plaine history—1850s–60s, Victorian Era, and early 20th century—while local memorabilia is on display in the carriage house. Operated by the Belle Plaine Historical Society.[172]
Hopkins Historical Society Museum		Hopkins 44°55′32.5″N 93°25′1.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Local memorabilia and archival material on such topics as the Minneapolis-Moline tractor company, Czech American history, homes and businesses, and Hopkins' long-running Raspberry Festival.[173]
Hormel Historic Home		Austin 43°40′13″N 92°58′37″W	Mower	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Period displays, artifacts, and photographs of the Hormel family in original 1871 home. Also an event center and sponsor of arts activities including annual concert series and piano competition.
Houston County Historical Society Museum		Caledonia 43°38′3″N 91°29′4″W	Houston	Southeast Minnesota	Local history, open-air	Local history collections including farm equipment and photographs, plus historic buildings on the grounds including an 1862 church, 1878 one-room schoolhouse, and 1880 log cabin.[174]
Hubbard County Historical Museum		Park Rapids 46°55′11″N 95°3′53.5″W	Hubbard	Central Minnesota	Local history	Period rooms—such as a Victorian parlor and one-room schoolhouse—and exhibits of local artifacts like vintage clothing, military memorabilia, and communication equipment displayed in a 1900 county courthouse.[175]
Independence Town Hall Museum		Independence 44°59′14.48″N 93°34′24.23″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Pioneer-era artifacts housed in a former town hall. Operated by the Western Hennepin County Pioneer Association.[176]
Inga Geving Museum		Thief River Falls 48°6′31″N 96°11′19″W	Pennington	Red River Valley	Local History	Operated by the Pennington County Historical Society, the museum is housed on the grounds near the Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village and features exhibits on local county history.[177][178]
International Owl Center		Houston 43°45′47″N 91°34′03″W	Houston	Southeast Minnesota	Natural history	The International Owl Center is an education center dedicated to owls, and is home to the International Festival of Owls.[179][180]
International Wolf Center		Ely 47°54′21″N 91°49′40″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Natural history	Education and research facility dedicated to wolves, with exhibits, programs, and a 1.25-acre (0.51 ha) habitat with live wolves.[181]
Iron Range Historical Society Research Museum		McKinley 47°30′43.33″N 92°24′39.28″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Local history	Archive of local history materials, including photographs and law enforcement accessories. Housed in the WPA-built City Hall in McKinley, Minnesota.[182]
Isanti County Historical Society Heritage Center		Cambridge 45°34′37″N 93°11′33″W	Isanti	East Central Minnesota	Local history	Local history collections and archives, adjacent to an 1872 log cabin and other historical buildings.[183]
Itasca Heritage Center		Grand Rapids 47°14′3″N 93°31′44″W	Itasca	Iron Range	Local history	Operated by the Itasca County Historical Society, includes exhibits about the woolly mammoth, Judy Garland and the Gumm family, paper industry, Native Americans, pioneers[184]
In Their Own Words		Perham 46°35′55.89″N 95°34′53.68″W	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Military	Interactive exhibits and oral histories of soldiers, prisoners of war and the effects of war on communities.[185]
Jackson County Historical Museum		Lakefield 43°40′41″N 95°10′30″W	Jackson	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Jackson County Historical Society[186][187]
James J. Hill House		Saint Paul 44°56′42″N 93°6′32″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	Gilded Age mansion of railroad magnate James J. Hill, completed in 1891. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society.[188]
Jeffers Petroglyphs		Comfrey 44°5′26″N 95°3′28.5″W	Cottonwood	Southwest Minnesota	Native American	Rock outcrop bearing some 4,000 Native American petroglyphs carved in a period spanning 7,000 to 250 years ago, plus a visitor center with exhibits. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society.[189]
John H. Stevens House		Minneapolis 44°54′50″N 93°12′35″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1849 house of Minneapolis pioneer John H. Stevens, site of much early civic activity. Hauled to its current location in Minnehaha Park in 1896 by teams of schoolchildren.[190]
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery		Grand Marais 47°44′58.5″N 90°20′8″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Art	Gallery featuring the art of settler Anna Johnson (1881–1944), plus rotating exhibits of local, regional, and national artists. Operated by the Cook County Historical Society.[191]
Joseph R. Brown Minnesota River Center		Henderson 47°44′58.5″N 90°20′8″W	Sibley	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Displays include a replica tipi and 1850s land office, and a topographical map of the Minnesota River, plus exhibits on town founder Joseph R. Brown and riverboats. Housed in an 1879 courthouse.[192]
J.R. Watkins House		Plainview 44°10′0.4″N 92°10′12.8″W	Wabasha	Southeast Minnesota	Historic house	Home from 1868 to 1885 of J.R. Watkins, founder of what is now Watkins Incorporated. Displays include period furnishings and Watkins' early products.[193]
Judy Garland Museum		Grand Rapids 47°12′21.8″N 93°31′47″W	Itasca	Iron Range	Biographical	Childhood home of actress and singer Judy Garland, displaying memorabilia from her life and the film The Wizard of Oz.[194]
Julian H. Sleeper House		Saint Paul 44°56′21.5″N 93°7′43″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Gilded Age decorative arts displayed in an 1884 home, exhibited by the owner by appointment. Collection was formerly the basis of the Gowie-Nonnand House Museum in New Haven, Connecticut.[195]
Kanabec History Center		Mora 45°52′27″N 93°18′28″W	Kanabec	East Central Minnesota	Local history	Indoor and outdoor displays, including an Ojibwe wigwam, 1906 kitchen, telecommunications gear, several historic schoolhouses, a replica 1904 fire hall, and a 1950s caboose.[196]
Kandiyohi County Museum		Willmar 45°7′37″N 95°2′11″W	Kandiyohi	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Local history displays in a former train station, plus an 1880 schoolhouse, 1893 farmhouse, and a 1923 steam locomotive.[197]
Karl Oskar House		Lindstrom 45°22′7.5″N 92°49′24.9″W	Chisago	East Central Minnesota	Ethnic	Swedish pioneer home that was the inspiration for author Vilhelm Moberg's The Emigrants series. Operated by the Lindstrom Historical Society in Ki-Chi-Saga Park.[198][199]
Karpeles Manuscript Library Duluth Museum		Duluth 46°47′46″N 92°5′15″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	History	Rotating exhibits in a 1912 church, one of 14 national locations of the world's largest private collection of notable manuscripts and documents.[200]
Katherine E. Nash Gallery		Minneapolis 44°58′9″N 93°14′32″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	5,000-square-foot (460 m^2) gallery devoted to exhibiting visual arts by local, regional, national, and international artists. Operated by the University of Minnesota Department of Art.[201]
Kensington Historical Museum		Kensington 46°46′37″N 95°41′41″W	Douglas	Vikingland	Local history	Displays and research material on local history, including the discovery of the Kensington Runestone and purported Viking exploration of North America. Operated by the Kensington Area Heritage Society.[202]
Khmer Legacy Museum		St. Paul 44°57′4″N 93°9′35″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Ethnic	Displays and research material on Cambodian history and culture[203]
Kittson County History Center and Museum		Lake Bronson 48°44′6″N 96°39′36″W	Kittson	Red River Valley	Local history	Displays of pioneer artifacts, machinery, and antique vehicles, plus historic structures including a log cabin, schoolhouse, church, and caboose. Operated by the Kittson County Historical Society.[204]
Knute Nelson House		Alexandria 45°52′41″N 95°21′59.5″W	Douglas	Vikingland	Historic house	Home of Norwegian American politician Knute Nelson (1843–1923), Minnesota's only foreign-born governor, who later served 28 years as a U.S. Senator. Operated by the Douglas County Historical Society.[205]
Koochiching County and Bronko Nagurski Museum		International Falls 48°36′12″N 93°24′31″W	Koochiching	Northern Minnesota	Local history, sports	Displays on the area's Native American, fur trade, and economic history, plus an annex devoted to early NFL star Bronko Nagurski.[206]
Kremer House Library and Museum		Minnesota Lake 43°50′34″N 93°49′58″W	Faribault	Southern Minnesota	Historic house	1902 Queen Anne house with local historical items and a library.[50]
Lac qui Parle History Center		Madison 45°0′23″N 96°11′45″W	Lac qui Parle	Western Minnesota	Open-air	Museum complex with local history displays, a 3,000-piece salt and pepper shaker collection, and farm equipment, plus an 1870s log cabin, 1880s schoolhouse, 1933 gas station, and the writing study of Minnesota poet laureate Robert Bly. Operated by the Lac qui Parle Historical Society.[207]
Lac qui Parle Mission		Montevideo 45°1′25.5″N 95°52′5.4″W	Chippewa	Minnesota River Valley	History	Reconstructed 1835 mission where the first Dakota language dictionary and Bible were compiled. Operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society.[208]
La Crescent History Center and Apple Museum		La Crescent	Hennepin	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Located in a former house, the museum contains historic items from the community and the area's apple industry. Operated by the La Crescent Area Historical Society.[209][210]
Lake of the Woods County Museum		Baudette 48°42′40″N 94°35′8″W	Lake of the Woods	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Displays on county topics ranging from natural history to tourism, including the Baudette Fire of 1910, plus a collection of agricultural equipment and replica buildings such as a homestead, general store, and blacksmith shop. Operated by the Lake of the Woods County Historical Society.[211]
Lake Superior Railroad Museum		Duluth 46°46′53″N 92°6′14″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Railroad	Displays a large collection of locomotives, rolling stock, and other railroad equipment, plus regional history exhibits. Housed in the Duluth Depot and offering excursions on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.[212]
Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center		Duluth 46°46′47.5″N 92°5′32.5″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Maritime	Interprets the shipping heritage on the upper Great Lakes, with scale and full-size model ships and exhibits on the Duluth Ship Canal and Aerial Lift Bridge. Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[213]
The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park		Shakopee 44°48′13″N 93°29′12″W	Scott	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Living history	Historical buildings and living history demonstrations depicting the settlement of the lower Minnesota River Valley from the 1840s to the 1890s. Operated by Three Rivers Park District.[214]
Landmark Center		Saint Paul 44°56′44″N 93°5′50″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Multiple	1902 federal courthouse restored as a cultural venue, with galleries on the history of the building as well as the AAW Gallery of Wood Art, Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments, and Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery.[215]
Lanesboro Historical Museum		Lanesboro	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Local History	Displays of local history and artifacts and an oral history phone booth.[216][217]
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum		Walnut Grove 44°13′27″N 95°28′20″W	Redwood	Southwest Minnesota	Biographical	History of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family in Walnut Grove with historical and replica buildings, plus memorabilia from stars of the Little House on the Prairie TV series and a 250-item doll collection.[218]
Lawshe Memorial Museum		South St. Paul 44°53′30″N 93°2′13″W	Dakota	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Houses 25,000 objects and 20,000 photographs related to Dakota County history, plus an extensive research library. Operated by the Dakota County Historical Society.[219]
LeDuc Historic Estate		Hastings 44°43′44.5″N 92°51′7″W	Dakota	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	Gothic Revival mansion of a Civil War quartermaster completed in 1866, restored for tours and events. Operated by the Dakota County Historical Society.[220]
Legacy of the Lakes Museum		Alexandria 45°53′24.5″N 95°22′45.7″W	Douglas	Vikingland	Maritime	The museum opened in 2004, and moved to their current site in 2006, building an expansion in 2008. The museum features exhibits on the regional heritage of elegant lake resorts, boating, and fishing.[221]
Le Sueur Museum		Le Sueur 44°27′59″N 93°54′33.5″W	Le Sueur	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Local history exhibits including Green Giant, veterinary medicine, agriculture, art, military service, and early buildings like schools, a post office, and a drug store. Operated by the Le Sueur County Historical Society in a former school.[222]
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum		Hendricks 44°30′19″N 96°25′57″W	Lincoln	Southwest Minnesota	Open-air	Interprets pioneer history in the late-19th and early-20th century, with four historical buildings—a train station, school, church, and house—plus exhibits on topics like military service, agriculture, and sports.[223]
Linden Hill Historical Event Center		Little Falls 45°58′15″N 94°21′59″W	Morrison	Central Minnesota	Historic house	Tours of Weyerhaeuser mansion tell the stories of the Musser and Weyerhaeuser families and the history of Little Falls' lumbering era.[224]
Lower Sioux Agency Interpretive Center		Sherman Township 44°31′36″N 94°57′31″W	Redwood	Minnesota River Valley	Native American	History center and open-air museum on Dakota life before, during, and after the Dakota War of 1862. Co-managed by the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation and the Minnesota Historical Society.[225]
Lund–Hoel House		Canby 44°42′42″N 96°16′22″W	Yellow Medicine	Southwest Minnesota	Historic house	Eclectic Victorian mansion—built in 1891 and expanded in 1900—belonging to a colorful land speculator, mayor, and bank president.[226]
Lyon County Museum		Marshall 44°26′54.5″N 95°47′21.5″W	Lyon	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	History of Lyon County from its original Dakota inhabitants onward, including a 1950s soda fountain counter and exhibits on the pop culture of the 1960s. Operated by the Lyon County Historical Society.[227]
Mantorville Restoration House		Mantorville 44°4′3.2″N 92°45′18.2″W	Dodge	Southeast Minnesota	Historic house	Restored historic buildings, including an 1856 county office with Civil War-era furnishings, an 1850s log cabin, and an operating theatre.[228]
Marshall Area Fine Arts Council		Marshall 44°26′53.3″N 95°47′22.7″W	Lyon	Southwest Minnesota	Art	Gallery with changing exhibits showcasing established and emerging regional artists.[229]
Martin County Historical Society Pioneer Museum		Fairmont 43°39′6″N 94°27′32.5″W	Martin	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Permanent and changing exhibits of county history, including Fairmont Railway Motors, local music, early vehicles, pioneer housewares, fashions, and military mementos.[230]
Maynard History Museum		Maynard	Chippewa	Minnesota River Valley	Local History	Maynard History Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Maynard State Bank.[231]
Dr. William W. Mayo House		Le Sueur 44°27′43.7″N 93°54′54″W	Le Sueur	Minnesota River Valley	Historic house	1859 house owned successively by Mayo Clinic founder William Worrall Mayo and three generations of the Cosgrove family who founded Green Giant. Managed by the Nicollet County Historical Society.[232]
Mayowood		Rochester	Olmsted	Southeast Minnesota	Historic house	The 23,000-square foot, thirty-eight room mansion was built in 1911 by Dr. Charlie and Edith Mayo. Now 10-acres, it was once a 3,300-acre country estate, the mansion has seen many changes over the years. Mayowood is filled with furnishings from two generations’ of the Mayo family's extensive travels. Owned by Mayo Clinic with tours conducted by the History Center of Olmsted County.[233][234][235]
McIntosh Heritage & Arts Center		McIntosh 47°38′9″N 95°53′19″W	Polk	Red River Valley	Local history	Local history resources and artwork.[236]
McLeod County Museum & Gallery		Hutchinson 44°53′38.5″N 94°23′47″W	McLeod	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Displays on the history of McLeod County's nine communities, rotating exhibits, woodcarvings celebrating pioneer women, and the artwork of wildlife painter Les Kouba. Operated by the McLeod County Historical Society.[237]
Meeker County Historical Society Museum and G.A.R. Hall		Litchfield 45°7′45″N 94°31′35″W	Meeker	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Museum containing Native American and pioneer artifacts and an 1868 log cabin, attached to an 1885 Grand Army of the Republic hall with period furnishings and Civil War memorabilia.[238]
Melrose Area Museum		Melrose 45°40′20.5″N 94°48′23.5″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Local history	Memorabilia of the area's military, business, domestic, sports, and religious history, plus a large photographic collection. Housed in a 1953 convent.[239]
Mill City Museum		Minneapolis 44°58′43.5″N 93°15′26″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Industry	Interactive exhibits on the Minneapolis milling industry and its connections to the Mississippi River and the city's development. Operated by the Minnesota Historical Society in the ruins of an 1880 mill.[240]
Mille Lacs County Historical Society Depot Museum		Princeton 45°34′10″N 93°35′17″W	Mille Lacs	East Central Minnesota	Railroad	Preserved buildings and vehicles including a 1902 train station, 1856 schoolhouse, 1924 firetruck, and various train cars.[241]
Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post		Onamia 46°10′36″N 93°45′21″W	Mille Lacs	East Central Minnesota	Native American	Exhibits on the history, handicrafts, and contemporary life of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, with a restored 1930s trading post. Jointly operated by the band and the Minnesota Historical Society.[242]
Millersburg Schoolhouse Museum		Millersburg 44°25′38.3″N 93°19′39.7″W	Rice	Southeast Minnesota	Education	Restored one-room schoolhouse. Operated by the Christdala Church Preservation and Cemetery Association.[243]
Milwaukee Road Heritage Center		Montevideo 44°56′29.5″N 95°43′21.5″W	Chippewa	Minnesota River Valley	Railroad	Heritage of the Milwaukee Road railway in western Minnesota, with variety of rolling stock, a 1901 depot, 1913 turntable, and a model train layout depicting the year 1953.[244]
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Galleries		Minneapolis 44°57′25″N 93°16′29″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Several public galleries and a sculpture garden providing rotating exhibition space for student work.[245]
Minneapolis Institute of Art		Minneapolis 44°57′31″N 93°16′26″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Monumental art museum containing 89,000 works spanning 20,000 years and all six inhabited continents, ranging from indigenous American and African art to contemporary work, decorative arts, and a substantial Asian collection.[246]
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden		Minneapolis 44°58′12″N 93°17′20.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	11-acre (4.5 ha) greenspace with 40 outdoor sculptures from the adjacent Walker Art Center's collection. Managed jointly by the Walker and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.[247]
Minnehaha Depot		Minneapolis 44°54′51″N 93°12′40.8″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Railroad	1875 train station in Minnehaha Park, with delicate "gingerbread" architecture and interior exhibits. Owned by the Minnesota Historical Society and operated by the Minnesota Transportation Museum.[248]
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum And Gallery		Minneapolis	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Ethnic	The Museum's purpose is to preserve, record and highlight the achievements, contributions and experiences of African Americans in Minnesota and is carried out through exhibits, workshops and events that educate and inform the public about the history, culture, and art of African Americans in Minnesota.[249]
Minnesota Air National Guard Museum		Saint Paul 44°53′34″N 93°12′16″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Military	History of the Minnesota Air National Guard, with 21 restored military aircraft from World War II to the present, ejection seats, flight simulators, engines, and weaponry, plus historical displays and documents. Operated by a non-profit on the grounds of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station.[250]
Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Museum		St. Cloud 45°33′43″N 94°9′23″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Sports	Memorabilia from Minnesota's numerous minor league, town, school, and club baseball teams. Housed in the River's Edge Convention Center.[251]
Minnesota Children's Museum		Saint Paul 44°56′52″N 93°5′49″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Children's
Minnesota Discovery Center		Chisholm 47°28′43″N 92°53′46″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Mining	Exhibits on Iron Range industry, immigration, geology, and local-born governor Rudy Perpich, plus trolley tours of an open-pit mine, historic and replica buildings, and a research library. Formerly Ironworld Discovery Center.[252]
Minnesota Fishing Museum		Little Falls 45°58′39″N 94°22′25″W	Morrison	Central Minnesota	Sports	Minnesota's fishing heritage interpreted through dioramas, a freshwater aquarium, and 10,000 artifacts including fishing tackle through the years and antique boat motors.[253]
Minnesota History Center		Saint Paul 44°56′59″N 93°6′20″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	Main museum of the Minnesota Historical Society, with permanent and changing exhibits on the history of Minnesota, a research library, and event spaces.[254]
Minnesota Machinery Museum		Hanley Falls 44°41′31″N 95°37′10″W	Yellow Medicine	Southwest Minnesota	Agriculture	Interprets rural life with a collection of tractors, farm implements, gas engines, automobiles, railroad memorabilia, and folk art housed in five buildings of a former school.[255]
Minnesota Marine Art Museum		Winona 44°3′34.5″N 91°39′27″W	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	Art	Art museum specializing in works inspired by water, from traditional marine art to contemporary art, including paintings by Emanuel Leutze, Winslow Homer, Pablo Picasso, and Georgia O'Keeffe.[256]
Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center		Bloomington 44°47′45″N 93°20′50″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	The Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center consists of the Col. James B Ladd Museum and the Charles W. Nelson Library. The museum is 3,700 SF in six galleries and showcases the history of Masonry in Minnesota. Operated by the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Society, formerly the Minnesota Masonic Historical Society.[257]
Minnesota Military Museum		Little Falls 46°4′51″N 94°20′51″W	Morrison	Central Minnesota	Military	Interprets Minnesota's military history from its frontier forts to the present, and the experiences of Minnesotans in all branches of service. Operated by the Military Historical Society of Minnesota on the grounds of Camp Ripley.[258]
Minnesota Museum of American Art		Saint Paul 44°56′49″N 93°5′24″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Houses a 4,000-piece collection of American artwork and studio crafts, including numerous pieces by Minnesota artists Paul Manship, George Morrison, and Wing Young Huie. Currently located in the Pioneer Building.[258]
Minnesota Museum of Mining		Chisholm 47°29′20″N 92°53′28″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Mining	15-acre (6.1 ha) museum to the mining industry of the Iron Range and its workers, with indoor exhibits, original heavy equipment, a rock and mineral collection, a replica town, and a simulated underground mine.[259]
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame		New Ulm 44°18′47.5″N 94°27′42″W	Brown	Minnesota River Valley	Music	Memorabilia and photographs honoring major contributors to Minnesota's music scenes, including Bob Dylan, Prince, Whoopee John Wilfahrt, Harold Loeffelmacher, the Andrews Sisters, Judy Garland, as well as ethnic music like polka.[260]
Minnesota Newspaper Museum		Falcon Heights 44°58′58.5″N 93°10′4″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	Publishes a newspaper on old press machinery as a public demonstration during the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota Pioneer Park		Annandale 45°15′19″N 94°6′38″W	Wright	West Central Minnesota	Open-air	Pioneer heritage of Central Minnesota depicted through an 1884 log cabin, 1886 church, 1886 train station, 1886 caboose, 1892 town hall, replicas of a sod house and typical small town businesses, and indoor exhibits.[261]
Minnesota State Capitol		Saint Paul 44°57′19″N 93°6′8″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	1905 capitol building interpreted through tours led by the Minnesota Historical Society.[262]
Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum		Owatonna 44°5′22″N 93°14′18″W	Steele	Southeast Minnesota	History	Exhibit hall and campus tours of Minnesota's only state-run orphanage, home to over 10,000 children from 1886 to 1945.[263]
Minnesota Streetcar Museum		Minneapolis 45°55′39.3″N 93°18′34″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Transportation	Heritage streetcar organization with restored trams operating on the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line in Minneapolis and another in Excelsior, plus a collection of artifacts and documents on streetcar history in Minnesota.[264]
Minnesota Transportation Museum		Saint Paul 44°57′45″N 93°5′44″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Transportation	50 vintage train cars, classic buses, and interactive displays on regional transportation history in a 1907 roundhouse, plus various rides and tours.[265]
Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum		Falcon Heights 44°58′57″N 93°11′2″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Medical	Instruments, documents, and other memorabilia depicting the progress of veterinary medicine in Minnesota and the pioneering individuals behind it. Operated by the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota–St. Paul Campus.[266]
Moose Lake Agate and Geological Center		Moose Lake 46°26′9″N 92°44′10″W	Carlton	Iron Range	Geology	Exhibit hall on Lake Superior agates (the state gemstone) and the geology of Minnesota. Operated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Moose Lake State Park.[267]
Moose Lake Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum		Moose Lake 46°27′14″N 92°46′7″W	Carlton	Iron Range	Local history	1907 train station and adjacent building housing permanent and rotating exhibits, including the 1918 Cloquet Fire, railroads, a 1920s kitchen, local church memorabilia, and vintage clothing.[268]
Mower County Historical Society		Austin 43°39′38″N 92°59′25″W	Mower	Southeast Minnesota	Open-air	Historic buildings—including a one-room schoolhouse and the original 1892 home of Hormel—plus indoor exhibits and a research library.[269]
Murray County Historical Museum		Slayton 43°59′1″N 95°45′22″W	Murray	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Maintains a 10,000-strong collection of local heritage items, including vital records, antique agricultural equipment like a Caterpillar Sixty, and an 1872 log cabin.[270]
Museum of Lake Minnetonka		Excelsior 44°54′13″N 93°33′57″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Maritime	Steamboat that operated on Lake Minnetonka from 1906 to 1926, when it was scuttled, but rediscovered and salvaged in 1980 and now restored for regular heritage cruises.[271]
Museum of Russian Art		Minneapolis 44°54′12″N 93°16′34″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	North America's only museum dedicated to the art of Russia, with a core collection of 20th-century Realist paintings plus varied temporary exhibits. Housed in a 1935 Spanish Colonial Revival church building.[272]
National Eagle Center		Wabasha 44°23′3″N 92°1′53″W	Wabasha	Southeast Minnesota	Natural history	Live rehabilitated eagles and eagle, wildlife, and conservation exhibits
Nibi Washkesh Deer Creek Museum		Deer Creek	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Local History	Operating since 1999, the museum is currently located in the building that was the original Deer Creek Fire Hall built in 1906 and features displays on local history.[273][274]
Nelimark Homestead Museum		Embarrass 47°39′45″N 92°11′48″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Open-air	Historic log buildings and displays on the area's Finnish American heritage.[275]
Nemeth Art Center		Park Rapids 46°55′11″N 95°3′53.5″W	Hubbard	Central Minnesota	Art	Displays a permanent collection of 42 European paintings dating back to the 16th century, plus seasonal exhibits of contemporary art. Housed in the former Hubbard County Courthouse.[276]
New Brighton History Center		New Brighton 45°4′45″N 93°11′49″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Railroad	An 1887 railroad depot museum of railroad artifacts, historical pictures, area maps, caboose, railroad work cart, baggage carts and mail cart, operated by the New Brighton Historical Society.[277]
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center		New York Mills 46°31′7.2″N 95°22′32″W	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Art	Rural art and culture center, changing art exhibits, and the Great American Think-Off.[278]
Nobles County Historical Museum		Worthington 43°37′18″N 95°35′18″W	Nobles	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Nobles County Historical Society, it is housed in the former Nobles County Armory Building and features a research center as well as a permanent and variety of temporary exhibits and maintains a collections of documents, manuscripts, photographs and three-dimensional objects.[279]
Nobles County Pioneer Village		Worthington	Nobles	Southwest Minnesota	Open-air	Pioneer Village contains roughly 40 restored and replicated structures reflecting aspects of life from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Included are churches, a bank, general store, rural schoolhouse, hospital, railroad depot, caboose, saloon and several houses, offices and trade shops. Operated by the Nobles County Historical Society.[280]
North Beltrami Heritage Center		Kelliher	Beltrami	Northern Minnesota	Local history	North Beltrami Heritage Center was established in 2000 and is located in the city's Old Auditorium building. In addition to displays the Heritage Center has a sculpture garden that was added along the north side and east end of the building incorporating historical farming equipment, scrap-metal sculptures created by local students. [281][282]
North American Bear Center		Ely 47°53′55″N 91°53′15″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Natural history	Exhibits on the natural history of North American bears and North Woods wildlife, with live American black bears in a 2.5-acre (1 ha) natural enclosure.[283]
North Oaks Farm		North Oaks 45°5′33″N 93°6′33″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Agriculture	Preserved 5-acre farm with dairy, blacksmith shop and red barn, open for events
North Saint Paul Historical Society Museum		North St. Paul 45°0′54.4″N 92°59′11.7″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Promotes awareness of the area through historical artifacts.[284]
North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum		Tofte 47°34′34″N 90°49′53.5″W	Cook	Arrowhead	Industry, maritime	Exhibits celebrating the people and technology that established commercial fishing on the harsh North Shore of Lake Superior. Operated by the Tofte Historical Society.[285]
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting		North St. Paul 45°0′52″N 92°59′15″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Scouting	Collection of over 150,000 items on the history of scouting in the Upper Midwest.[286]
Northfield Historical Society Museum		Northfield 44°27′21″N 93°9′37.5″W	Rice	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Housed in the last bank Jesse James tried to rob.[287]
Northwest Airlines History Center		Bloomington	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Northwest Airlines History Center is located on the third floor of the Crowne Plaza Aire hotel in Bloomington and features exhibits that highlight the history of Northwest Airlines, which merged with Delta Airlines.[288][289]
Old Home Town Museum		Stephen 48°26′59.5″N 96°52′47.5″W	Marshall	Red River Valley	Local history	A 1916 foursquare house, early farm tools, a replica stagecoach, and a doll collection.[290]
Old Town Hall History Museum		Bloomington 44°49′8″N 93°18′33″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Operated by the Bloomington Historical Society.[291]
Oliver H. Kelley Farm		Elk River 45°15′27″N 93°32′16″W	Sherburne	Central Minnesota	Agricultural, living history	1860s working farm
Osakis Area Heritage Center		Osakis 45°52′5.5″N 95°9′7″W	Douglas	Vikingland	Local history	Collection includes family and county histories, maps, photographs, and newspapers.[292]
Otter Tail County Historical Museum		Fergus Falls 46°17′3″N 96°5′44″W	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Local history	Exhibits include dioramas and period rooms featuring area natural history, Native Americans, European settlement, agriculture and farm life, and a recreation of a 1910s Main Street.[293]
Owatonna Arts Center		Owatonna 44°5′22″N 93°14′20″W	Steele	Southeast Minnesota	Art	Located on the campus of the Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children (see separate entry above)
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting		St. Louis Park 44°56′20.5″N 93°20′37″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Technology	Vintage radio and television equipment
Paynesville Area Historical Museum		Paynesville 45°22′53″N 94°42′12″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Local history	Two buildings with local history displays plus two restored buildings: an old country school and a church. Operated by the Paynesville Area Historical Society.[294]
Pequot Lakes Area Historical Society Museum		Pequot Lakes	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Local History	The museum is located on the lower level of the historic Cole Memorial Building. Museum exhibits are lifestyle memorabilia from the early 1930s to 1940s. Exhibits also showcase different site buildings including an old schoolhouse, a general store, and an old theater. A military section that contains past artifacts from both the First and Second World Wars is also exhibited. [295][296]
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village		Thief River Falls 48°6′31″N 96°11′19″W	Pennington	Red River Valley	Open-air	Operated by the Pennington County Historical Society, replica early 20th century village including two railroad depots, one-room schoolhouse, church, log houses, general store, two-story Victorian house, blacksmith shop and barber shop.
Peterson Station Museum		Peterson 43°47′11″N 91°49′57″W	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and research material in an 1877 train station, relocated from abandoned rail line (now part of the Root River State Trail) to Mill Street, the village's main thoroughfare[297]
Phelps Mill		Underwood 46°22′50″N 95°49′14″W	Otter Tail	Vikingland	Industry	Turn-of-the-20th-century flour mill is open for seasonal self-guided tours
Pickwick Mill		Pickwick 43°58′49.4″N 91°29′48.2″W	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	Industry	150-year-old working model of a commercial gristmill
Pine County History Museum		Askov 46°11′19.83″N 92°46′19.83″W	Pine	East Central Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Pine County Historical Society the museum and is housed in a former high school building. They operate the Little Mermaid Cafe within the building. The museum collections include five pump organs and a wooden 1982 Mercury Grand Marquis. The museum includes a library containing biographies of Pine County residents, and township records.[298][299]
Pine Island Area History Center		Pine Island 44°12′22″N 92°38′47.5″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Pine Island Historical Society
Pine River Depot Museum		Pine River	Cass County	East Central Minnesota	Local History	Built in 1895 as a railroad depot, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, the museum tells the story of the greater Pine River area. Operated by the Heritage Group North, Inc.[300][301]
Pioneer Village		Nisswa 46°31′20″N 94°17′26″W	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Open-air	Buildings and gardens representing local life at the turn of the 20th century, plus a restored train station and caboose.[302]
Pipestone County Museum		Pipestone 44°0′0.2″N 96°19′3″W	Pipestone	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Exhibits on local firefighting, railroad, and World War I history. Operated by the Pipestone County Historical Society in a former city hall, with a circa-1880 one-room schoolhouse off-site.[303]
Pipestone National Monument		Pipestone 44°0′48″N 96°19′31″W	Pipestone	Southwest Minnesota	Native American	Site where many Native American tribes have long quarried catlinite for ceremonial pipes, with interpretive trails, indoor exhibits, and live demonstrations by native craftspeople. Operated by the National Park Service.[304]
Plainview Area History Center		Plainview 44°9′51.5″N 92°10′18″W	Wabasha	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Housed in a former church[305]
Plymouth History Museum		Plymouth 45°1′19.5″N 93°27′42.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Housed in the former 1885 Plymouth Town Hall, the museum offers local history displays and maintains an archive of local history objects and documents. Operated by the Plymouth Historical Society.[306][307]
Polaris Experience Center		Roseau 48°50′41″N 95°46′9″W	Roseau	Northern Minnesota	Industry	The 5,600 square foot Polaris Experience Center offers exhibits such as the second snowmobile ever made in 1956 and activities for visitors to learn more about the company, Polaris Industries (manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATVs, motorbikes and other vehicles), its history, and its growth throughout the years.
Polish Cultural Institute and Museum		Winona 44°3′2.7″N 91°37′40.8″W	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	Ethnic	Polish immigrant life in Winona and the surrounding areas
Polk County Museum		Crookston 47°45′55″N 96°35′47″W	Polk	Red River Valley	Open-air	Operated by the Polk County Historical Society, includes museum with period room displays, household items, general store, doctor's office, barbershop, communications center (telephone and switchboard center), an 1870 log house, two room prairie house, blacksmith shop, a one-room school house and a church
Pope County Museum & History Center		Glenwood 45°38′31″N 95°23′10″W	Pope	Vikingland	Local history	Operated by the Pope County Historical Society
Pottery Museum of Red Wing		Red Wing 44°33′47.5″N 92°33′31″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Pottery	Examples of Red Wing Pottery, operated by the Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation. Housed in Pottery Place Annex, Red Wing, MN.
Prairie Village		Ada 47°17′44″N 96°31′40″W	Norman	Red River Valley	Open-air	Operated by the Norman County Minnesota Historical Society, 12 historic buildings that tell the story of the county's beginning[308][309]
Preston Open Air History Museum		Preston	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Open-air	The site is home to a 1902 Milwaukee Elevator Co. grain building, a restored 1939 Milwaukee Road boxcar, and a 1951 caboose and consists of interpretive signage telling about the connection of agriculture, the railroad, and its significance to Preston. Operated by the Preston Historical Society.[310][311]
Proctor Area Historical Society Museum		Proctor	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Local History	The museum building originally was the Duluth, Missabe & Northern (DM&N) car shop superintendent's office and was moved from the Proctor rail yard to it current location in 2011. The museum features the Proctor area and its railroad history with rotating historical exhibits and a scale model of the DM&IR railroad.[312][313]
Purcell-Cutts House		Minneapolis 44°57′33.3″N 93°18′3″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	1913 Prairie School style house, operated by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery		Saint Paul 44°56′45″N 93°5′49.5″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	Located in the North Lobby of the Landmark Center
Rapidan Depot Museum		Mankato	Blue Earth County	Central Minnesota	Local history	Located in a Milwaukee depot building. Built in 1906, the building consists of three rooms—waiting, office and freight room. The building was moved in 1958 to a nearby farm and used for storage until it was moved back to Rapidan in May 2002 and restorated by the Rapidan Heritage Society for use as their museum.[314][315]
Raptor Ridge Museum		Spicer	Kandiyohi	West Central Minnesota	Natural history	Private collection of Native American artifacts, dinosaur bones and fossils, seashells, butterflies, rocks and minerals[316]
Red River History Museum		Shelly 47°27′29″N 96°48′59″W	Norman	Red River Valley	Local history	Includes 3 working looms, exhibits on local doctors, schools, military uniforms and old toys, operated by the Norman County Historical Society in a former school[308][309]
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Museum		Crookston 47°45′41″N 96°35′43″W	Polk	Red River Valley	Agriculture	Sugarbeet and agriculture related equipment and memorabilia
Red Wing Marine Museum		Red Wing 44°33′51″N 92°32′34″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Industry	A collection of boat motors manufactured by a notable local company in operation 1902–1979, plus rotating exhibits on boat and river history, housed in an 1884 waterworks.[317]
Redwood County Museum		Redwood Falls 44°32′39.5″N 95°8′3″W	Redwood	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Operated by the Redwood County Historical Society, includes period rooms, artifacts of local history and culture
R. D. Hubbard House		Mankato 44°9′42″N 94°0′18″W	Blue Earth	Minnesota River Valley	Historic house	Victorian period house, operated by the Blue Earth County Historical Society
Renville County Historical Museum		Morton 44°33′20″N 94°59′2″W	Renville	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Operated by the Renville County Historical Society[318][319]
Rice County Museum of History		Faribault 44°18′37.5″N 93°16′24″W	Rice	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Rice County Historical Society, exhibits include a Main Street business display, notable residents, natural history, military history, Sellner Manufacturing
Richfield History Center and Bartholomew House		Richfield 44°52′40″N 93°17′18″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history, historic house	Offers local history displays and tours of the city's oldest house, built in 1852 for Riley Bartholomew. Operated by the Richfield Historical Society.[320]
Robbinsdale Historical Museum		Robbinsdale	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	In 1998 the Robbinsdale Historical Society moved into the old Robbinsdale Library building. The museum showcases an array of artifacts, photographs, and documents telling the story of Robbinsdale.[321][322]
Rochester Art Center		Rochester 44°1′17″N 92°27′30″W	Olmsted	Southeast Minnesota	Art	Changing exhibits of contemporary art
Rock County Historical Museum		Luverne 43°39′14″N 96°12′20″W	Rock	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Local history exhibits housed in a former auto showroom. The Rock County Historical Society also manages original and replica buildings at the county fairgrounds and an 1892 house.[323]
Roseau County Museum and Interpretive Center		Roseau 48°50′48″N 95°45′42″W	Roseau	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Roseau County Historical Society
Roseau Pioneer Farm and Village		Roseau 48°50′59″N 95°49′6″W	Roseau	Northern Minnesota	Open-air	Includes over 15 historic buildings
Rourke Art Museum		Moorhead 46°52′25″N 96°46′17″W	Clay	Red River Valley	Art	Works from around the world and many traditions
Runestone Museum		Alexandria 45°53′25″N 95°22′41″W	Douglas	Vikingland	Open-air	Includes Kensington Runestone, pioneer period rooms, Minnesota natural history dioramas, early photos, Norse history, Native American exhibit, and restored Fort Alexandria with school and general store
Rural America Arts Center		Plainview	Wabasha	Southeast Minnesota	Art	Started in 2004 the center is home to the Greenwood Prairie Art Gallery. Throughout the year it features exhibits of visual artwork by regional painters, sculptors, drawing artists, and photographers.[324]
Rural Heritage Museum		St. Charles	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	Open-air	Historic schoolhouse, log cabin, and log barn, plus an exhibit building with local artifacts. Operated by the Winona County Historical Society at the county fairgrounds.[325]
Sacred Heart Area Museum		Sacred Heart	Renville	Western Minnesota	Local history	The Sacred Heart Area Museum is located in a historic structure built by the Trinity Lutheran congregation in 1916. After serving as a church for eight decades, the building was purchased by the City of Sacred Heart and leased to Sacred Heart Area Historical Society. In 2013, the society purchased the building from the city. The museum contains artifacts from the early pioneer days of the Sacred Heart to the present day.[326][327]
St. Francis Xavier Church		Chippewa City	Cook	Arrowhead	Local history	St. Francis Xavier Church. Constructed in 1895 in the Ojibwe community of Chippewa City, Minnesota it is listed on the NRHP. Operated by the Cook County Historical Society.[328][329]
St. James Historical Society & Museum		St. James 43°58′48.5″N 94°37′36″W	Watonwan	Southern Minnesota	Local history	Museum of local artifacts and adjacent 1883 church.[330]
St. Louis County Historical Society Museum		Duluth 46°46′53″N 92°6′15″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Local history	Part of the Duluth Depot
St. Peter State Hospital Museum		St. Peter 44°18′19.5″N 93°58′40″W	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley	Medical	On the grounds of the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center and residing in the old 1866 administration building of the "Minnesota Hospital for the Insane", the St Peter State Hospital Museum showcases the history of Minnesota's first and oldest state hospital which opened in 1866 to serve the mentally ill and mentally ill and dangerous. Exhibits also display the history of Minnesota's state hospital system.[331][332]
Sandstone History and Art Center		Sandstone	Pine	East Central Minnesota	Local History	Housed in a former historic commercial building, the museum has displays on 1894 fire, quarries, railroads, Native Americans in Sandstone area. The facility also contains a research center.[333][334]
Sauk Centre Area Historical Society Museum		Sauk Centre 45°44′5.6″N 94°57′8.5″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and research material housed in a 1904 Carnegie library.[335][336]
Saum Schools		Battle Township 47°58′35″N 94°40′34″W	Beltrami	Northern Minnesota	Education	One-room log school (1903) and two-story frame schoolhouse (1912) built as one of Minnesota's first consolidated schools
Schech Mill		Caledonia 43°40′2″N 91°34′50″W	Houston	Southeast Minnesota	Industry	Late-19th-century working watermill
Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments		Saint Paul 44°56′44″N 93°5′50″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Music	Located in the Landmark Center, historic music instruments, letters and other documents of music history
Schwanke Car, Tractor and Truck Museum		Willmar 45°5′40.5″N 95°2′43″W	Kandiyohi	West Central Minnesota	Transportation	Private collection of tractors, cars, trucks, gas engines, gas pumps, signs and more
Science Museum of Minnesota		Saint Paul 44°56′33″N 93°5′55″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Science
Settler's Square Museum		Warren 48°12′0″N 96°45′37″W	Marshall	Northern Minnesota	Open-air	Operated by the Marshall County Historical Society, depicts an 1880s street with store fronts, antique farm machinery and the UFO Sheriff's car of Marshall County
The Shed		Warroad 48°54′49″N 95°19′45.5″W	Roseau	Northern Minnesota	Automobile	Open by appointment, collection of classic and muscle cars, automotive, sports and music memorabilia
Sherburne History Center		Becker 45°24′51″N 93°53′25″W	Sherburne	Central Minnesota	Local history
Sibley County Historical Society Museum		Henderson 44°31′41″N 93°54′38″W	Sibley	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Located in the 1880s August F. Poehler House
Sibley Historic Site		Mendota 44°53′16″N 93°9′58″W	Dakota	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	American Fur Company trading post, homes of Henry Hastings Sibley and Jean-Baptiste Faribault, operated by the Minnesota Historical Society
Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home		Sauk Centre 45°44′14.2″N 94°57′26.5″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Biographical	Boyhood home and museum about author Sinclair Lewis
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum		Sleepy Eye 44°17′54″N 94°43′25″W	Brown	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	The Museum displays historical artifacts related to the city's founding, as well as notable city events and figures. Next to the museum there is a granite monument marking the burial site of the town's namesake, Chief Ish Tal Ha Ba or Sleepy Eyes. Operated by the Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society.[337][338]
Snake River Fur Post		Pine City 45°49′17″N 93°0′41″W	Pine	East Central Minnesota	Living history	Reconstructed post from the winter of 1804-05
Soo Line Depot Museum		Crosby 46°29′1″N 93°57′0.5″W	Crow Wing	Central Minnesota	Local history	Local history and railroads
Somali Museum of Minnesota		Minneapolis 44°56′55″N 93°15′11″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Ethnic	Somali and East African heritage
Soudan Underground Mine State Park		Breitung Township 47°49′10″N 92°14′30″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Mining	Tours of Minnesota's oldest, deepest and richest iron mine
Springfield Museum		Springfield	Brown	Minnesota River Valley	Local History	The Springfield Museum is home to the Springfield Area Historical Society's collection of historical artifacts, records, and other information.[339][340]
SMSU Art Museum		Marshall 44°27′17″N 95°45′33″W	Lyon	Southwest Minnesota	Art	Part of Southwest Minnesota State University, two galleries and displays around campus[341]
SMSU Museum of Indigenous Americans		Marshall 44°27′23″N 95°45′34″W	Lyon	Southwest Minnesota	Art	Part of Southwest Minnesota State University, Native American artifacts including pottery, artwork, baskets, projectile points[342]
SMSU Natural History Museum		Marshall 44°27′21″N 95°45′37″W	Lyon	Southwest Minnesota	Natural history	Part of Southwest Minnesota State University, plants and animals of southwest Minnesota[343]
Spam Museum		Austin 43°40′10″N 92°58′28″W	Mower	Southeast Minnesota	Food	All about Spam
Spirit of Peace Indian Museum		Pipestone	Pipestone	Southwest Minnesota	Native American	Exhibits on the local history of quarrying and making ceremonial pipes. Dakota-owned and operated.[344]
Split Rock Lighthouse		Two Harbors 47°12′0″N 91°22′1″W	Lake	Arrowhead	Maritime	Includes the original tower and lens, the fog signal building, the oil house, and the three keepers' houses
Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum		Spring Valley 43°41′17″N 92°23′34.7″W	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Housed in former church attended by the family of Laura Ingalls Wilder, local history exhibits, operated by the Spring Valley Community Historical Society
Stans Historical Museum		Shakopee 44°47′48″N 93°31′39″W	Scott	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Multiple	Permanent and rotating exhibits on Scott County history, including the Dakota people and Shakopee-born government official Maurice Stans, and the 1908 Stans home. Operated by the Scott County Historical Society.[345]
Starbuck Depot and Museums		Starbuck	Pope	Vikingland	Local History, Open-Air	The campus consists of a depot museum, a schoolhouse museum, a turn-of-the-century threshing kitchen, Skoglund Building - formerly the office of the Standard Lumber Company, and a historic marker at the site where the world's largest lefse was created.[346][347]
State Fair History & Heritage Center		Falcon Heights 44°58′53″N 93°10′34″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	History of the Minnesota State Fair[348]
Stearns History Museum		St. Cloud 45°32′51″N 94°12′9″W	Stearns	Central Minnesota	Local history	Two-story museum of Stearns County history, established in 1982 within a 100-acre (40 ha) park.[349]
Steele County History Center		Owatonna 44°4′7″N 93°13′4″W	Steele	Southeast Minnesota	Local History	The history center features a rotating exhibit hall, genealogy research room, event center, meeting rooms and a gift shop;adjacent to the Village of Yesteryear. [350]
Stevens County Historical Museum		Morris 45°35′8.5″N 95°55′4″W	Stevens	Vikingland	Local history	Operated by the Stevens County Historical Society
Stone House Museum		Marine on St. Croix 45°12′0.4″N 92°46′17.8″W	Washington	East Central Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts housed in an 1872 building constructed as a town hall and jail.[351]
Swensson Farm Museum		Montevideo 44°52′44″N 95°35′32″W	Chippewa	Minnesota River Valley	Agriculture	17-acre (6.9 ha) farmstead of an innovative Swedish immigrant, with a 22-room brick farmhouse and 1880s barn. Operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society.[164]
Swift County History Museum		Benson 45°18′37″N 95°36′55″W	Swift	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Interprets local history with period rooms, themed exhibits, model buildings, and displays by decade up to the 1990s. Operated by the Swift County Historical Society.[352]
Terrace Mill		Sedan 45°30′39″N 95°19′15″W	Pope	Vikingland	Open-air	Includes 1903 flour mill, 1870s log cabin, cottage with Scandinavian furnishings and folk art, located in the Terrace Mill Historic District
Todd County Historical Museum		Long Prairie 45°58′26″N 94°51′34″W	Todd	Central Minnesota	Local history	Education and research center on Todd County history[353]
Tower Train Museum		Tower 47°48′16″N 92°16′45″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Railroad	Includes 1910 Duluth and Iron Range Railway class K-1 2-8-0 (number 1218) steam locomotive, exhibits of local history, operated by the Tower-Soudan Historical Society
Traverse County Historical Society Museum		Wheaton 45°48′16.5″N 96°30′0.5″W	Traverse	Western Minnesota	Local history	Includes replicas of a meat market, a dentist's office, home living quarters and a general store[354]
Treaty Site History Center		St. Peter 44°20′56″N 93°57′1″W	Nicollet	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	Operated by the Nicollet County Historical Society, includes exhibits about the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
Tri River Pioneer Museum		Plummer	Red Lake	Red River Valley	Local History	Tri River Museum was established in 2006 to preserve the history and artifacts of the Tri River area which includes the Clearwater River, Red Lake River, and the Lost River.[355][356]
Tweed Museum of Art		Duluth 46°49′7″N 92°5′4″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Art	Part of University of Minnesota Duluth, strengths in American landscape painting
Twin City Model Railroad Museum		Saint Paul 44°57′39″N 93°11′8″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Railroad
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center		Twin Valley 47°15′39.5″N 96°15′30.7″W	Norman	Red River Valley	Local history	Local history, rotating art gallery and information center
Two Harbors Light Station		Two Harbors 47°0′50.5″N 91°39′50″W	Lake	Arrowhead	Maritime	Minnesota's oldest operating lighthouse, completed in 1892. Managed by the Lake County Historical Society, offering tours, exhibits, and bed & breakfast accommodations.[357]
United States Hockey Hall of Fame		Eveleth 47°28′17″N 92°31′43″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Sports
Vasa Museum		Vasa 44°30′14″N 92°43′22.5″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Early area Swedish heritage[358]
Verndale Museum		Verndale 46°23′59.3″N 95°0′40.2″W	Wadena	Central Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Verndale Historical Society, open by appointment
Virginia Area Historical Society Museum		Virginia 47°31′44.5″N 92°32′51.5″W	St. Louis	Iron Range	Local history	Includes exhibits on the logging era, Virginia's two major fires, and the trolley line
Village of Yesteryear		Owatonna 44°4′7″N 93°13′4″W	Steele	Southeast Minnesota	Open-air	Operated by the Steele County Historical Society, turn-of-the-20th-century village includes log cabins, railroad depot, general store/post office, fire station, farm machinery building, blacksmith shop, country school, historic mansion and 19th-century church; adjacent to Steele County History Center.[359]
Voyageurs National Park		International Falls	Koochiching	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Museum in visitor center at Rainy Lake Visitor Center, interpretive exhibits at Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center
Wabasha County Historical Museum		Reads Landing 44°24′4.5″N 92°4′46″W	Wabasha	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Wabasha County Historical Society in the Reads Landing School
Wadena County Historical Society Museum		Wadena 46°26′52″N 95°7′56″W	Wadena	Central Minnesota	Local history
Walker Art Center		Minneapolis 44°58′5″N 93°17′19″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Contemporary art museum with adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Wanda Gág House		New Ulm 44°18′51″N 94°27′56.3″W	Brown	Minnesota River Valley	Biographical	Home of artist Anton Gág and children's author Wanda Gág
Warden's House Museum		Stillwater 45°3′42″N 92°48′27″W	Washington	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic house	Turn-of-the-20th-century home used by 13 prison wardens from 1853 to 1914, operated by the Washington County Historical Society
Warroad Heritage Center		Warroad 48°54′25″N 95°19′3″W	Roseau	Northern Minnesota	Local history	Exhibits include fishing, industry, ranching, boating, Native Americans and transportation[360]
Waseca County Historical Society Museum		Waseca 44°4′43.3″N 93°30′12.6″W	Waseca	Southern Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts housed in an early-20th-century church building.[361] It includes a research library in the Philo C. Bailey House across the street.
Washburn-Zittleman House Museum		Spring Valley 43°41′15.5″N 92°23′35.5″W	Fillmore	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Includes turn of the 20th century furnishing, quilts, toys, period kitchen, agriculture machinery, operated by the Spring Valley Community Historical Society
Washington County Courthouse		Stillwater 45°3′6″N 92°48′27″W	Washington	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Historic site	Tours by appointment or self-guided
Watkins Museum & Store		Winona 44°2′59″N 91°37′41.5″W	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	History	History and memorabilia from J.R. Watkins Apothecary, now Watkins Incorporated
Watonwan County Historical Center		Madelia 44°2′45″N 94°25′22″W	Watonwan	Southern Minnesota	Local history	Contains horse-drawn farm equipment, an original post office and log cabin, a recreated drug store, and information on the capture of the Younger Brothers. Operated by the Watonwan County Historical Society.[362]
Wayzata Depot		Wayzata 44°58′11.5″N 93°30′59″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Railroad	Operated by the Wayzata Historical Society
Weisman Art Museum		Minneapolis 44°58′23″N 93°14′14″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Art	Art museum with permanent collections of American modernism, Koren furniture, and Mimbres pottery. Operated by the University of Minnesota in a 1993 building designed by Frank Gehry.[363]
Wells Fargo History Museum		Minneapolis 44°58′38″N 93°16′13.5″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	Exhibits include an 1863 Concord stagecoach, a recreated 1900 Town Bank, gold nuggets, coins and paper currency
Westbrook Heritage House Museum		Westbrook 44°2′23″N 95°26′7″W	Cottonwood	Southwest Minnesota	Local history	Restored 1900 depot with local history exhibits and a log cabin from the late 19th century.[364]
West Riverside Museum		Cambridge 45°34′59″N 93°14′44″W	Isanti	East Central Minnesota	Open-air	Operated by the Isanti County Historical Society, includes restored 20th century schoolhouse, 1859 Edblad Pioneer Log Home
West Hennepin History Center		Long Lake 44°59′14″N 93°34′24″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	History	Located in the Western Hennepin County Pioneer Building, a former school building, the museum has four main display rooms - Victorian Room, General Store Room, Textile Room and Music Room. The lower level contains their archives. Operated by the Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association.[365][366]
Westonka History Museum		Mound 44°56′4″N 93°39′35″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local history	The museum occupies levels 4 & 5, in the Centennial Building, the museum offers local histories of the Minnetrista, Mound, Spring Park, Navarre/Orono, and Minnetonka Beach communities as well as a history of the Tonka Toys Corporation, formerly in Mound, MN. Operated by the Westonka Historical Society.[367][368]
Wheels Across the Prairie Museum		Tracy 44°14′17″N 95°38′8″W	Lyon	Southwest Minnesota	Open-air	Includes car barn, post office, schoolhouse, train depot, chapel, church, blacksmith shop and pioneer exhibits.
White Bear Lake Armory Museum		White Bear Lake 45°5′6″N 93°0′38″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Railroad	The White Bear Lake Armory is the site of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society offices and Resource Library. The armory was built in 1922 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[369][370]
White Bear Lake Depot Museum		White Bear Lake 45°5′6″N 93°0′38″W	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Railroad	Contains exhibits of railroad and local history by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.
White Bear Town Hall Museum		White Bear Lake	Ramsey	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Local History	The White Bear Town Hall was designed in 1885 by architect Cass Gilbert and served as the center of government for White Bear Township until 2011. Since then it has undergone a rehabilitation project and is now a museum operated by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.[371][372]
Wilkin County Museum		Breckenridge 46°15′53″N 96°35′5″W	Wilkin	Western Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Wilkin County Historical Society,[373] The building originally was a Masonic Temple but was donated to Wilkin County Historical Society in 1977. The museum has eight rooms furnished with antiques including a 1920s kitchen, a small chapel and a historic bank lobby.
William A. Irvin		Duluth 46°46′58″N 92°5′50″W	St. Louis	Arrowhead	Maritime	Retired lake freighter with a 14,000-ton cargo capacity and luxury passenger quarters, in service 1938–1978.[374]
Winnebago Area Museum		Winnebago 43°46′3″N 94°9′56″W	Faribault	Southern Minnesota	Local history	Houses one of the largest privately held Native American artifacts collections in the state
Winona County History Museum		Winona 44°3′9″N 91°38′21″W	Winona	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Winona County Historical Society, located in a former National Guard Armory[52]
Wm. S. Marvin Training and Visitor Center		Warroad 48°54′55.5″N 95°19′48″W	Roseau	Northern Minnesota	Industry	History and manufacture of Marvin Windows and Doors
The Works		Bloomington 44°49′38″N 93°17′11″W	Hennepin	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Science	Technology, engineering and hands-on science
Wright County Heritage Center		Buffalo 45°12′19″N 93°51′48″W	Wright	West Central Minnesota	Local history	Operated by the Wright County Historical Society
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum		Granite Falls 44°48′12.2″N 95°32′45″W	Yellow Medicine	Minnesota River Valley	Local history	[375]
Zumbrota Area Historical Society Museum		Zumbrota 44°17′38″N 92°40′6.3″W	Goodhue	Southeast Minnesota	Local history	Local artifacts and memorabilia housed in a renovated 1924 City Hall/Fire Department.

Defunct museums

• Amdal House Museum, Lake Park, MN, was sold in 2015 and the collections of the Lake Park Area Historical Society moved to a new location.
• Arches Museum of Pioneer Life, Lewiston. Collection transferred to the Rural Heritage Museum in St. Charles.[376]
• Arrowhead Bluffs Museum, Wabasha. Closed in October 2011. Displayed hunting trophies, antique rifles, and Native American artifacts.[377]
• Baseball Museum, Minneapolis. Baseball memorabilia collected by a Minnesota Twins equipment manager and displayed in a souvenir shop near the Metrodome. Closed in 2015.[378]
• College of Visual Arts Gallery, Saint Paul. Gallery space of the former College of Visual Arts, which closed in 2013.
• Grand Mound History Center, near International Falls.[379][380] Interpreted the prehistoric Grand Mound.
• The Le Sueur Museum in Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States, was sold by the Le Sueur County Historical Society in January of 2018 to the dairy cooperative Agropur Inc. which in has applied for a permit to demolish the building.[381][382]
• Mikkelson Collection, Willmar.[383] Collection auctioned off in 2012.[384]
• Midwest Music Museum, Bloomington. Was located at the Mall of America,[385] no current information.
• Minnesota African American Museum, Minneapolis.  Started in October 2012 in the historic Coe Mansion but never fully opened to the public. It was to display exhibits surrounding Minnesota's African-American community.[386][387]
• Monongalia Historical Museum, New London, Minnesota housed in the former Lebanon Church. The Monongalia Historical Society vacated the building in November 2013. The building was demolished in June 2014.[388]
• Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, Minneapolis. Closed in 2002 and collection transferred to the Science Museum of Minnesota.[389]
• Planes of Fame East Air Museum, Eden Prairie. A WWII aviation museum that housed a collection of 30+ historic, flyable airplanes. Closed in 1997. Most airplanes transferred to the Palm Springs Air Museum.
• Rifle Sport Gallery, Minneapolis. An underground art space open 1985-1988 on Block E.
• Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center, Sauk Centre. Property sold for development in 2016, collection moved to Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home and temporary storage.[390]
• Soderlund Pharmacy Museum, St. Peter. Medical instruments, pharmacological products, and show globes, plus a 1911 soda fountain, housed in a working drugstore. Closed as of 2014.[391]
• Spicer's Classic Car Museum, Chisholm. No current information.
• Story Lady Doll & Toy Museum, Albert Lea.[392] When it closed in 2010, the collection was moved to the Freeborn County Historical Museum.[393]
• TRACES Center for History and Culture, Landmark Center, Saint Paul. Interpreted the prisoner of war experience, closed November 2008.[394]

See also

• List of museums in the United States
• Aquaria in Minnesota (category)
• Astronomical observatories in Minnesota (category)
• Botanical gardens in Minnesota (category)
• List of nature centers in Minnesota
• Zoos in Minnesota (category)

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External links

• Historical Museum Guide for Minnesota
• Minnesota Historical & Genealogical Societies
• Minnesota Valley History Learning Center: Historical Sites - most are open by appointment