Best places: History museums in Rochester

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Minnesota History Center
History museum
Music recordings, a simulated tornado & other interactive exhibits featured at state history museum.
4.80 (2.6K reviews) (~114.9 km from centre)
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Twin City Model Railroad Museum
Toy museum
Specialty model-railroad museum featuring large displays, toy trains & history exhibits.
4.80 (656 reviews) (~118.96 km from centre)
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Mill City Museum
History museum
History of the flour industry told through interactive exhibits in the rebuilt ruins of an old mill.
4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~123.5 km from centre)
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James J. Hill House
History museum
Visitors can take guided tours of this rugged stone mansion completed in 1891 for a railway magnate.
4.70 (1.2K reviews) (~114.58 km from centre)
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Historic Fort Snelling
Historical landmark
Civil War–era military structure & museum with a drum corp, historical re-enactments & a gift shop.
4.70 (703 reviews) (~112.21 km from centre)
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Minnesota State Capitol
History museum
Built in 1905, this beaux arts–influenced building serves as the seat of the state's government.
4.70 (598 reviews) (~115.34 km from centre)
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Circus World
History museum
Museum complex offering exhibits on the history of the circus, with live acts under a big-top tent.
4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~227.69 km from centre)
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Minnesota Transportation Museum
Museum
Interactive transportation museum featuring bus & railway exhibits & historic train cars.
4.60 (481 reviews) (~115.84 km from centre)
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Discover Cranberries & Cranberry Country Cafe.. Formerly known as Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery
History museum
👍👍 Terrific breakfast. They also have a salad bar and ice cream in the restaurant. Store on other side has Lots of cranberry wines to choose from, jams and other things in the store.
4.60 (318 reviews) (~157.29 km from centre)
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Chippewa Valley Museum
Local history museum
Local museum showcasing the Chippewa Valley people & culture through time, with an ice-cream parlor.
4.70 (180 reviews) (~115.39 km from centre)
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Pavek Museum
Museum
Acclaimed collection of antique radios, vintage TVs & broadcasting equipment to honor the craft.
4.90 (114 reviews) (~123.48 km from centre)
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Galena - Jo Daviess County Historical Society
Local history museum
Quaint museum in a stately Italianate mansion with exhibits on Ulysses S. Grant & the Civil War.
4.70 (171 reviews) (~243.08 km from centre)
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The Dells Mill and Museum
Museum
👍👍 What a beautiful place! It was a little difficult to get a decent picture of the waterfall with the constant traffic, but managed to get a couple shots. I wonder if someday they'll add a walkway to make it easier. We met the new owner and his dog, and they were both very nice! We didn't get to go...
4.60 (173 reviews) (~130.41 km from centre)
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Alexander Ramsey House
History museum
Former governor’s mansion built in the 19th century in Victorian style, now serving as a museum.
4.60 (146 reviews) (~114.06 km from centre)
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Winona County Historical Society
Historical society
👍👍 Great way to spend an hour or so if you're burning time in Winona or a place to take kids for some local learning (or adults too 😉)
4.70 (98 reviews) (~65.92 km from centre)
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Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum
History museum
👍👍 Hamilton Morris mentioned this place (Ergot Museum) in his patreon podcast, "A Four Hour Conversation With Dr. David Nichols."
4.80 (82 reviews) (~187.96 km from centre)
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Historic Forestville
History museum
👍 We visited on the July 4, 1899 celebration. They had lots of fun activities and characters in period costume. It was a great time for the whole family (2 adults, 3 children ages 8, 10 & 14). I had wished to have a guided tour, but they were not giving them that day. There were fewer buildings than I...
4.50 (131 reviews) (~46.76 km from centre)
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Goodhue County Historical Society
History museum
Modest history museum offering exhibits on local & regional geology, industry & Native Americans.
4.60 (100 reviews) (~59.9 km from centre)
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Galena - U.S. Grant History Museum
Museum
👍👍 This museum is a great blessing for history lovers ! It's also housed in a historic 19th century house. The exhibits are dating from the time first settlers came to Galena. Museum takes one through history, and its chronological display sails one through the timeline. Displays range from the city...
4.70 (83 reviews) (~243.08 km from centre)
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Kashubian Cultural Institute & Polish Museum
Museum
Museum with displays dedicated to Polish cultural heritage & immigration history, plus a gift shop.
4.70 (68 reviews) (~66.82 km from centre)
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