Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Minnesota!
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Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Minnesota!
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| Prairie Village | Ada |
| Adams Area History Center | Adams |
| Afton Historical Museum | Afton |
| Aitkin County Historical Society Depot Museum | Aitkin |
| Aitkin County Historical Society Log Museum | Aitkin |
| Akeley Paul Bunyan Historical Museum | Akeley |
| Freeborn County Historical Museum | Albert Lea |
| Knute Nelson House | Alexandria |
| Legacy of the Lakes Museum | Alexandria |
| Runestone Museum | Alexandria |
| Amador Heritage Center | Almelund |
| Minnesota Pioneer Park | Annandale |
| Anoka County History Center | Anoka |
| Pine County History Museum | Askov |
| Atwater Area Historical Society and Museum | Atwater |
| Mower County Historical Society | Austin |
| Spam Museum | Austin |
| Hormel Historic Home | Austin |
| Prospect House & Civil War Museum | Battle Lake |
| Saum Schools | Battle Township |
| Lake of the Woods County Museum | Baudette |
| Baudette Depot Museum | Baudette |
| Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota | Baxter |
| Sherburne History Center | Becker |
| Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House | Belle Plaine |
| Beltrami County History Center | Bemidji |
| Headwaters Science Center | Bemidji |
| Swift County History Museum | Benson |
| Bertha Museum | Bertha |
| Blackduck History and Art Center | Blackduck |
| Northwest Airlines History Center | Bloomington |
| Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center | Bloomington |
| Gideon H. Pond House | Bloomington |
| Old Town Hall History Museum | Bloomington |
| Bloomington Center for the Arts | Bloomington |
| The Works | Bloomington |
| Church of the Good Shepherd Museum | Blue Earth |
| Etta C. Ross Memorial Library Museum | Blue Earth |
| Wakefield House Museum | Blue Earth |
| Green Giant Museum | Blue Earth |
| Crow Wing County Historical Society Museum | Brainerd |
| Wilkin County Museum | Breckenridge |
| Soudan Underground Mine State Park | Breitung Township |
| Toimi Community School | Brimson |
| Eidem Homestead | Brooklyn Park |
| Wright County Heritage Center | Buffalo |
| Houston County Historical Society Museum | Caledonia |
| Schech Mill | Caledonia |
| Isanti County Historical Society Heritage Center | Cambridge |
| West Riverside Museum | Cambridge |
| Lund–Hoel House | Canby |
| Cannon Falls Historical Museum | Cannon Falls |
| Mitson House Museum | Canton |
| Cass Lake Museum and Lyle’s Logging Camp | Cass Lake |
| Paisley Park | Chanhassen |
| Chanhassen Historic Village Hall | Chanhassen |
| Chaska History Center | Chaska |
| St. Francis Xavier Church | Chippewa City |
| Minnesota Discovery Center | Chisholm |
| Minnesota Museum of Mining | Chisholm |
| Clarissa Community Museum | Clarissa |
| Sand Hill Settlement | Climax |
| Clinton Depot | Clinton |
| Fond du Lac Reservation Cultural Center and Museum | Cloquet |
| Carlton County History and Heritage Center | Cloquet |
| Cokato Temperance Hall Museum | Cokato Township |
| Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio | Cokato |
| Cold Spring Area Historical Society Museum | Cold Spring |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | Comfrey |
| Burschville School | Corcoran |
| Northwest Minnesota Sugarbeet Museum | Crookston |
| Polk County Museum | Crookston |
| Soo Line Depot Museum | Crosby |
| Croft Mine Historical Park | Crosby |
| Crosslake Historic Log Village | Crosslake |
| End O’ Line Railroad Park & Museum | Currie |
| Darwin Twine Ball Museum | Darwin |
| Dassel History Center & Ergot Museum | Dassel |
| Nibi Washkesh Deer Creek Museum | Deer Creek |
| Becker County Museum | Detroit Lakes |
| Duluth Children’s Museum | Duluth |
| Great Lakes Aquarium | Duluth |
| Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center | Duluth |
| Lake Superior Railroad Museum | Duluth |
| Duluth Art Institute | Duluth |
| Duluth Depot | Duluth |
| St. Louis County Historical Society Museum | Duluth |
| William A. Irvin | Duluth |
| Fitger’s Brewery Museum | Duluth |
| Karpeles Manuscript Library Duluth Museum | Duluth |
| Glensheen Historic Estate | Duluth |
| Tweed Museum of Art | Duluth |
| Holz Farm | Eagan |
| 1914 Historic Town Hall Museum | Eagan |
| Eagle Bend Museum and Library | Eagle Bend |
| Heritage Village | East Grand Forks |
| Edina History Museum | Edina |
| Cahill School and Minnehaha Grange Hall | Edina |
| Grant County Museum and Veterans’ Memorial Hall | Elbow Lake |
| Oliver Kelley Farm | Elk River |
| North American Bear Center | Ely |
| Dorothy Molter Museum | Ely |
| Ely–Winton History Museum | Ely |
| International Wolf Center | Ely |
| Ely Art & Heritage Center | Ely |
| Nelimark Homestead Museum | Embarrass |
| Esko Historical Society Museum | Esko |
| Evansville Historical Foundation | Evansville |
| United States Hockey Hall of Fame | Eveleth |
| Excelsior–Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum | Excelsior |
| Museum of Lake Minnetonka | Excelsior |
| Fort Ridgely | Fairfax |
| Martin County Historical Society Pioneer Museum | Fairmont |
| Minnesota Territorial Pioneers Cabin | Falcon Heights |
| Minnesota State Fair History & Heritage Center | Falcon Heights |
| Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum | Falcon Heights |
| Minnesota Newspaper Museum | Falcon Heights |
| Goldstein Museum of Design | Falcon Heights |
| Bell Museum of Natural History | Falcon Heights |
| Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life | Falcon Heights |
| Alexander Faribault House | Faribault |
| Rice County Museum of History | Faribault |
| Dakota City Heritage Village | Farmington |
| Otter Tail County Historical Museum | Fergus Falls |
| Finland Minnesota Heritage Site | Finland |
| Forest City Stockade | Forest City |
| Plank Museum and Visitor Center | Fort Snelling |
| Historic Fort Snelling | Fort Snelling |
| East Polk Heritage Center | Fosston |
| Fillmore County History Center Museum | Fountain |
| Fridley History Center | Fridley |
| Pope County Museum & History Center | Glenwood |
| Fish House & Tug the Neegee | Grand Marais |
| Cook County Historical Museum | Grand Marais |
| Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery | Grand Marais |
| Bally Blacksmith Shop | Grand Marais |
| Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center | Grand Marais |
| Grand Portage National Monument | Grand Portage |
| Itasca Heritage Center | Grand Rapids |
| Judy Garland Museum | Grand Rapids |
| Children’s Discovery Museum | Grand Rapids |
| Forest History Center | Grand Rapids |
| Fagen Fighters WWII Museum | Granite Falls |
| Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum | Granite Falls |
| Andrew John Volstead House | Granite Falls |
| Minnesota Machinery Museum | Hanley Falls |
| LeDuc Historic Estate | Hastings |
| Sibley County Historical Society Museum | Henderson |
| Joseph R. Brown Minnesota River Center | Henderson |
| Lincoln County Pioneer Museum | Hendricks |
| Hermantown History Center | Hermantown |
| Hewitt Museum | Hewitt |
| Hibbing Historical Museum | Hibbing |
| Greyhound Bus Museum | Hibbing |
| Hinckley Fire Museum | Hinckley |
| Bunnell House | Homer |
| Hopkins Historical Society Museum | Hopkins |
| International Owl Center | Houston |
| McLeod County Museum & Gallery | Hutchinson |
| Independence Town Hall Museum | Independence |
| Voyageurs National Park | International Falls |
| Koochiching County and Bronko Nagurski Museum | International Falls |
| Fort Belmont | Jackson |
| North Beltrami Heritage Center | Kelliher |
| Kensington Historical Museum | Kensington |
| La Crescent History Center and Apple Museum | La Crescent |
| Heritage Museum and Wind Power Learning Center | Lake Benton |
| Kittson County History Center and Museum | Lake Bronson |
| Jackson County Historical Museum | Lakefield |
| Grimm Farm Historic Site | Laketown Township |
| Lanesboro Historical Museum | Lanesboro |
| Dr. William W. Mayo House | Le Sueur |
| Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum | Le Sueur |
| Karl Oskar House | Lindstrom |
| Gustaf Anderson House History Museum | Lindstrom |
| Meeker County Historical Society Museum and G.A.R. Hall | Litchfield |
| Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum | Little Falls |
| Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site | Little Falls |
| Linden Hill Historical Event Center | Little Falls |
| Minnesota Fishing Museum | Little Falls |
| Minnesota Military Museum | Little Falls |
| West Hennepin History Center | Long Lake |
| Todd County Historical Museum | Long Prairie |
| Christie House Museum | Long Prairie |
| Rock County Historical Museum | Luverne |
| Herreid Military Museum | Luverne |
| Watonwan County Historical Center | Madelia |
| Lac qui Parle History Center | Madison |
| BC Ness Mahnomen County History Museum | Mahnomen |
| Rapidan Depot Museum | Mankato |
| Betsy-Tacy Houses | Mankato |
| Blue Earth County History Center and Museum | Mankato |
| R. D. Hubbard House | Mankato |
| Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota | Mankato |
| Mantorville Restoration House | Mantorville |
| Dodge County Historical Society Museum | Mantorville |
| Bruentrup Heritage Farm | Maplewood |
| Hill-Annex Mine State Park | Marble |
| Stone House Museum | Marine on St. Croix |
| Wirtanen Pioneer Farm | Markham |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall |
| Lyon County Museum | Marshall |
| SMSU Art Museum | Marshall |
| SMSU Natural History Museum | Marshall |
| SMSU Museum of Indigenous Americans | Marshall |
| Maynard History Museum | Maynard |
| McIntosh Heritage & Arts Center | McIntosh |
| Iron Range Historical Society Research Museum | McKinley |
| Melrose Area Museum | Melrose |
| Menahga Area Historical Society Museum | Menahga |
| Sibley Historic Site | Mendota |
| Arv Hus Museum | Milan |
| Millersburg Schoolhouse Museum | Millersburg |
| Two Rivers Gallery | Minneapolis |
| Museum of Russian Art | Minneapolis |
| John H. Stevens House | Minneapolis |
| Minnehaha Depot | Minneapolis |
| Longfellow House | Minneapolis |
| Hennepin Overland Museum | Minneapolis |
| The Bakken | Minneapolis |
| Somali Museum of Minnesota | Minneapolis |
| Highpoint Center for Printmaking | Minneapolis |
| American Swedish Institute | Minneapolis |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Galleries | Minneapolis |
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | Minneapolis |
| Purcell-Cutts House | Minneapolis |
| Hennepin History Museum | Minneapolis |
| Augsburg Art Galleries | Minneapolis |
| Walker Art Center | Minneapolis |
| Katherine E. Nash Gallery | Minneapolis |
| Minneapolis Sculpture Garden | Minneapolis |
| Weisman Art Museum | Minneapolis |
| Bell Gallery | Minneapolis |
| Heritage Gallery | Minneapolis |
| Mill City Museum | Minneapolis |
| Ard Godfrey House | Minneapolis |
| Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery | Minneapolis |
| Firefighters Hall & Museum | Minneapolis |
| Cycling Museum of Minnesota | Minneapolis |
| Minnesota Streetcar Museum | Minneapolis |
| Kremer House Library and Museum | Minnesota Lake |
| Charles H. Burwell House | Minnetonka |
| Swensson Farm Museum | Montevideo |
| Historic Chippewa City | Montevideo |
| Milwaukee Road Heritage Center | Montevideo |
| Lac qui Parle Mission | Montevideo |
| Big Honza’s Museum of Unnatural History | Montgomery |
| Probstfield Farm | Moorhead |
| Comstock House | Moorhead |
| Rourke Art Museum | Moorhead |
| Hjemkomst Center | Moorhead |
| Moose Lake Agate and Geological Center | Moose Lake |
| Moose Lake Depot and Fires of 1918 Museum | Moose Lake |
| Kanabec History Center | Mora |
| Gilfillan Estate | Morgan |
| Stevens County Historical Museum | Morri |
| Renville County Historical Museum | Morton |
| Westonka History Museum | Mound |
| Mountain Lake Heritage Village | Mountain Lake |
| New Brighton History Center | New Brighton |
| Gopher State Railway Museum | New Prague |
| August Schell Museum of Brewing | New Ulm |
| John Lind House | New Ulm |
| Minnesota Music Hall of Fame | New Ulm |
| Brown County Museum | New Ulm |
| Wanda Gág House Interpretive Center and Museum | New Ulm |
| Finn Creek Open Air Museum | New York Mills |
| New York Mills Regional Cultural Center | New York Mills |
| Nisswa Pioneer Village | Nisswa |
| North Oaks Farm | North Oaks |
| North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting | North St. Paul |
| North St. Paul Historical Society Museum | North St. Paul |
| Northfield Historical Society Museum | Northfield |
| Eder School House | Oakdale |
| Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post | Onamia |
| Big Stone County Museum | Ortonville |
| Osakis Area Heritage Center | Osakis |
| Steele County History Center | Owatonna |
| Village of Yesteryear | Owatonna |
| Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum | Owatonna |
| Owatonna Arts Center | Owatonna |
| Hubbard County Historical Museum | Park Rapids |
| Nemeth Art Center | Park Rapids |
| Paynesville Area Historical Museum | Paynesville |
| Pequot Lakes Area Historical Society Museum | Pequot Lakes |
| History Museum of East Otter Tail County | Perham |
| In Their Own Words | Perham |
| Peterson Station Museum | Peterson |
| Pickwick Mill | Pickwick |
| Rural School Museum | Pine City |
| Snake River Fur Post | Pine City |
| Pine Island Area History Center | Pine Island |
| Pine River Depot Museum | Pine River |
| Spirit of Peace Indian Museum | Pipestone |
| Pipestone County Museum | Pipestone |
| Pipestone National Monument | Pipestone |
| Rural America Arts Center | Plainview |
| Plainview Area History Center | Plainview |
| J.R. Watkins House | Plainview |
| Tri River Pioneer Museum | Plummer |
| Plymouth History Museum | Plymouth |
| Preston Open Air History Museum | Preston |
| Historic Forestville | Preston |
| Mille Lacs County Historical Society Depot Museum | Princeton |
| Proctor Area Historical Society Museum | Proctor |
| Wabasha County Historical Museum | Reads Landing |
| Red Wing Shoes Museum | Red Wing |
| Red Wing Marine Museum | Red Wing |
| Goodhue County History Center | Red Wing |
| Pottery Museum of Red Wing | Red Wing |
| Aliveo Military Museum | Red Wing |
| Redwood County Museum | Redwood Falls |
| Richfield History Center and Bartholomew House | Richfield |
| Robbinsdale Historical Museum | Robbinsdale |
| Mayowood | Rochester |
| History Center of Olmsted County | Rochester |
| Rochester Art Center | Rochester |
| Heritage House Victorian Museum | Rochester |
| Ames-Florida-Stork House | Rockford |
| Rollingstone Luxembourg Heritage Museum | Rollingstone |
| Polaris Experience Center | Roseau |
| Roseau County Museum and Interpretive Center | Roseau |
| Roseau Pioneer Farm and Village | Roseau |
| Denler Art Gallery | Roseville |
| Hmong Museum | Saint Paul |
| Minnesota Air National Guard Museum | Saint Paul |
| Julian H. Sleeper House | Saint Paul |
| Alexander Ramsey House | Saint Paul |
| American Museum of Asmat Art | Saint Paul |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul |
| James J. Hill House | Saint Paul |
| Gallery of Wood Art | Saint Paul |
| Landmark Center | Saint Paul |
| Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments | Saint Paul |
| Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery | Saint Paul |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | Saint Paul |
| Minnesota Children’s Museum | Saint Paul |
| Minnesota History Center | Saint Paul |
| Khmer Legacy Museum | Saint Paul |
| Minnesota State Capitol | Saint Paul |
| Gordon Parks Gallery | Saint Paul |
| Twin City Model Railroad Museum | Saint Paul |
| Minnesota Transportation Museum | Saint Paul |
| Sandstone History and Art Center | Sandstone |
| Sauk Centre Area Historical Society Museum | Sauk Centre |
| Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home | Sauk Centre |
| Benton County Historical Society and Museum | Sauk Rapids |
| Hay Lake School and Erickson Log Home | Scandia |
| Gammelgården Museum | Scandia |
| Cross River Heritage Center | Schroeder |
| Terrace Mill | Sedan |
| Hoċokata Ti | Shakopee |
| Stans Historical Museum | Shakopee |
| The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park | Shakopee |
| Red River History Museum | Shelly |
| Lower Sioux Agency Interpretive Center | Sherman Township |
| Clearwater County History Center | Shevlin |
| Murray County Historical Museum | Slayton |
| Dinehart-Holt House | Slayton |
| Sleepy Eye Depot Museum | Sleepy Eye |
| Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing | South St. Paul |
| Lawshe Memorial Museum | South St. Paul |
| Raptor Ridge Museum | Spicer |
| Giants of the Earth Heritage Center | Spring Grove |
| Washburn-Zittleman House Museum | Spring Valley |
| Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum | Spring Valley |
| Springfield Museum | Springfield |
| Rural Heritage Museum | St. Charles |
| Stearns History Museum | St. Cloud |
| Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Museum | St. Cloud |
| St. James Historical Society & Museum | St. James |
| St. Joseph Area Historical Society Museum | St. Joseph |
| Haehn Museum | St. Joseph |
| Pavek Museum of Broadcasting | St. Louis Park |
| Hmong Cultural Center Museum | St. Paul |
| St. Peter State Hospital Museum | St. Peter |
| Hillstrom Museum of Art | St. Peter |
| Eugene Saint Julien Cox House | St. Peter |
| Treaty Site History Center | St. Peter |
| Starbuck Depot and Museums | Starbuck |
| Old Home Town Museum | Stephen |
| Washington County Heritage Center | Stillwater |
| Washington County Courthouse | Stillwater |
| Warden’s House Museum | Stillwater |
| Folsom House | Taylors Falls |
| Inga Geving Museum | Thief River Falls |
| Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village | Thief River Falls |
| North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum | Tofte |
| Tower Train Museum | Tower |
| Bois Forte Heritage Museum | Tower |
| Wheels Across the Prairie Museum | Tracy |
| Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center | Twin Valley |
| Two Harbors Light Station | Two Harbors |
| Edna G. Tugboat | Two Harbors |
| Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum | Two Harbors |
| 3M Museum | Two Harbors |
| Split Rock Lighthouse | Two Harbors |
| Ulen Museum | Ulen |
| Phelps Mill | Underwood |
| Borgstrom House Museum | Upsala |
| Vasa Museum | Vasa |
| Verndale Museum | Verndale |
| B’nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center | Virginia |
| Virginia Area Historical Society Museum | Virginia |
| National Eagle Center | Wabasha |
| Carver County Historical Society Museum | Waconia |
| Andrew Peterson Farmstead | Waconia |
| Wadena County Historical Society Museum | Wadena |
| Cass County Museum | Walker |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum | Walnut Grove |
| Settler’s Square Museum | Warren |
| Warroad Heritage Center | Warroad |
| The Shed | Warroad |
| Wm. S. Marvin Training and Visitor Center | Warroad |
| Waseca County Historical Society Museum | Waseca |
| Farmamerica | Waseca |
| Wasioja Civil War Recruiting Station | Wasioja |
| Wayzata Depot | Wayzata |
| Wells Depot Museum | Wells |
| West Concord Historical Society | West Concord |
| Harkin Store | West Newton |
| Westbrook Heritage House Museum | Westbrook |
| Traverse County Historical Society Museum | Wheaton |
| Fillebrown House | White Bear Lake |
| White Bear Lake Armory Museum | White Bear Lake |
| White Bear Lake Depot Museum | White Bear Lake |
| White Bear Town Hall Museum | White Bear Lake |
| Schwanke Car, Tractor and Truck Museum | Willmar |
| Kandiyohi County Museum | Willmar |
| Cottonwood County Historical Museum | Windom |
| Winnebago Area Museum | Winnebago |
| Watkins Museum & Store | Winona |
| Polish Cultural Institute and Museum | Winona |
| Winona County History Museum | Winona |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum | Winona |
| Winthrop Community Historical Society Museum | Winthrop |
| Woodbury Heritage House and Gardens | Woodbury |
| Nobles County Pioneer Village | Worthington |
| Nobles County Heritage Center | Worthington |
| Ed’s Museum | Wykoff |
| Zumbrota Area Historical Society Museum | Zumbrota |
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