Museums in Minnesota
531 museums across Minnesota, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).
- Runestone Museum · museum · Douglas · Must-see
- Two Harbors Light Station · museum · Lake · Must-see
- Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum · museum · Brown · Must-see
- Legacy of the Lakes Museum · museum · Douglas · Must-see
- Mille Lacs Indian Museum · museum · Mille Lacs · Must-see
- Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum · museum · Morrison · Must-see
- Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum · museum · Steele · Must-see
- Pavek Museum of Broadcasting · museum · Hennepin · Must-see
- Richfield History Center and Museum · museum · Hennepin · Must-see
- Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum · museum · Morrison · Must-see
- Finn Creek Museum · museum · Otter Tail · Must-see
- Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · Must-see
- Minnesota Machinery Museum · museum · Yellow Medicine · Must-see
- Minnesota Museum Of American Art · museum · Ramsey · Must-see
- James J. Fiorentino Museum · museum · Hennepin · Must-see
- The Museum of Russian Art · museum · Hennepin · Must-see
- Minnesota State Capitol · museum · Ramsey · Must-see
- Mill City Museum · museum · Hennepin · Must-see
- SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · Must-see
- Hennepin History Museum · museum · Hennepin · Must-see
- Blue Earth County Historical Society · museum · Blue Earth · Must-see
- Brown County Historical Society & Museum · museum · Brown · Must-see
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum · museum · Yellow Medicine · Must-see
- Jeffers Petroglyphs · museum · Cottonwood · Must-see
- G.A.R Hall · museum · Meeker · Must-see
- Buffalo Point Museum · museum · Minnesota
- Chapple Museum · museum · Minnesota
- Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre · museum · Minnesota
- Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Visitor Centre · museum · Minnesota
- Twin City Model Railroad Museum · museum · Ramsey
- Minneapolis Institute of Art · museum · Hennepin
- Science Museum of Minnesota · museum · Ramsey
- Alexander Ramsey House · museum · Ramsey
- Purcell-Cutts House · museum · Hennepin
- Sibley Historic Site · museum · Dakota
- Greyhound Bus Museum · museum · Saint Louis
- Ames–Florida-Stork House · museum · Hennepin
- Kremer House Library & Museum · museum · Faribault
- Weisman Art Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Walker Art Center · museum · Hennepin
- American Swedish Institute · museum · Hennepin
- The Bakken Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Cook County History Museum · museum · Cook
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota · museum · Blue Earth
- Cross River Heritage Center · museum · Cook
- Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center · museum · Cook
- Goldstein Museum of Design · museum · Ramsey
- Minnesota African American Heritage Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Dawson Bank Museum · museum · Lac qui Parle
- Giiwedinong Treaty Rights and Culture Museum · museum · Hubbard
- Fulda Depot Museum · museum · Murray
- Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center · museum · Saint Louis
- Clinton Depot · museum · Big Stone
- Minnesota Marine Art Museum · museum · Winona
- Tweed Museum of Art · museum · Saint Louis
- Rourke Art Gallery · museum · Clay
- Hjemkomst Center · museum · Clay
- Rushford Depoy Museum · museum · Fillmore
- North Oaks Farm · museum · Ramsey
- Arv Hus Museum · museum · Chippewa
- The St. Louis County Depot · museum · Saint Louis
- Folsom House · museum · Chisago
- Alexander Faribault House · museum · Rice
- Schubert Club · museum · Ramsey
- Hill Museum & Manuscript Library · museum · Stearns
- Katherine E. Nash Gallery · museum · Hennepin
- Iron Range Historical Society · museum · Saint Louis
- American Museum of Asmat Art · museum · Ramsey
- Minnesota Discovery Center · museum · Saint Louis
- Fairfax station · museum · Renville
- Hmong Cultural Center Museum · museum · Ramsey
- Bois Forte Heritage Center and Cultural Museum · museum · Saint Louis
- Golden Valley History Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Winnebago Museum · museum · Faribault
- Becker County Museum · museum · Becker
- Hinkly House Museum · museum · Rock
- Rock County Historical Society and Museum · museum · Rock
- Longfellow House · museum · Hennepin
- Hinckley Fire Museum · museum · Pine
- Edna G · museum · Minnesota
- 3M Birthplace Museum · museum · Lake
- Bronko Nagurski Monument;Koochiching County Historical Museum · museum · Koochiching
- Cass Lake Museum · museum · Cass
- Cokato Museum · museum · Wright
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum · museum · Lake
- Grant County Historical Museum · museum · Grant
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County · museum · Otter Tail
- Hubbard County Historical Museum · museum · Hubbard
- Judy Garland Museum · museum · Itasca
- Lake of the Woods County Museum · museum · Lake of the Woods
- Lyon County Museum · museum · Lyon
- Menahga Museum · museum · Wadena
- Murray County Historical Museum · museum · Murray
- Northern Lights Railroad Museum · museum · Polk
- Northern Pacific Depot · museum · Aitkin
- Regional Science Center · museum · Clay
- Stearns History Museum · museum · Stearns
- Alden Community Museum · museum · Freeborn
- Gopher State Railway Museum · museum · Scott
- Lac qui Parle County Museum · museum · Lac qui Parle
- Melrose Area Museum · museum · Stearns
- Minnesota Museum of Mining · museum · Saint Louis
- Pipestone County Museum · museum · Pipestone
- Pope County Historical Museum · museum · Pope
- Roseau County Museum · museum · Roseau
- Round House Railroad Club · museum · Watonwan
- Sibley County Historic Society and Museum · museum · Sibley
- Sleepy Eye Depot Museum · museum · Brown
- Swensson Farm Museum · museum · Chippewa
- Wakefield House Museum · museum · Faribault
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum · museum · Cottonwood
- Minnesota History Center · museum · Ramsey
- Minnesota Transportation Museum · museum · Ramsey
- Wanda Gag House · museum · Brown
- Firefighters Hall and Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Popup Art Gallery · museum · Ramsey
- Blackduck Area History & Art · museum · Beltrami
- Christie House Museum · museum · Todd
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society · museum · Stearns
- Dinehart-Holt House · museum · Murray
- Dorothy Molter Museum · museum · Saint Louis
- E. St. Julien Cox House · museum · Nicollet
- Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Hubbard House · museum · Blue Earth
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum · museum · Redwood
- Le Sueur County Museum · museum · Le Sueur
- McLeod County Historical Society / Museum · museum · McLeod
- Minnesota Air National Guard Museum · museum · Hennepin
- Minnesota Historical Society Museum · museum · Sherburne
- Museum of Lake MInnetonka · museum · Hennepin
- Nelimark Homestead · museum · Saint Louis
- North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum · museum · Cook
- North Star Museum Of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting · museum · Ramsey
- Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association · museum · Crow Wing
- Otter Tail County Historical Society · museum · Otter Tail
- Polk County Pioneer Museum · museum · Polk
- Redwood County Historic Society · museum · Redwood
- Soo Line Depot Museum · museum · Crow Wing
- The Gilbert Mansion · museum · Itasca
- Treaty Site History Center Museum · museum · Nicollet
- W W Mayo House;Mayoview History Center · museum · Le Sueur
- Wells Depot Museum · museum · Faribault
- Mille Lacs Lake Historical Society Museum · museum · Mille Lacs
- Bell Museum · museum · Ramsey
- Comstock House · museum · Clay
- The Works · museum · Hennepin
- Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate · museum · Saint Louis
- Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum · museum · Saint Louis
- Hillstrom Museum of Art · museum · Nicollet
- Bally Blacksmith & Metal Shop · museum · Cook