Founded in 1978, the Minnesota Zoo exists to connect people, animals, and the natural world. Cutting-edge exhibits provide exciting experiences with animals and their habitats introducing guests to species from around the globe. Education programs engage audiences at...

Holz Farm, originally an eighty-acre parcel was settled in the 1870’s. The Holz family raised livestock and crops. Fruits and vegetables were also grown. The property remained in the family until 1993 with the passing of Otto and Ella Holz. A picturesque farm, with...

The Works is a "hands-on, minds-on" museum that makes learning about engineering, science and technology interesting, understandable and fun. Bring your family and enjoy unique exhibits that are designed to delight visitors ages 5 to 12, demystify technology and...

Our mission is to collect and preserve the many artifacts, photographic images, memorabilia and life stories of the several ancient cultures and hundreds of generations that have inhabited the Bloomington area in the Minnesota River Valley over thousands of years of...

Dakota City Heritage Village is a 1900-era village and museum dedicated to connecting people to the rural past. Our five-acre site includes 22 buildings where visitors experience living history firsthand with costumed interpreters and demonstrations. Events...

The Riley Lucas Bartholomew House was constructed of sawed lumber. In 1852 when Fort Snelling was greatly reduced in size, the area that would become the city of Richfield became available for settlement. General Riley Lucas Bartholomew came to the area and filed a...

The Richfield History Center offers exhibit space, a video history of Richfield produced by Best Buy’s Yellow Tag Productions, a local history library and meeting space. Groups and individuals may attend one of the ongoung programs exploring a wide variety of...

The Museum Airpark currently displays about 20 different aircraft within easy walking distance. You can not miss the aircraft exhibits, as they are located immediately outside the museum building. You will find fighters, transports, trainers and helicopters. We have...

The Sibley House Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor. It is one of the 26 historical sites that are operated by the Minnesota Historical Society. Located in...

The story of Fort Snelling is the story of the development of the U.S. Northwest. While surrounded today by freeways and a large urban population, Fort Snelling was once a lonely symbol of American ambition in the wilderness. Explore the lives of the soldiers and...