History

Cathedral of St. Paul

239 Selby Aveenue, St. Paul,, MN 55102
065-100-2280 • www.cathedralsaintpaul.org

Italian Renaissance Church styled after St. Peter's in Rome. Construction began in 1907 on the highest point in Saint Paul. In 1974, the Cathedral was placed on the National Register of Historical Buildings.

Dakota City Heritage Village

4008 220th St, W Farmington, MN 55024
(65) 460-8050 • www.dakotacity.org

Dakota City Heritage Village offers visitors the chance to experience rural life in 1900-era Dakota County. A recreated historic village and museum, includes 22 buildings that help to tell the story of life in a 1900 rural town.

Historic Fort Snelling

Juction of Minnesota Highways 5 and 55, St. Paul, MN 55111
(612) 726-1171 • www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hfs

Historic Fort Snelling is a reconstructed United States Army military post of the 1820's. Costumed guides portray the soldiers, families, and Native Americans who lived in the area. Museum shopt features unique gifts and books.

James J. Hill House

240 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 297-2555 • www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jjhh/

Rugged stone, massive scale, fine detail, and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway. Guides lead tours that help you imagine family and servant life in the 1891 Gilded Age mansion.

Minnesota State Capitol

75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 296-2881 • www.mnhs.org/places/sites/msc

The Minnesota State Capitol celebrated its centennial in 2005. The Capitol has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. Cass Gilbert was the architect of the Minnesota state capitol. He also designed the U.S. Supreme Court building (Washington, D.C.), Woolworth building (New York City), U.S. Customs House (New York City), West Virginia & Arkansas state capitols.

Sibley House Historic Site

1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Mendota, MN 55150
(651) 452-1596 • www.mnhs.org/places/sites/shs/

As one of the state's oldest settlements, this site hosts four simple limestone buildings from the era when the American Fur Company operated a regional trade with the Dakota, between 1825 and 1853. The home of Henry Hastings Sibley, the company's young regional manager, was begun in 1838. Sibley's office as first state governor is located in one ell of the home.

The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park

2187 E Hwy 101, Shakopee, MN 55379
(952) 445-6900 • www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/murphys_landing/

Experience life in Minnesota from the 1840s through 1890 with a visit to The Landing, a recreated living history museum nestled along the beautiful Minnesota River Valley. Costumed interpreters and authentic buildings show how 19th-century Minnesotans established their lives on the frontier, farmstead and in villages.