Some Favorite Places
SPAM Museum
Austin: 1937 Spam Blvd., Off 6th St. NE
800-588-7726, spam.com
Interactive games, exhibits and video
on Spam history and trivia. Open daily
May-Aug.; Tues.-Sun., Sept.-Apr. Free
101 N. Main St.
year-round except holidays. Free
Niagara Cave
Harmony: Co. Rd. 30 off Hwy. 139
800-837-6606, niagaracave.com
Guided tour of cavern with 60-foot
waterfall. Daily May-Sept.; weekends in
Apr. & Oct. $$
$
LARK Toys & Carousel
Kellogg: Hwy. 61
507-767-3387, larktoys.com
Whimsical, hand-carved carousel;
miniature golf; antique toy museum.
Daily Mar.-Dec.; Fri.-Sat. in Jan. & Feb.
$
un. in Jan. & Feb.
Lark Carousel, Kellogg
Pearl of the Lake
Lake City: Hwy. 61
651-345-5188, lakepepinpaddleboat.com
Mississippi River excursions aboard a
paddleboat. Wed.-Sun. in summer, plus
spring and fall excursions. $$$
Commonweal Theatre
Lanesboro: 206 Parkway Ave.
800-657-7025, commonwealtheatre.org
Professional productions of classic and
contemporary plays. Year-round. $$$$
, May-Oct. $$$
Commonweal Theatre
Lanesboro: 208 Parkway Ave. N.
800-657-7025, commonwealtheatre.org
Professional producti ns of classic and
contemporary plays. Mar.-Dec. $$$$
Blue Mounds State Park
Luverne: East 161st St. off Hwy. 75
507-283-1307, mnstateparks.info
Buffalo herd, native prairie.
Year-round; visitors center open Wed-Sun.
in summer. $$
ar-round; visitors center open
summer only. State park permit.
Minneopa Falls
Mankato: In Minneopa State Park, Hwy. 169
507-389-5464, mnstateparks.info
Double waterfall drops 37 feet. Also,
pioneer Seppman Mill and native prairie.
Year-round. $$
/Minneopa State Park
Hwy. 169
9
State park permit.
Little Crow Water Ski Shows
New London: Neer Park on 2nd Ave. SE
320-354-5684, littlecrow.com
Performances by championship water
ski team. Most Fri. evenings in summer.
$$
August Schell Brewery
Ulm: 1860 Schell Rd.
80 770 020 schellsbrewery.com
Brewery tours, museum, garden and
deer park. Daily in summer; Fri.-Sun.
rest of year. $
August Schell Brewery
New Ulm: 1860 Schell Rd.
800-770-5020, schellsbrewery.com
Brewery tours, museum, garden and
deer park. Daily in summer; Sat.-Sun.
rest of year. $
Pipestone National Monument
Pipestone: Off Hwy. 75
507-825-5464, nps.gov/pipe
Quarry visited for centuries by various
Indian tribes; exhibits on quarry
history; demonstrations of Indian crafts;
waterfall. Daily year-round. $
Historic Forestville
Preston: In Forestville State Park,
Co. Rd. 5 off Hwy. 16
507-765-2785, mnhs.org
Living history tours of 1890s pioneer
village site and general store. In summer,
Tues.-Sun. and holiday Mondays; weekends
in Sept. & Oct. $ plus state park permit
Mystery Cave
Preston: In Forestville State Park,
Co. Rd. 5 off Hwy. 16
507-937-3251, mnstateparks.info
Naturalist-guided cave tours, underground
lake. Daily in summer; spring and fall
weekends. $$ plus state park permit.
Lower Sioux Agency
Pipestone National Monument
Pipestone Off Hwy. 75
5 7 825 464 nps.gov/pipe
Quarry visited for c nturies by various
Indian tribes; exhibits on quarry
hi tory; demonstrations of Indian crafts;
waterfall. Daily year-round. $
Historic Forestville
Preston: In Forestville/Mystery Cave
State Park, Co. Rd. 5 off Hwy. 16
507-765-2785, mnhs.org
Living history tours of 1890s p oneer
village site and general store. In summer,
Thurs.-Sun. and holiday Mondays. $$
plus state park permit
Mystery Cave
Preston: In Forestville/Mystery Cave
State Park, Co. Rd. 5 off Hwy. 16
507-937-3251, mnstateparks.info
Naturalist-guided cave tours,
underground lake. Daily in summer;
spring and fall weekends. $$ plus state
park permit.
Lower Sioux Agency
Redwood Falls: Co. Rd. 2, 9 mi. east of town
507-697-6321, mnhs.org
State historic site with exhibits on Dakota
culture and 1862 U.S.-Dakota War.
Sat.-Sun. in summer. $$
Redwood Falls: Co. Rd. 2, 9 mi. east of town
507-697-6321, mnhs.org
State historic site with exhibits on
Dakota culture and 1862 U.S.-Dakota
War. Fri.-Sun. in summer. $
Mayowood
Rochester: 3720 Mayowood Rd. SW
507-282-9447, olmstedhistory.com
Guided tours of 38-room mansion,
former home of co-founder of Mayo
Clinic; garden tours. May-mid Oct.
(check for days/times). $$
Jeffers Petroglyphs
North of Windom: Off Co. Rd. 10
east of Hwy. 71
507-628-5591, mnhs.org
Ancient rock carvings; exhibits on
Indian culture and prairie. Summers,
open every day but Tues.; Fri.-Sun. in
May & Sept. $
Mayowood
Rochester: 3720 Mayowood Rd. SW
507-282-9447, olmstedhistory.com
Guided tours of 38-room mansion,
former home of co-founder of Mayo
Clinic; garden tours. May-mid Oct.
(check for days/times). $$$
National Eagle Center
Wabasha: 50 Pembroke Ave.
877-332-4537, nationaleaglecenter.org
Exhibits and programs with live eagles;
observe wild eagles along the Mississippi.
Open daily year-round. $$
Jeffers Petroglyphs
North of Windom: Off Co. Rd. 10
east of Hwy. 71
507-628-5591, mnhs.org
Ancient rock c rvings; exhibits on
Indian culture and prairie. Thurs.-Mon.
in summer. $$
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Winona: 800 Riverview Drive
507-474-6626, minnesotamarineart.org
Marine-related art, including images of
old sailing ships and Mississippi River.
Tues.-Sun., year-round. $$
866 940
Permanent and special exhibits of art
inspired by water. Tues.-Sun.,
year-round. $$
Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne
90 ExploreMinnesota.com
