Offers a safe and fun environment for kids to play, learn and grow with different areas of learning between arts/crafts, events, fine motor, gross motor, imaginative, large interactive exhibits, soft play, and more.

- Self guided tours of the museum - Guided tours for school groups and other groups on request - School groups, scout groups, etc. are free - Veterans Memorial Hall opened in 2008 displays military history from the Civil War to the present

Various galleries with hands-on exhibits for children, the museum hosts events throughout the year, can be rented for various events including birthday parties, and has a gift shop.

Over 90,000 manuscripts holdings in the following categories: - Western Manuscripts: collections photographed in libraries, monasteries, archives, and universities of Western Europe. - Eastern Christian Manuscripts: written texts from the world of Eastern Christianity, including works in Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Greek, Coptic, and others. - Printed books and art

Historical museum featuring an authentic 19th-century prairie settler village with genuine historical artifacts. Also features a period train exhibit with a 1930s replica station house, period cabins and church, and town buildings.

Services: - Group tours provided - School educational tours and research assistance - Traveling exhibits - Private research library - Gift Shop - Speakers Bureau - Itasca Heritage Center - Private research, library, museum, gift shop - not publicly funded

- Depicts the early settlement of the county. Pioneer School was built in 1912 and moved to the grounds in 1968 - Ojibwe items pre-1920's

- Collection of modern and contemporary visual art, which grows each year through new acquisitions and includes more than 11,000 works. Spans a range of media that includes painting, sculpture, film, video, photography, and works on paper. - Provides information about exhibitions, activities, and programs

Collects, preserves, and shares the history of Carlton County. Maintains artifacts, documents, maps, and photographs.

Preserves and displays books, maps, newspapers, pictures, and other objects from Polk County

- Education department with classes for children, families, and adults; outreach programs and evening classes; computer classes; field trips throughout the world - Guided tour program for parties of 15 or more - Hands-on exhibits and galleries - Museum exhibits in paleontology, biology, technology, geography, physics, anthropology, and the environment; traveling exhibits every 4 months - Performances augmenting science exhibits - Self touring with special help for persons with disabilities - Special group arrangements for visits, meetings, and conventions with use of space provided where possible - Volunteer opportunities as exhibit interpreters and demonstrators (full training program), clerical, etc. - William L. McKnight 3M Convertible IMAX Dome Omnitheater with films shown on a 90-foot screen from floor to overhead and on all sides of the audience

Museum and cultural center focused upon the history and culture of Swedish Americans in the upper Midwest.

- Artifact collections - Community Gardens: Traditional and raised beds available for rental - Educational Programming: Lectures, stories from local historians and workshops for adults - Exhibits - Historic Properties: Dee Log Cabin, George Stoppel Farmstead, Hadley Valley Schoolhouse, Mayowood (including tours) and Ralph Stoppel Farmstead - Wilson Wicklund Research Center: Available for anyone researching local and county history topics including genealogy and family history, agricultural and family farms, businesses, architectural and house histories, and more

Collects and maintains the material history of the county for the benefit of its residents and visitors.

Historial society and museum for Lac qui Parle County

- Recreational, educational program - Costumed guides in furnished homes explain lives and problems of the pioneer, 19th century crafts demonstrated with hands-on activities - Food - Gift shop with handcrafted items

Fond Du Lac reservation offers a cultural center and a museum filled with collections of artifacts, Ojibwe clothing, crafts, hand-made baskets, birch bark canoes, cradleboards, and moose-hide drums.

Grant County history and genealogical research Materials available include Grant County newspapers (obituaries and marriages are indexed), census records, plat books, naturalization index, books of historical nature, files of newspaper clippings, Lutheran church records

- The Benton County History Museum has available for research a number of sources of information for those wishing to research family history - Other holdings include census on microfilm, both Federal and state, Benton County Veterans Census, Benton County Naturalization Records - Newspapers dating back to 1851 - Museum display area

Historic sites in the Twin Cities Metro area: - Alexander Ramsey House: 265 South Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, 651-296-8760 - Folsom House: 272 West Government Street, Taylors Falls, MN 55084, 651-465-3125 - Historic Fort Snelling: 200 Tower Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55111, 612-726-1171 - James J Hill House: 240 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102, 651-297-2555 - Mill City Museum: 704 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401, 612-341-7582 - Minnehaha Depot: Minnehaha Parkway on Hiawatha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 651-228-0263 - Minnesota State Capitol: 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55101, 651-296-2881 - Oliver H. Kelley Farm: 15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River, MN 55330, 763-441-6896 - Sibley House Historic Site: 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway (Highway 13), Mendota, MN 55120, 651-452-1596 Historic sites in Greater Minnesota: - Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site: 1620 Lindbergh Drive South, Little Falls, MN 56345, 320-616-5421 - Comstock House: 506 Eighth Street South, Moorhead, MN 56560, 218-291-4211 - Forest History Center: 2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, 218-327-4482 - Fort Ridgely: 72404 County Road 30, Fairfax, MN 55332, 507-426-7888 - Harkin Store: 66250 County Road 21, New Ulm, MN 56073, 507-354-8666 - Historic Forestville: 21899 County Road 118, Preston, MN 55965, 507-765-2785 - Jeffers Petroglyphs: 27160 County Road 2, Comfrey, MN 56019, 507-628-5591 - Lac qui Parle Mission: Junction of Chippewa County Highway 13 and County Road 32, Montevideo, MN 56265, 320-269-7636 - Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post: 43411 Oodena Drive, Onamia, MN 56359, 320-532-3632 - North West Company Fur Post: 12551 Voyageur Lane, Pine City, MN 55063, 320-629-6356 - Split Rock Lighthouse: 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Road, Two Harbors, MN 55616, 218-226-6372 - W.W. Mayo House: 118 North Main Street, Le Sueur, MN 56058, 507-665-3250

- Lawshe Memorial Museum houses a research center library of county and regional histories, books, documents, maps, genealogical collections, online databases, oral history tapes, and related items. County newspapers going back to 1857 are microfilmed and readers are available to examine them. On file are hundreds of photographs, articles, and clippings. Copying services offered in research center. - Museum display area has historical exhibits including a mural that is over 80 feet long which depicts scenes from around the county - Special events and educational programming offered on periodic basis - Gift shop has books, prints, and souvenirs for sale - LeDuc Historic Estate provides guided tours, history events, and programs - Sibley Historic Site provides guided tours, history events, and programs - Sites can be rented for events

Judy Garland birthplace historic house opens as a museum. In the museum there is the Unique "Faith Wick Fairyland" doll exhibit, you can also adopt a Munchikin, Children's Discovery Museum, there are Limited Edition Three-Piece Commemorative Envelpe Set with 2006 Judy Garland Stamps, and much more.

- Lawshe Memorial Museum houses a research center library of county and regional histories, books, documents, maps, genealogical collections, online databases, oral history tapes, and related items. County newspapers going back to 1857 are microfilmed and readers are available to examine them. On file are hundreds of photographs, articles, and clippings. Copying services offered in research center. - Museum display area has historical exhibits including a mural that is over 80 feet long which depicts scenes from around the county - Special events and educational programming offered on periodic basis - Gift shop has books, prints, and souvenirs for sale - LeDuc Historic Estate provides guided tours, history events, and programs - Sibley Historic Site provides guided tours, history events, and programs - Sites can be rented for events

- Assistance with family research - Education - County history exhibits - Historic preservation - Information center about the county - Public presentations