The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is offering free admission to all of its historic sites and museums on Saturday, June 28th, 2025!
Why? June 28th is “MNHS Summer Free Admission Day.”
There are 26 historic locations that are part of the Minnesota Historical Society. Some are free, but many do charge admission. Here are some places that usually charge admission but will be FREE on June 28th:
METRO
- James J. Hill House, St. Paul
– Free Train Day - Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul
– Hosting Big Red Wagon food truck - Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
– The Flour Tower elevator show will not be available.
– See a flour dust explosion and learn the story behind the deadly – Washburn A Mill explosion of 1878.
– Make-it, take-it activities - Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
- Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
GREATER MINNESOTA
- Charles Lindbergh House and Museum, Little Falls
- Comstock House, Moorhead
- Folsom House, Taylors Falls
- Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
- Historic Forestville, Preston
– Guided tours will be first come-first-serve due to limited capacity.
– Ticketed Natural Dye Demonstration
– Ticketed Yoga in the Meadow - Jeffers Petroglyphs, Comfrey
– Free Author event - Lower Sioux Agency, Morton
- Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Onamia
– Ticketed Ojibwe Moccasin Workshop - Sibley Historic Site, Mendota
- Snake River Fur Post, Pine City
- Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
- W.W. Mayo House, Le Sueur
There are four days each program year that the MNHS offers free admission. This is one of four for this program year.
Free admission dates for the 2025 – 2026 season:
June 28, 2025
Sept 20, 2025
Jan 10, 2026
April 25, 2026
Note that not all standard programming and tours will be available during these free days.
Other ways to save on admission here
The Minnesota History Center is FREE on Thursday nights.
Minnesota 6th Graders can get a FREE 6th Grade Minnesota History Pass to use for free admission to Minnesota Historical Society sites and museums.
If you are a Bank of America cardholder, you may qualify for free admission the first full weekend of each month through their Museums on Us program.
The Minnesota History Center – and all the Minnesota Historical Society sites – offer discounted admission for limited income families through their limited income program. Admission is $4.
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