Historic Fort Snelling
Address:
200 Tower Avenue
Fort Snelling History Center, St. Paul MN 55111
Admission: $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.
Phone: 612-726-1171
Email:
ftsnelling@mnhs.org
Website: http://www.historicfortsnelling.org
Overlooking the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, Fort Snelling was once the furthest outpost of the United States government in the 1820s. Today, it helps to tell the story of Minnesota from 1820 until the fort closed in 1946. Stop in Visitor Center to see exhibits on World War II history. Then visit the restored historic fort and step back in time to the early 1800s. Costumed interpreters share the fort's story through conversation, demonstrations and in-depth programs. Learn about the area's native peoples and the skills of the soldiers, settlers, traders and servants through demonstrations of cooking, laundry, marching, blacksmithing and more.
