Tours & Events
Do you love to know the inside scoop? The stories told if these walls could talk? Book a private tour of a historical location, or a behind the scenes tour of a Mall, Museum, or Theatre. Check our Events calendar for hosted public events that are happening near you!
Owatonna CVB / Visit Owatonna
Spend a full day with your group on the Step Back in Time tour. Your tour will feature the Orphanage Museum, Village of Yesteryear, Steele County History Center, and National Farmers’ Bank. Morning or afternoon coffee/snack and lunch is included in this complete package. One call (800.423.6466), one price ($37/person). CHOOSE TO EXPLORE Whether you…
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Great Lakes Aquarium
With a mission to engage and inspire, encouraging stewardship of wildlife and water, Great Lakes Aquarium welcomes visitors of all ages to explore. Our freshwater-focused Aquarium features animals from the Great Lakes basin as well as global freshwaters and even showcases two saltwater exhibit galleries. Great Lakes Aquarium is a community gathering space that supports a…
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COMPAS – Hands-On Creative Experiences
Creative Experiences for All Ages, Abilities & Communities. Our work takes place in: elementary, middle, and high schools, older adult communities (55+) community centers, recreation spaces, and festivals, libraries & museums, social service environments, healthcare & wellness settings, justice-involved programs, almost anywhere else people congregate Led by Professional Teaching Artists. COMPAS programs are led by professional Teaching…
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Mess Hall Arts
At Mess Hall Arts, we specialize in the kind of art you don’t want to do at home—and that’s exactly why it’s so much fun here. Think big, bold, beautiful messes: splattering, pouring, smearing, rolling, scraping, piping, finger painting… you name it, we embrace it. If it gets paint on your hands and sparks your…
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Doubletree Leatherworks
Doubletree Leatherworks is a full time leather shop, passionate about leathercraft and wants to teach you how to make a leather project that showcases your individual personality. We offer a variety of hands-on workshops that involve using specialized metal tools to stamp a design into leather, some projects will teach you how to hand sew, some…
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Riffin’ Griffin
Riffin' Griffin is a four-piece rock band for kids and families from Minneapolis, MN. Riffin’ Griffin is known for their energetic, audience engaging, participation-fueled live shows. Riffin’ Griffin has rocked schools, parks, libraries, hospitals, and even MPR’s Rock the Cradle. Riffin’ Griffin played 20 shows in Minnesota in the summer of 2025 with many more to come! Riffin' Griffin started…
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Split Rock Lighthouse
A visit to Minnesota’s most recognized landmark challenges students to learn about the history of Split Rock Light Station including why it was built, what technology was used, and what life was like for the keepers and their families. Students can climb the light house tower or see a replica of the lens up close…
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Oliver Kelley Farm
Experience the sights, smells, sounds, and activities of an 1860s family farm! Students will participate in essential farm work, meet a variety of farm animals, and help prepare foods like those that Minnesotans ate 150 years ago. Students will compare and contrast the lives of farm children from the past to their lives today through…
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Minnesota State Capitol
Explore the capitol’s history, art, and architecture on this 45 minute tour. Students visit the chambers where government decisions are made. Weather permitting, visit the quadriga (golden horses) on the roof of the capitol. Reservations are required for groups of 15 or more, and must be made two weeks in advance. The Minnesota State Capitol…
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Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post
All field trips include a tour of the Four Seasons Room, exhibit scavenger hunt, and interactive lessons on Native American games, sports, and communication. Cycles of the Seasons Tour the Four Seasons Room, with life-sized dioramas depicting traditional Ojibwe life and activities. Students learn about making maple sugar, harvesting bark, processing wild rice, and hunting…
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Mill City Museum
In the Baking Lab, learn how food production changed during the rise of the flour milling industry in Minneapolis and how those changes affect how we eat today. The Mississippi River and Owamniyomni (St. Anthony Falls) have many stories to tell about why people chose to move here, how people changed the river and the…
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Jeffers Petroglyphs
Programs incorporate history, anthropology, archaeology, and biology, connecting students with those who traveled our continent in ancient times. All field trips are outdoors and include a tour of the rock carvings, atlatl program, prairie walk, bison rub, and three sisters garden. During the tour, students are introduced to ancient rock carvings (petroglyphs) on site and…
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James J. Hill House
In a visit to the grand mansion of Great Northern Railway president James J. Hill, students will use critical thinking skills to discover how railroads transformed America at the turn of the 20th century. Guided tours highlight stories of Hill, his family, and their domestic employees to compare the past and present, as well as,…