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E American Swedish Kellogg Boulevard and St. Peter E Minnesota History Center
Institute Street. The popular Minnesota 345 Kellogg Blvd W. Tel (800) 657-
2600 Park Ave. Tel (612) 871-4907. Public Radio program A Prairie 3773. Open 10am–5pm Mon (public
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (until 8pm Home Companion is recorded hols only), 10am–8pm Tue, 10am–
Wed). Closed public hols. & 7 live on many Saturdays at the 5pm Wed–Sat, noon–5pm Sun.
∑ asimn.org Fitzgerald Theater, a beautifully Closed most public hols (except
Housed in a grand 1907 restored 1910 vaudeville and when on Mon). & 7
mansion that resembles a movie palace at Exchange and ∑ minnesotahistorycenter.org
castle, this institute chronicles Wabasha Streets. The city also A treasure trove of interactive
the contri butions of Swedish- hosts the annual Minnesota exhibits that chronicles the state’s
Americans to the state’s history State Fair. 19th century history is housed in
and culture. Guided tours of this interesting granite and lime-
the house, built by Swedish P Minnesota State Capitol stone building. Exhibits such
newspaper publisher Swan 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. as a huge boxcar, giant grain
Turnblad, allow visitors to P (651) 296-2881. Open elevator, lifelike meat-packing
view his collection of Swedish- 8:30am– 5pm Mon–Fri, plant, and a replica of
American kakelugnar (porcelain 10am–3pm Sat, 1–4pm a 1930s dairy farm help
tile stoves), wood carvings, Sun. Closed most public visitors relive history
textiles, and immigration arti- holidays. 7 from the point of
facts. The Nelson Cultural Center Designed by Cass The sculpture Progress of the view of a farmer or
was added to the museum Gilbert, architect of State, Minnesota State Capitol factory worker.
in 2012. the US Supreme Special exhibits are
Court (see p203), this monumental often introduced and include
Exploring St. Paul domed Beaux Arts, has been pop culture themes. The state’s
Founded in 1841 on the site of undergoing a massive restor ation past and present is showcased in
Pig’s Eye, the notorious French- project and will be open for the show, Then Now Wow.
Canadian trading post, St. Paul public tours in 2017.
flourished as the busiest river P Union Depot
port on the Upper Mississippi. P City Hall & Courthouse 214 4th St E. Tel (651) 202-2700.
By the late 19th century, the 15 W Kellogg Blvd. Tel (651) 266-8500. Open daily. 8 7 ∑ union
new state capital had emerged Open 8am–4:30pm Mon–Fri. 7 depot.org
as a railroad hub, powered This Art Deco masterpiece, Built in 1881, the depot re-opened
by the completion of the pains takingly restored from after a major renovation in
railroad between St. Paul and 1990 to 1993, is built of Indiana 2014 as the Twin Cities’ hub for
Seattle in 1893. The stately lime stone and black Wisconsin public transit (Greyhound bus,
Romanesque, Queen Anne, granite. No detail was spared in Amtrak trains, and the regional
and Jacobean mansions along the building’s construction, with light rail that connects Minneapolis
Summit Avenue date from every light fixture, elevator door, and St. Paul). The architectural
those prosperous days. Down- railing, mailbox, door handle, gem, on 33 acres (13 ha) near
town centers on the Art Deco and lock specially crafted in the the Mississippi River, is open
City Hall and Court house on ornate style of Art Deco. for guided tours.

St. Paul
Capitol/Rice St
1 Minnesota State Capitol U NI V E RSIT Y AV ENU E 35
2 City Hall & Courthouse A U RO R A AVE Minnesota State ROBERT ST
Capitol
3 Minnesota History Center C O N S T ITUTION AVE Robert St
MARI ON ST COLUMBUS AVE E 12T H S T E 1 0 TH ST REET 94
4 Union Depot RICE STREET
E 8TH STREET
S T ANTH ON Y AV E J O HN I R E LA N D BLV D 94 3 E 9TH STREET 5
0 meters 500 94 W 1 2 T H S T R E E T 10th Street E 7TH ST
MINNEAPOLIS W 11TH ST
0 yards 500 5 miles (9 km) W 10TH ST History Theater E 6T H ST WALL ST
Minnesota EXCHANGE ST Fitzgerald JA CKS O N S T RE E T
Theater
MARSHALL AVE History Center WA B ASH A ST R O B ER T S T SIBLEY ST
Cathedral of M AIN S T Park Square C E DA R
St. Paul Theatre M IN N ES OTA ST E 4TH STREET Union
W 7TH STREET
SELBY AVENUE W 6TH ST ST Depot
35 W KELLO G G B O U L E VA R D Landmark W 5TH ST E KELLOGG BOULEVARD
Central
S UM MI T AV E N U E James J. Hill Ordway Center M AR K ET ST 2 N D S TRE E T
House
S H EPA RD R O A D
Center
5
City Hall
ST PETER ST
Minneapolis – St Paul & Courthouse Mi s s is si pp i R iver
International Airport
8 miles (14 km)
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