Washburn A Mill Tour

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Washburn A Mill Tour
Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN

Dates: April 6, 2013, April 20, 2013, May 4, 2013, May 18, 2013, June 8, 2013, June 22, 2013, July 6, 2013, July 21, 2013, Aug. 11, 2013, Sept. 1, 2013, Oct. 5, 2013, Oct. 19, 2013, Nov. 2, 2013, Nov. 16, 2013, Dec. 14, 2013, Dec. 28, 2013
Time: 1 p.m.
Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online

Take an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take visitors into the building’s many nooks and crannies, highlighting the lives of the men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years and the many changes to the building over time.

This is the only opportunity for a guided tour through the entire museum building and the only chance to see some of its non-public spaces. The tour includes admission to the museum gallery, Baking Lab, Water Lab and Flour Tower show.

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Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Tour includes museum admission.
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555 or register online

Location

Mill City Museum
704 South 2nd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Directions/Transportation/Parking

Directions
Mill City Museum is located in downtown Minneapolis on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just north of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, near the corner of Park Avenue and 2nd Street.

Look for the Gold Medal Flour sign. The museum is right next door.

Public Transportation
Via Light Rail: Park and Ride from Ft. Snelling. 18 minutes to Downtown East/Metrodome Station. Walk west 1/2 block to Park Avenue, north on Park Avenue 4 short blocks.

Driving
From the South: Take I-35W north to the 3rd Street/University Avenue exit #17C. Follow sign for West Bank. Turn left onto Washington Avenue. Turn right onto Park Avenue. Mill City Museum will be directly ahead to the right.

From the North: From the North: Take I-35W south to the Washington Avenue exit #17C. Turn right onto Washington Avenue. Turn right onto Park Avenue. Mill City Museum will be directly ahead to the right.

From the North West: Take I-94 east to the 4th Street North exit #230. Follow 4th Street to Park Avenue and turn left, cross Washington Avenue, Mill City Museum will be directly ahead to the right.

From the West: Take I-394 east to the Washington Avenue exit #9C. Turn right on Washington to Park Avenue. Turn left on Park Avenue. Mill City Museum will be directly ahead to the right.

From the East: Take I-94 west to the 5th street exit #234B. Go right on 11th Avenue, cross Washington and take the first left turn onto South Second Street. The museum will be on your right.

Parking Information
Mill City Museum does not have its own parking lot or ramp. However there are many parking options available.

Mill Quarter Ramp is located at 711 South Second Street. The fully automated ramp accepts cash and credit cards for daily parking. Parking fees start at $6. Fees increase during Vikings games and Guthrie Theater performances.

There is a surface parking lot directly across from our main entrance on 2nd street. Parking fees start at $5. Fees increase during Vikings games and Guthrie Theater performances. Cash or Check only in self-service drop box.

There are a limited number of city parking meters outside our main entrance on 2nd street and on the surrounding blocks ($1.00 per hour, 2 hour limit).

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Minnesota Historical Society

For more information

http://events.mnhs.org/calendar/Results.cfm?EventID=5534