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1877 Peterson Station Museum and Visitor Center
Peterson

Nearly 100 years after Peterson Station opened to serve SE MN Railroad customers, it welcomed the public again in 1974--this time as a museum, geneology center, and visitors center.

Phone
507-875-2235
Website
petersonmn.com
Fillmore County History Center
Fountain
Phone
507-268-4449
Website
fillmorecountyhistory.wordpress.com
Harmony Area Historical Society
15 2nd St. NW
Harmony
Website
www.exploreharmony.com
Harmony Visitor Center / Harmony Historical Society
Harmony

View our Karst display and displays from Harmony’s history. Self-guided historic tour of Harmony starts at the Visitor Center. 15 2nd Street NW.

Phone
507-886-2469
Website
www.exploreharmony.com
Historic Forestville
Preston

Explore the choices and changes that faced the inhabitants of this area — from ancient peoples to today’s residents. Round out the visit with a game of croquet or horseshoes on the lawn.

Phone
507-765-2785
Website
www.mnhs.org/forestville
Houston Area Museum
109 West Maple Street,
Houston
Directions
Phone
507 459-2143
Website
houstonareamuseum.org
Facebook
Houston County Historical Society
104 History Lane,
La Crescent
Directions

Located by the Houston County Fairgrounds in Caledonia, Minnesota, the Society maintains exhibits in the Main Museum, the Sheldon Presbyterian Church, Flatten-Swenson Pioneer Home, the Mayville Town Hall, the Daley School, and the Ag Machinery Building, that are open during the Society’s business hours and by appointment.

Phone
507 725-3884
Website
houstoncountyhistoricalsociety.org
La Crescent Historical Society
328 South Third St.,
La Crescent
Directions

Our museum spaces are usually open on posted days and hours between Memorial Day and Labor Day and also during Applefest. We are staffed entirely by volunteers. Please call or email to request a group tour or if you need individualized assistance with local or family research.

Phone
507 895-1857
Website
lacrescenthistory.org
Lanesboro Historical Museum
105 Parkway Ave S,
Lanesboro
Directions

Experience the culture and values of Lanesboro's people. Three floors of history, an interactive phone booth and activities for kids.

Phone
507-467-2177
Website
lanesboro-mn.gov/lanesboro-museum
Facebook
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
3603 236th Ave.
Burr Oak

Visit the only childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder that remains on its original site. Daily tours of the hotel where the Ingalls lived and worked in 1876. No tours offered the last hour of each day. Amission charged.

Phone
563-735-5916
Website
www.lauraingallswilder.us
Rushford Historic Depot Museum
Rushford

Displays of memorable artifacts and surrounded by landmark buildings, visit the Depot Museum to explore the past and learn how our community got its start.

Phone
507-864-7560
Whalan Museum
Whalan

A visit to the museum will take you back in time when Whalan was a bustling railroad community and home to many Norwegian immigrents. Sat & Sunday and by appointment

Phone
507-467-2344
Website
www.whalanmuseum.com

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