Mill City Museum - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mill City Museum - Minneapolis, Minnesota

The museum takes you on a trip through the time when Minneapolis was growing due to them being the flour milling capital.  Because of it’s domination of the milling process it was known as "Mill City."  Mill City Museum is the latest addition to the Minnesota Historical Society’s network of museums and historic sites.

The museum is claimed to be the best smelling museum in the world and that’s probably true, who can resist the smell of fresh baked bread?  Built within the ruins of a National Historic Landmark — the Washburn A Mill — the museum provides a multi-sensory, interactive journey. The story of flour milling — and its impact on Minneapolis, the nation and the world — comes to life through the eight-story Flour Tower and other hands-on exhibits.

Location: 704 South Second St., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Directions: Located in downtown Minneapolis on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just north of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, near the corner of Portland Avenue and 2nd Street. Look for the Gold Medal Flour sign. The museum is right next door.

Phone: 612-341-7555

Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17. Free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays (open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays); noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

The museum is totally handicap accessible.