Mill City Museum

Minneapolis


The building is indeed a former mill, and highlights include a ride inside an eight-story grain elevator (the 'Flour Tower'), Betty Crocker exhibits and a baking lab. It's not terribly exciting unless you're really into milling history, though the mill ruins in back are an atmospheric sight. A foodie-favorite farmers market takes place in the attached train shed on Saturday mornings May through September.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Minneapolis attractions

1. Endless Bridge

0.1 MILES

Head inside the cobalt-blue Guthrie Theater and make your way up the escalator to the Endless Bridge, a far-out cantilevered walkway overlooking the…

2. Gold Medal Park

0.2 MILES

Locals stroll in this spot that spreads next to the Guthrie Theater. The mound and spiral walkway at the center were inspired by ancient Native American…

3. Water Power Park

0.28 MILES

Walk down from Main St SE to this park jutting into the Mississippi River and feel its frothy spray. Quiet benches, skyline views and the chance to see…

4. Mary Tyler Moore Statue

0.76 MILES

The late, great Mary Tyler Moore (of '70s TV fame) put Minneapolis on the pop-culture map. The spot, at the corner of 7th St S and Nicollet Mall, where…

5. Weisman Art Museum

1.06 MILES

The Weisman, which occupies a swooping silver structure by architect Frank Gehry, is a university (and city) highlight. The airy main galleries hold cool…

6. University of Minnesota

1.2 MILES

This is one of the USA's largest campuses, with some 50,000 students. Most of the campus is in the East Bank neighborhood. Washington Ave SE and Oak St SE…

7. Minneapolis Institute of Art

1.62 MILES

This museum is a huge trove housing a veritable history of art. The modern and contemporary collections will astonish, while the Asian galleries (2nd…

8. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

1.67 MILES

This 19-acre green space, studded with contemporary works such as the oft-photographed Spoonbridge & Cherry by Claes Oldenburg, sits beside the Walker Art…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "usa/great-lakes/minneapolis/attractions/mill-city-museum/a/poi-sig/381089/361943",
      "destination": "Minneapolis",
      "continent": "North-America",
      "country": "USA",
      "region": "Minnesota",
      "city": "Minneapolis",
      "position": "superzone"
    }