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Glensheen Mansion

Glensheen Mansion is a museum in Duluth, MN, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

3300 London Rd. · Duluth, MN

Why you should go…

Glensheen is a 20,000-square-foot mansion built between 1905 and 1908 as the Lake Superior estate of the Congdon family. Now managed by the University of Minnesota Duluth, the 39-room house sits on 12 acres of waterfront and has offered public tours, including small-group access to its third floor and attic, since 1979.

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  • #house museum
  • #duluth
  • #lake superior
  • #guided tour

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