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Historic Fort Snelling

Historic Fort Snelling is an attraction in St. Paul, MN, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: under $25. Open seasonally, roughly Memorial Day–Oct; check current days and hours.

200 Tower Ave, St. Paul, MN 55111 · St. Paul, MN

Why you should go…

Set on the bluff where the Minnesota River meets the Mississippi, Bdote, a sacred place to the Dakota, this 1820s stone fort layers many histories: frontier military life and the fur trade, the story of Dred and Harriet Scott, who were enslaved here before their landmark freedom suit, and the painful aftermath of the U.S.–Dakota War. Costumed interpreters, cannon and craft demonstrations, and a modern visitor center bring it into focus. A National Historic Landmark since 1960.

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