Museums
HistoricHistoric Mayowood
Under $25One-hour guided tours of the 38-room 1910 mansion Dr. Charles H. Mayo built outside Rochester, furnished with original family pieces and run by the county history center.
MuseumsHistory BuffLocal Gem
History Center of Olmsted County
History Center of Olmsted County is a museum in Rochester, MN, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: under $25.
1195 County Road 22 SW · Rochester, MN
Why you should go…
The History Center of Olmsted County preserves and exhibits the history of Rochester and surrounding Olmsted County, Minnesota, through museum galleries, a research library, and archives. Exhibits trace the area's settlement, agriculture, and the growth of Rochester alongside the Mayo Clinic.
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