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Judy Garland Museum, Grand Rapids, MN
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Judy Garland Museum

Judy Garland Museum is a museum in Grand Rapids, MN, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: under $25.

2727 S Pokegama Ave · Grand Rapids, MN

Why you should go…

Opened in 1975 as one of the first celebrity museums in the United States, this Grand Rapids museum sits on two acres around Judy Garland's restored 1920s birthplace home. Exhibits cover her life with personal items, a Dorothy Gale test dress and an original carriage from The Wizard of Oz. The interactive Children's Discovery Museum shares the site. The original ruby slippers have not been on display here since 2005.

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  • #birthplace home
  • #film history

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