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Gangster Tours
Imagine that you're living in St. Paul's tumultuous era of prohibition and gangsters. Our Gangster Tours are enhanced by costumed guides who adopt the personae of the infamous gangsters who resided in St. Paul during the 1930s and whose path took them (perhaps unwillingly) into the Federal Court House (now Landmark Center). Guides tell of their "lives as gangsters" and how the criminal justice system functioned during that era. Told with humor, accuracy and liveliness, these tours
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June's featured site: LANDMARK CENTER
Upcoming Events
Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Emperor Franz Josef with an elegant and enchanting evening on Saturday, June 12! Tickets include
three dance floors, an extravegant Viennese cuisine, music by Minnesota Boychoir, Kantorei Choir, and Voices of Vienna, as well as entertainment provided by SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Developement and the Saint Paul City Ballet. Tickets are $150 per person, reservations required. Check out their website at www.emperorsball.org.
Ongoing Exhibitions and Offerings
The Schubert Club Musical Instrument Museum featuring historic instruments from bygone musical eras. Open Monday - Friday, 11 am - 3 pm, and Sundays 1 - 5 pm. Info line: 651/292-3267
Ramsey County Historical Society
Henry P. Bosse's Views of the Upper Mississippi
The RCHS Galleries (North Lobby) are open during building hours.
SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development
Productions in the F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium.
Tickets and Info: 651/225-9265
Landmark Center Archive Gallery, Lower Level of Landmark Center: 150 Years of Postal Service in Saint Paul -- photos, memorabilia and more. Open during building hours.
Hours
Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm
Thursdays until 8 pm
Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm
Sundays from 12 pm to 5 pm
Free Public Tours - No Reservation Required
No reservations are necessary for our free public tours on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. and Sundays at 12:00 p.m. Meet at the Information Desk just inside the Fifth Street entrance. Tours focus on the building's history, architecture, restoration, preservation, and famous and infamous personages.
Group Tours - General
General tours for groups of 10 or more typically begin at the Information Desk and focus on the building's history, architecture, restoration, preservation, and famous and infamous personages. They include all public areas (as available). Groups may be seated in a courtroom or other space during part of the tour, depending on group size and interest. Please arrange two weeks in advance through the tour office. There is a charge of $25 per tour guide for all evening tours scheduled after 5:00 pm.
Education, School and Specialty Tours
These tours are conducted by our guides for groups of 10 or more. We welcome school groups of Grade 4 or higher, but do not recommend tours for earlier grades. Many of our guides are retired educators or historians who can tailor the tour to the group's topic of interest. These topics may include architecture, history, antiquities, the judicial system, famous criminal trials and jurists. Please arrange at least two weeks in advance through the tour office.
educate about the life and times of people like "Ma" Barker, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, John Dillinger and his moll, Evelyn Freschette, and more. Many of them were held in our third floor Detention Room, tried in Courtroom 317, or faced down J. Edgar Hoover's G-men on the front steps.
Call for more information!
Guided Tour Information
Telephone inquiries: (651) 292-3230
E-mail inquiries: dlewis@landmarkcenter.org
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Discover an 1820s military outpost once the focus of a small settlement but now at the center of Minnesota's Twin Cities metropolitan area.
A full living history program with costumed guides is presented daily during the summer, and on weekends in May, September and October. In addition, on Mondays and Tuesdays in the summer enjoy a variety of tours guided by the fort's expert staff.
This restored stone fortress opens its gates to welcome you to frontier life. Imagine that the year is 1827, and as costumed guides greet you, that you've just arrived via steamboat up the Mississippi River.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the past. Hear musket fire, the cannon's roar and the fife's shrill tunes. Take part in the fort's everyday life. Shoulder a musket, mend clothes, smell the stew, scrape a hide or sing along with the soldiers.
Take tea with Mrs. Snelling or sample the soldiers' bread ration. Swing a hammer in the blacksmith shop or barter with the sutler - but remember that his store is the only one for miles around!
The Fort's costumed guides demonstrate crafts, present historical skits and practice military drill and weapons firings. Join them in 1827 or explore other areas of the site's long history in the exhibits.
Hours: Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays noon to 5 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day
Guided tours: Monday and Tuesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Living History: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Phone: 612-726-1171
Admission: $8 adults, $7 senior citizens, and $4 children ages 6-12. Free for children under age 6 and MHS members. Different fees may apply for special events.
Contact Us:
Phone: 612-726-1171
Historic Fort Snelling
Fort Snelling History Center
200 Tower Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55111
E-mail:,ftsnelling@mnhs.org
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August
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September-December
Check back for featured sites later this year!
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