ATTRACTIONS
Amusements
Grand Champions Mini Golf
108 Highway 14 • Mankato, MN 56001
507-386-0001
This miniature golf course features a three course majestic miniature golf range, and also offers several batting cages. map
Historic Homes & Buildings
Judge Lorin P. Cray Museum (circa 1898)
603 Second Street • Mankato, MN 56001
507-345-4629
This impressive Queen Anne style mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and features majestic towers, a side balcony, garland designed porch trim and columns, and stained, etched, and beveled glass windows; most of the original features of the house remain intact. mapOur Lady of Good Counsel Chapel (circa 1924)
170 Good Counsel Drive • Mankato, MN 56001
507-389-4200
This Romanesque-style chapel features a towering steeple, German stained glass windows, Italian marble altars, and ceramic floors from Mettlach, Germany; other highlights include an oil painting of the Stations of the Cross from Munich, and the historic one hundred seven year old William Johnson Organ, which has been restored to its full grandeur of sound. mapR.D. Hubbard House (circa 1871)
606 Broad Street • Mankato, MN 56001
507-345-5566
This French Second Empire home was the residence of R.D. Hubbard, a prominent Mankato businessman who founded Hubbard Milling, the producer of "Mother Hubbard" flour; the house features turn-of-the-century furnishings, and the grounds contain the award-winning Palmer Centennial Gardens, while the Carriage House showcases a variety of carriages and other antique vehicles. map
Museums & Galleries
Blue Earth County Historical Society
415 Cherry Street • Mankato, MN 56001
507-345-5566
This historical society preserves and exhibits hundreds of artifacts that serve to highlight the history, settlement, development and culture of Blue Earth County and Mankato; the archives feature an indexed library of historical data, papers, files, photographs, and books. more... mapCarnegie Art Center and Library
120 Broad Street • Mankato, MN 56001
507-625-2730
This exhibition gallery displays the works of regional artists, with exhibits changing monthly; the gift shop sells works by local and regional artists, and the library is the Carnegie Library written about in the Maud Hart Lovelace books. mapGuns of the Pioneers Old West Gun Museum
300 Belgrade Avenue • Mankato, MN 56001
507-344-4440
This "Old West" gun museum, gift shop, and gun shop features firearms of the outlaws, lawmen, and settlers of the region. more... mapMaud Hart Lovelace Collection
100 Main Street • Mankato, MN 56001
507-387-1856
This gallery features many items of memorabilia and interest that have to do with the author of the Betsy/Tacy children's books, including a large mural, original drawings, an autographed collection, and a slide-tape presentation. more... map
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