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653 Family Lofts
- 653 Galtier Street -
The structure that is now 653 Family Lofts was built in 1910 and expanded in 1917. Designed by Mark Fitzpatrick, the three-story buff brick factory building was the…
Charles James Home
419 Sherburne Avenue is the Charles James home. The three-story home, with its corner bay windows, is missing its original front porch and much of a second floor balcony, so it looks much differently…
Minnesota Transportation Museum
(Jackson Street Roundhouse)
- Jackson Street and Pennsylvania Avenue -
The roundhouse dates from 1907. It is the second roundhouse in that area. The first was built in 1882, just to the west of…
Saint Paul Foundry
(Within Great Northern Business Park North)
Walk around some of St. Paul's historic buildings and look for metal base plates, which often bear the name of the St. Paul Foundry. The foundry was…
The Lowry Building
350 St. Peter Street // St. Paul, MN 55012
Built by Thomas Lowry in 1911 as the Lowry Medical Arts Building, The Lowry is one of the loveliest buildings in downtown, built to fit in with the…
Forepaugh's
276 South Exchange Street // Saint Paul, MN 55102
Forepaugh's is the former residence of Saint Paul pioneer Joseph Lybrandt Forepaugh, who built this elegant Victorian house in 1870 and was once…
The Saint Paul Hotel
350 Market Street // St. Paul, MN 55102
The Saint Paul Hotel, members of Historic Hotel of America and rated four diamonds by AAA, is Minnesota's landmark hotel for business and leisure.
Best Western Bandana Square
1010 Bandana Boulevard West // Saint Paul, MN 55108
Built inside an historic train repair shop in 1891, the Best Western Bandana Square has all the 21st century conveniences along with real train…
Ramsey County Court House/Saint Paul City Hall
15 West Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 250 // Saint Paul, MN 55102
Ramsey County Court House, and historic Art Deco building built in 1923, features woods, marbles, Art Deco, courtrooms, 38-foot Vision…
Hamm Building
Park Square Theatre:
20 West 7th Place // Saint Paul, MN 55102
Located in the historic Hamm Building, Park Square Theatre, a dynamic professional company, produces a perfect balance of familiar…
Minnesota State Capitol Historic Site
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard // Saint Paul, MN 55155
The restored Senate, House and Court cambers and other public spaces are included on a guided tour of this architectural…
Minnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Boulevard West // Saint Paul, MN 55102
The Minnesota History Center is home to an innovative museum with ever-changing exhibits and a modern library.
Landmark Center
Landmark Center, once the Federal Courts Building and Post Office and now a vibrant cultural center, offers some of the Twin Cities' most gorgeous architecture, and is open daily to the public with…
James J. Hill House
240 Summit Avenue // Saint Paul, MN 55102
Take a 75-minute guided tour of the National Historic Register home of railroad baron.
Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life
2097 Larpenteur Avenue // Falcon Heights, MN 55113
Costumed guides tell the true story of the pioneer Gibbs family and their Dakotah Indian friends. Explore the museum's Sodhouse, farmhouse,…
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Drive // Saint Paul, MN 55103
For over 100 years, Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory has charmed, educated, and entertained millions while fostering an appreciation of the…
Alexander Ramsey House
- 265 South Exchange Street // Saint Paul, MN 55102 -
Take a trip back in time to the 19th century and visit one of the best-preserved Victorian houses in the country; this was the home of…
Payne Avenue: An Introduction
Set on the hills overlooking downtown St. Paul and the Mississippi River, the East Side has always been separated from the rest of the city, first by the marshy ground of the Trout Brook and Phalen…
West End: An Introduction
Saint Paul’s West End is Minnesota’s first urban neighborhood. With West 7th/Fort Road as its spine, it extends from Seven Corners near downtown to the overlook on the east bank of the Mississippi…
West Side: An Introduction
The West Side of St. Paul originally got it's name not from the fact that it sits west of St. Paul, but because at this point of the river, the Mississippi bends from its north-south bearing, to an…