Historic Fort Snelling

National Historic Landmark

Mailing Address:
200 Tower Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55111
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Contact

(612)-726-1171

Admission

$11 Adults · $9 Seniors
$9 College Students
$6 Children ages 6-17
Free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.

Hours

Mem. Day - Labor Day:
Tues - Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Sun 12 - 5 pm
Sept & Oct:
Sat. 10 am - 5 pm
*Open Memorial Day, July 4 & Labor Day 10 am - 5 pm

Hours and fees subject to change.

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Parade Ground

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Tour Historic Fort Snelling

1 Gate and Guardhouse
2 Soldiers' Gardens
3 Schoolhouse
4 Round Tower
5 Sutler Store
6 Married Quarters
7 Squad Room
8 Parade Ground
9 Wood Barracks
10 Commanding Officers' Quarters
11 Half-Moon Battery
12 Officers' Quarters
13 Dred Scott's Quarters
14 Shops
15 Hospital

Also of Interest
16 North Battery
17 Gun Shed
18 Powder Magazine
19 Well
20 Officers' Latrines
21 Commissary
22 South Battery

Not Pictured
Visitors Center and Gift Shop
Sibley House Historic Site (Nearby)
Parade Ground

The fort’s assembly area where military drills and ceremonies took place during the 1800s. Even today, some military units hold ceremonies on this historic spot. See the fort’s morning parade, infantry and cannon drills and retreat ceremony.

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