About
Explore upstairs and downstairs life in Minnesota's Downton Abbey—a 36,000-square-foot mansion built for railroad titan James J. Hill.
Hours & Dates
Spring (May 22)
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:45pm
Summer (May 23 - September 6)
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Fall (September 7 - November 24)
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 4:45pm
- Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:45pm
Christmas Tours (November 25 - December 31)
- Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Sunday: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Rates
- Adult: $12.00
- Seniors (65+) Veterans Active military* College students: $10.00
- Children ages 5–17: $8.00
- Children age 4 and under: FREE
- MNHS members: FREE
- *Blue Star Families (Armed Forces Day - Labor Day): FREE
Art Gallery is FREE
More Information
Attraction Attributes
- Accessible to disabled
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Based on 497 reviews
The James J. Hill House is one of those hidden architectural treasures that one may miss unless they hear of it by word of mouth. It's just a house, right? Hardly. This amazing structure and...
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Dave-Bowman2016,
August 11, 2020
Closed inside due to COVID 19. History of structure and view was nice from street level. Hope it opens soon for visitors again
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Dan P,
June 18, 2020
Great job by Sophie our host. She gave us a great tour of the location, told us about the history and the family. If you have some time it is worth the stop. The house was way ahead of its time for...
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H1265YJjohnl,
January 23, 2020
This house was certainly built to impress, no money spared! Great location, prime site on its street with equally impressive neighbours. It would seem that James Hill didn’t actually spend much time...
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Madogfechan,
January 13, 2020
The home and the history is amazing. The tour guide was very good. But for a historical home I was very disappointed in the Christmas decorations up
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712amaym,
December 30, 2019
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