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 502 reviews
The tour guide was amazing, she knew so much history and was a great story teller. No boring stuffy history here. Walk the back halls to where the staff worked hard every day too. Loved seeing it...
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annabell1606,
November 9, 2021
We enjoyed this house tour. Appropos since he was called the "Empire Builder" and that's the train we came into town on...aptly named after him. Interesting history and beautiful house.
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Kathi M,
September 28, 2021
We had a free one hour tour. facinating history of the area. Beautiful house and ornate decorations.
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Cosmopolitan397822,
September 13, 2021
James J Hill was the first major railroad baron in America and one of the richest men in America; something I did not know until I took the thorough tour of his house. While it’s huge at over 36,000...
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Brend482,
July 6, 2021
Absolutely amazing. We were the first tour on the first day of being opening after the start of the pandemic. But our tour guide was not rusty at all and gave a great tour of this amazing house...
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Houston_Eriol,
June 17, 2021
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