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Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum & Info Center
330 8th StWalnut Grove, MN 56180
Located 1/2 block South of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway 14 on County Road 5 in Walnut Grove, Minnesota.
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Author Laura Ingalls Wilder lived on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove in the 1870's. Eight buildings make up the Museum grounds telling the history of the Ingalls Family and other pioneers to Walnut Grove. Life sized Dugout is a great hands-on exhibit. Check website for times & dates.
Gift Store Open Year Round. Museum Buildings open April 1st - October 31st. April & Oct. Mon-Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4; May & Sept. Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5; June, July, & Aug. Mon-Sun 10-6. Nov-March please call for hours.
Hours & Dates
November-December (November 1 - December 31)
- Monday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
January-March (January 2 - March 31)
- Monday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
April (April 1 - April 30)
- Monday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
May (May 1 - May 31)
- Monday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Summer (June 1 - August 31)
- Monday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
September (September 1 - September 30)
- Monday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
October (October 1 - October 31)
- Monday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Tuesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Wednesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Rates
- Preschool (5 & under): FREE
- Children (6-12): $4.00
- Adults (13 & Older): $10.00
5 & under FREE, 5-12 years old $4, 13 & over $7. Free parking. Free Admittance to Gift Store.
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Attraction Attributes
- Accessible to disabled
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
Reviews
Based on 180 reviews
I had forgotten about Walnut Grove and Little House on the Prairie. A co-worker and I were on a week-long business trip along southern Minnesota. Day three randomly took us through Walnut Grove. I...
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CraftBeers,
November 4, 2022
It’s a must have for fans of the books. I loved the history and stories and how they pulled items from the books. Though it’s been 40 years plus since I read them they brought back memories of...
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jcitravelfan,
September 17, 2022
Such cute museum! Loved the real history and the tv history. $10 entry for Adults is do reasonable. Wish I would have made it to their Wilder Pageant!
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travelswithfashion,
September 13, 2022
On a road trip across quite a few states visiting the home of "The Little House on the Prairie" was on oyr list of things to do - in fact we had to travel quite a bit out of our way to get here and...
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Me_n_my_rucksack,
July 14, 2022
A nice little museum dedicated to the famous author. Several buildings are in an enclosed area which you have to pay to visit, a gift shop (of course). We spent a bit of time there, bought postcards...
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KalNJ,
May 18, 2022
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