History & Heritage Heritage House 225 1st Ave NW • 507-288-4692 Located in the 1856 Town Square Central Park in downtown Rochester, Heritage House exemplifies the way of life of a middle class Midwestern family 100 years ago. Open Tues, Thurs, and Sun, 1–3:30pm, from the first Sunday in June to the last Sunday in August. Admission Fee.
Historic Chateau Theatre 15 1st St SW Since 1992
One of the most elaborate theatres built in the early 1900s with French village décor, including balconies, turrets, and a ceiling with stars in the night sky. The exterior sunburst design marquee is lit with 636 light bulbs. Refurbished in 1994, this elegant old theatre now houses a Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Starbucks Café.
History Center of Olmsted County 1195 West Circle Dr SW (C.R. 22)• 507-282-9447 •
www.olmstedhistory.com Open year-round. Rare pictures, maps, diaries, exhibits. Memorial Day- Labor Day, visitors can also visit William Dee Log Cabin, a restored 1862 pioneer home, and the Hadley Valley School House, traditional one- room school in addition to the George Stoppel Farm, a self-sufficient homestead farm where the earliest settlers started living in the rootcave in 1856. Hours: Tues–Sat, 9am–5pm. Admission Fee.
Unique fine art & gifts created by more than 70 local artists
who also staff the gallery. Take home a piece of Minnesota talent today!
On the Peace Plaza • 16 1st St. SW • Rochester, MN 507-281-4920 •
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Mayo Clinic Tours 200 1st St SW • 507-538-0440
www.mayoclinic.com For Mayo Clinic patients and guests. Not open to the general public. Go behind the scenes of the Mayo Clinic, one of the world’s premier health care facilities—with a reputation for surgical excellence and innovation. It was here that Dr. William Mayo and his sons, Will and Charlie, first developed the concept of a group medical practice. Learn about Mayo’s historical origins, art, and architecture. Tour and movie Mon–Fri, 10am, Judd Auditorium. Public Art and Architecture tour, 1:30pm, Mon–Fri, Judd Auditorium. Self-guided tour brochures are available at the information desks of Mayo Clinic’s Gonda Building, St. Marys Hospi- tal, and Rochester Methodist Hospital.
Mayowood Mansion 3720 Mayowood Rd SW • History Center of Olmsted County • 507-282-9447 •
www.olmstedhistory.com An elegant, 48-room, three-story Italian Villa, Mayowood was home to three generations of the Mayo family. Special features: a dragon’s- tooth stone fence; Italian marble statues; 46 flower-filled urns; hillside water garden with eight cascading ponds and spillways to the tempietto fountain; Japanese island gardens; heirloom collectibles. Open for regular tours May through October. Christmas tours in November. Private tours may be arranged for large groups. Call for dates, times, cost.
507-282-9447
www.olmstedhistory.com
• Museum Exhibit Gallery • Meeting Room • Gift Store
• Research Center
Plummer House of the Arts 1091 Plummer Ln SW 507-328-2525 •
www.rochestermn.gov/departments/park/facilities/ plummerhouse/
index.asp A 49-room Tudor mansion on 11 acres of landscaped grounds. Built by Dr. Henry S. Plummer, the property features many innovations, formal gardens, bird trail, quarry, and water tower. Grounds open year-round. Self-guided tours Weds, June– Aug. 1-6pm. Admission fee.
Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial 3rd Ave and 7th St SW 507-289-8981 •
www.soldiersfieldmemorial.org Consists of four 60-foot circular granite walls that feature battle graph- ics from the Civil War to the Gulf War and stories of military events and historical facts from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War. The focal point of the Memorial is the Wall of Remembrance, a granite wall 12 feet high by 50 feet long that contains the names of 2,500 men and women from SE Minnesota who died, and there are also 5,500 engraved granite pavers with the names of those who served. Cannons from the Gulf War and World War I are also featured.
• 1880s Country School • 1860s Pioneer Cabin • Two historic farms
• Historic Mayowood Mansion
1195 West Circle Drive SW Rochester, MN 55902
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The Sisters at Assisi Heights 1001 14th St NW 507-282-7441 •
www.rochesterfranciscan.org Situated on 100 acres high on a hill northwest of downtown, home to the Sisters of St. Francis. Visitors are welcomed to an ornate lobby with slate floor, Italian marble columns, and hand-blown stained glass windows from Germany. Under the leadership of Mother Alfred Moes, the sisters were instrumental in establishing St. Marys Hospital—the first hospital in Rochester, predating Mayo Clinic. Guided tours are available Mon and Sat at 2pm by appointment. Additional times may be arranged for groups of 10 or more upon request. Donations are appreciated.
The Rochester Carillon 2nd St & 2nd Ave SW The 56-bell carillon, atop the Plummer Building, is the most complete in North America. Heard outdoors in downtown Rochester, 30-minute concerts are Mon, 7pm; Weds and Fri, noon.
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