Children's Museum

Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota

224 Lamm St, Mankato, MN 56001, USA

About this place

Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota in Mankato, Minnesota is a place where kids and families learn, grow, and play through exhibits and hands-on activities. The museum features a Betsy Tacy-inspired Play Porch, a two-level makers space, and a towering Mankato Clinic Tree of Forts Climber that extends through the roof. Exhibits and programming focus on STEAM, agriculture, arts, Southern Minnesota heritage, and Dakota culture in a safe and inviting space.

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