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Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour
Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour
Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour
Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour
Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour

Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour

By Twin Cities Sightseeing Tours
5 out of 5
Price is $349 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Overview

On your 2-hour fully narrated experience you’ll stroll along, and across, the Mississippi River in the footsteps of people like railroad tycoon James J Hill, once the richest man in Minnesota. He made his fortune as the river rushed through the heartland, tumbled down a magnificent waterfall, and powered dozens of mills as a rapidly thriving community grew up around it. Your tour guide will delight you with stories of epic rivalries, world domination, quiet hidden corners, boom town brothels, and European explorers as you traverse 350 years of recorded history. Once the flour-milling capital of the world, modern-day Minneapolis thrives on its founding principles of hard work, innovation, and ingenuity. See how historic structures are repurposed for modern use, while retaining the charm and flair of past golden ages. This is the Minneapolis we bring you back to: the Minneapolis of sawdust, extreme wealth, immigrants, brewers, and nature. This is the best sightseeing experience in town!

Activity location

  • Guthrie Theater
    • 818 S 2nd St,
    • 55415-1252, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Guthrie Theater
    • 818 South 2nd Street
    • 55415, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Historic Minneapolis Riverfront Private Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 5:00pm
Price details
$349.00 x 1 Traveler$349.00
Total
Price is $349.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional tour company with over 10 years' experience
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal, knowledgeable, licensed Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Guthrie Theater
  • 5m
The country’s largest regional theater, offering a breathtaking view of our tour area from the Endless Bridge
Mill City Museum (Pass by)
Once housed the world’s largest and most technologically advanced flour mill in the world, now a history on the founding and growth of Minneapolis.
Mill Ruins Park
  • 10m
Celebrates and documents the history of 19th-century flour mills long since abandoned and excavated in the past 25 years.
Mississippi River
  • 15m
Discover why it’s been the Minneapolis area’s lifeline for over 10,000 years.
Stone Arch Bridge
  • 20m
Cross the river via this historic and unique bridge, while taking in the best view of the city.
St. Anthony Falls
  • 15m
First documented in 1680, the falls powered mills and generated wealth for the Twin Cities.
Saint Anthony Main
  • 15m
Stroll the oldest street in Minneapolis, passing by the city’s oldest tavern and over a warren of caves and tunnels.
Мост Хеннепин Авеню
  • 20m
Location of what was the first permanent bridge over the Mississippi River, we take the current elegant and stylish bridge back toward downtown.
Nicollet Island
  • 5m
Before it became a Victorian oasis in the middle of “Big Muddy”, the island was revered by the Sioux and Ojibwe.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Pass by)
The third building for this purpose stands on the site of the former Minneapolis Great Northern Depot and the Pacific sawmill.
Gateway District (Pass by)
In the 19th century, “Bridge Square” was the commercial hub and government seat of the growing city; the original Downtown Minneapolis.
The Depot
  • 5m
The Milwaukee Road railway depot bustled with activity for over 70 years; today it remains one of the last surviving long-span, truss-roofed sheds in the country.
United States Postal Service
  • 10m
An Art Deco treasure in an unexpected location, the opulent lobby remains unchanged since its 1933 opening.
Water Works Park
  • 5m
St Anthony Falls’ power was harnessed for industry here at the nation’s first commercial hydroelectric generation station.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGuthrie Theater
    • 818 S 2nd St,
    • 55415-1252, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGuthrie Theater
    • 818 South 2nd Street
    • 55415, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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