Mill City Museum: Baking Lab, Flour Tower & Riverfront History

About this adventure

Built directly inside the dramatic limestone and brick ruins of what was once the world's largest flour mill on the Minneapolis riverfront, Mill City Museum is one of the most engaging indoor cultural experiences for families. The centerpiece is the Flour Tower, a multi-story freight elevator ride that rises eight floors through animated historical flour mill operations with theatrical lights, sounds, and historic machinery demonstrations. In the hands-on Baking Lab, kids and parents can watch live sourdough and bread-making demonstrations and taste freshly baked treats. The Water Lab lets children steer toy canal barges, manipulate water gates, and power miniature waterwheels. Head up to the Observation Deck for breathtaking views of the iced-over St. Anthony Falls and Stone Arch Bridge.