Stepping into this historic flour mill, you're instantly transported back to the industrial heyday of the city. The interactive exhibits are like stepping into a living history lesson. I was particularly blown away by the Flour Tower ride, which gives you a bird's-eye view of the mighty Mississippi River and the city's milling district. It's a hands-on museum that's as entertaining as it is educational, and the staff are incredibly passionate about sharing the city's rich history. And let's not forget the Ruin Courtyard – a peaceful oasis right in the heart of the city. Mill City Museum is a total win!

Plan on a couple of hours as there is so much to see and do here. We especially loved the Flour Tower elevator presentation, very innovative and interesting. Both of the labs were interesting as well, and of course the observation deck offers some great views of the river. Last but not least, we enjoyed the Minneapolis in 19 minutes film, which very few people went to. Kevin Kling was funny as we traced 400 years of history in 19 minutes; definitely recommend seeing this if you have the time.

A very interesting place with some interesting history. Learned a good bit about the milling industry. Definitely worth the visit if you're into how things work, get built, process, etc. Highlight was the mill dust explosion demonstration. Walking around the area was nice too.

We were delighted that Mill City was open on a rainy 4th of July when other museums were closed for the holiday. This is a wonderful museum with amazing artifacts from the days when Minneapolis was considered the flour mill capital of the world. The flour tower elevator show was entertaining and informative. There are some great hands-on exhibits for kids of all ages. Be sure and go up to the observation deck to see the power of the river and get a view of another old mill on the other side of the river. The gift shop had interesting items and there’s a cafe, too.

This is one of Americas greatest examples of industrial ruins. They participate in the Bank of America Museums on Us program. This is a flour mill that closed in the 1960s. Kids today need to know what their grandparents and great grandparents did. I would easily put the Mill City Museum up there with the Carry Blast Furnace National Historic Landmark (Pittsburgh steel), Parkard Factory (Detroit), Mining Museum (Butte, Montana), Steel Stacks/National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlaham, PA (steel). This is a stunning example of industrial ruins that you can safely and legally explore.

Very interesting and well presented museum on not just flour mills from yesteryear but also the history of Minneapolis. Luckily, we got there just as a guided tour was about to start...and glad we did that! Got to see different areas of the factory with a really good explanation of the factory timelines and historical events. Next, we watched the 19 minute film on the history of Minneapolis, narrated by a local comedian, who really made it entertaining and interesting. Then we did the Flour Tower ride, which takes place inside an elevator-style retrofitted grain shaft up several floors, opening on each floor to show a piece of history relating to the flour mill story--this is a MUST DO!!! There's a little cafe on site with WAY above average museum food...I got a very tasty, made-to-order cheeseburger...and my sister got an oversized turkey sandwich...highly recommend!

While in Minneapolis for a wedding we had some spare time and visited the Mill City Museum (MCM). We parked in a secured high rise pay lot across the street from the museum. We liked that lot access and subsequent remittance required a barcode ticket. We paid eight dollars to park. The MCM admission was fifteen dollars. Although I didn’t experience any “wow moments,” the museum is historically reflective as some exhibits depict how homemakers baked bread and desserts for their families using Gold Medal and Pillsbury flour dough. They even had an old “console tube television” that played period advertisements from maybe the 50’s and 60’s. Additionally, there is a narrated film / freight elevator ride to the tower that is very informative. As always there is the gift shop but you don’t have to pass through it to exit.

We visited on Sunday, parking near the 3rd floor museum entrance. After paying $12 each senior and seeing the boxcar(one of 300 that came to the factory each day at peak production), we took the elevator down to the 1st floor. Here we joined 10 others in a small auditorium for a really good 19 minute film by a local humorist on the history of Minneapolis. Then we entered their main hall of this factory's history, completed by a multimedia ride in a large elevator that ascended the elevator tower with films narrated by previous employees. It ended on the 8th floor where we took another elevator to the 9th floor observation deck that was attended by a docent to point out the many sights: St Anthony Falls/Locks/Generating stations, 1883 2,100’ Stone Arch Bridge and more. Altogether an enjoyable 2 hours of historical presentation.