Group Tours

Bring your group of 10 or more people to Historic Forestville for a private tour. Open year-round for adult group tours and school field trips.

Please make a reservation for your group at least two weeks prior to your visit by contacting 507-765-2785 or forestville@mnhs.org.

Base tour

Forestville tour

Take a guided tour and get the full Historic Forestville experience! Connect with historic figures of the town to explore the choices these individuals faced at the turn of the 20th century and compare their experiences to your own life.

The tour begins at the visitor center and travels through the garden, kitchen, Meighen family house and offices, and general store filled with original 19th-century merchandise.

Group rate: $10 per adult ($8 seniors, children, veterans, active military)
Tour leader and bus driver get in for free

Optional add-on to make it a full-day experience

Guided hike

Join a Historic Forestville interpreter on a guided hike of north Forestville and hear about more of the town.

North Forestville hike: Zumbro Hills Cemetery, Second School Houses, Foster House, Sugar Camp Hollow, John Gill's Brickyard

Group rate: $6 per person
Hike is 1.5 miles and approximately 90 minutes on unpaved trails. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.