Guided Tours

Explore Lindbergh’s childhood home and uncover the origins of a curious, imaginative child.

Tours are available during the summer and fall during regular site hours.

Guided house tour

Guided house tours are offered daily and depart every hour. Last tour at 4 pm.

Discover how Lindbergh's life along the Mississippi River influenced his future as an environmental activist, inventor, and aviation pioneer.

  • Tour the 1906 house furnished with original Lindbergh family objects — including the piano that survived a fire.
  • Hear stories about Charles’s experience seeing his very first airplane flying up the Mississippi River.
  • View original burn marks from an egg incubator that Charles built in the dining room.
  • Hear quotes from Charles’s writings as an adult describing his youth on the farm.
  • See the family’s restored 1916 Saxon Six automobile that Charles drove to California as a teenager.

Have a group?

Please reserve your group of 10 or more people two weeks in advance. Groups of fewer than 10 people do not need reservations during open hours. Open year-round for group tours.

  • $10 per person; minimum $100 per group
  • $4 per person for nonprofit organizations serving limited income audiences
  • Free admission for tour leader and bus driver
  • Free on-site bus parking

Tours last 45 minutes. 90 minutes is recommended to allow time to explore the museum exhibits.

To schedule, call 320-412-1395 or email lindbergh@mnhs.org

  • Tours must be booked two weeks in advance to receive group rate
  • Additions or group cancellations must be made at least two weeks before scheduled visit
  • Non-refundable payment in full is due two weeks prior to visit
  • Please notify us in advance of any potential mobility issues or language/interpreter needs