Museums
Unexpected discoveries
Winona may hold a museums-per-capita record. Aside from having one of the best fine-art museums in the Midwest, we enshrine quirky 100-year-old toys, relics from a rowdy riverboat past, and mementos from businesses and settlers that helped to make Winona great. Whether you catch a special exhibit or part of a permanent collection, you will be fascinated.
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Bunnell House
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Castlerock Museum
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Kashubian Cultural Institute & Polish Museum
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Minnesota Marine Art Museum
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National Eagle Center
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Niagara Cave
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Pickwick Mill
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Remlinger Muscle Cars & Event Center
From the Masters
Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir are just a few of the names you’ll find adorning the vast galleries of this water-themed fine art museum.
Winona County History Center
The history of a river city
Appropriately located in the heart of Winona in a building mixed with historic and modern architecture, the Winona County History Center is a testament to the successes of those who helped shape the path of the city.
Watkins Heritage Museum
The scent of history
Built in 1912 in true Prairie School architecture, the Watkins Heritage Museum is an engineering marvel as well as home to a world-famous brand of products.
Polish Cultural Institute and Museum
Winona’s Polish heritage
The Polish Cultural Institute and Museum collects, exhibits and interprets the heritage of the Kashubian Polish culture.
Collect some memories
Across the river in the quaint town of Fountain City is a prized pedal car collection plus thousands of antique automobile and cycle toys, delicate dolls, and cast iron models.
Castlerock Museum
The Alma knights in shining armor
Travel through the Dark Ages and into the era of the renaissance to relive the glory days of Vikings and Crusader Knights. Castlerock Museum in nearby Alma boasts hundreds of rare and authentic pieces of armor.
National Eagle Center
Fly with the majestic bird of prey
Just up the highway in Wabasha, events at the National Eagle Center are soaring to new heights. The beautifully modern building offers live eagle shows with the center’s five resident eagles.
Bunnell House
A fur trader’s abode
In the mid 1800s, Chief Wapasha allowed friend Willard Bunnell to build an exquisite gothic-architecture home on Dakota land. It stands meticulously preserved today as a symbol of Winona’s start.
Pickwick Mill
Churn back the hands of time
Step back in time at the Historic Pickwick Mill and Civil War relics plus the awe-inspiring power of a 20-foot, water-powered mill wheel as it churns up Big Trout Creek.
Rollingstone Luxembourg Heritage Museum
A taste of Europe
The quaint Rollingstone museum pays homage to its earliest settlers from the European sister city of Bertrange, Luxembourg.