State School Orphanage Museum

540 West Hills Circle, Owatonna, Minnesota

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+1 800 423 6466

This is the site of Minnesota's only state orphanage, which was in operation from ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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No charge is made for the museum, but there is an opportunity for free will offerings if one so desires. more on TripAdvisor

It was a memorable experience. more on TripAdvisor

I found the exhibits to be very illuminating and well done. more on TripAdvisor

The museum is set up in several hallways of the building, and the exhibits do an excellent job of presenting the life that residents of the orphanage faced. more on TripAdvisor

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I loved it, it was my home from the time I was three & a half until I was 15 years of age, I had many good friends who are my friends to this day. I respected & cared about my teachers as they did about me. I have been back many times ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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We visited when Harvey Ronglien was a tour guide. He grew up in the orphanage. He stayed late, after closing time to show ... more on TripAdvisor

I try and go at least once a year. It maybe sad but we need to realize how good we have it now. It is our Minnesota ... more on TripAdvisor

For years I have wanted to visit the Orphanage Museum and finally were able to on a recent lovely autumn afternoon. It was late on a Saturday afternoon but we were able to enter the museum through the ... more on TripAdvisor

We visited the State School Orphanage Museum on September 24, 2008. The museum is housed in a large brick building, which apparently also contains various offices for the City of Owatonna. The museum ... more on TripAdvisor

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