Bell Museum
Overview
We are Minnesota’s official natural history museum and planetarium. Our brand new home on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus features a digital planetarium, high-tech exhibits, our famous wildlife dioramas, outdoor learning experiences and more.
Explore the far reaches of the universe in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium, see a glimpse of the diversity of life on Earth and throughout Minnesota, travel back in time to meet a woolly mammoth, and learn about University of Minnesota researchers imagining a better future.
Bell Museum
Hours
Bell Museum2088 Larpenteur Avenue West
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55113
Amenities
- Gift Shop
- Parking
- ADA Accessible
- Family Friendly
- On Site Dining
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