CategoriesClub LifeThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Do You Need a Reservation to Visit the Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis?

Yes — the Pillsbury Club is reservation-only. How admission, free parking, the market, dining and…

CategoriesHistory JournalOne of the carved Bedford-stone lions guarding the entrance of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion at 100 East 22nd Street in Minneapolis, cut by the sculptor Charles S. Wells.

Who Carved the Stone Lions at the Pillsbury Mansion’s Door?

The lions at the Pillsbury Mansion’s entrance were carved by Charles S. Wells, a sculptor…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion on East 22nd Street in Minneapolis photographed around 1990, its Gothic entry porch framed by old trees, during the decades it served as an institution rather than a home

What Happened When a Training Center for the Blind Moved Into the Pillsbury Mansion?

For roughly three decades the Pillsbury Mansion was home to BLIND, Inc., a Minneapolis training…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe John H. Stevens House, the first frame house on the west bank of the Mississippi in Minneapolis, in a 19th-century view

Why Did 10,000 Schoolchildren Pull a House Across Minneapolis in 1896?

In 1896, 10,000 Minneapolis schoolchildren pulled the city's first house to Minnehaha Park — its…

CategoriesClub LifeThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Which Gilded Age Mansions in Minneapolis Can You Actually Tour Inside?

Most Minneapolis mansions are admire-from-the-sidewalk only. Here are the Gilded Age homes you can actually…

CategoriesClub LifeCocktails on the bar at the Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis, served in the Gilded Age surroundings of the Charles S. Pillsbury mansion.

Where Can You Have a Haunted Dinner in Minneapolis? Inside Witching Hours at the Pillsbury Club

Witching Hours is a nightly, adults-only dining and cocktail experience inside the historic Pillsbury Mansion…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

What Did It Take to Run the Pillsbury Mansion in 1916?

Behind the Pillsbury Mansion's Elizabethan rooms was a working house: a pantry that made the…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Where Else in Minneapolis Will You Find the Pillsbury Name?

A mansion, a stone campus hall, a statue by the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial:…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Why Is There a Castle on Park Avenue Near the Pillsbury Mansion?

Less than a mile from the Pillsbury Mansion stands a limestone chateau built by a…

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Craving State Fair Food in Minneapolis? You Can Get Cheese Curds and Funnel Cake in a Gilded Age Mansion

The Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 27–Sept. 7, 2026. Until then, find cheese curds, pretzel…

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