MN Firefighters Museum — Attraction in Minneapolis

A hidden gem. In a somewhat sketchy part of town, but this is a very well done museum. They have things that will appeal to both experts and novices on things relating to fire departments. They have about eight meticulously restored fire engines from various periods, plus every piece of equipment from over time you can imagine. The employees are experts on the equipment and the history of Minnesota fire department history. But what really sold me was how kid friendly the place is. If you have a kid from age 2-8, they will love it. They have mini fire fighter outfits to wear, fire poles to slide down, real fire engines to sit in and operate the lights.

The only unfortunate thing is that they are only open one weekend day every two weeks....

I loved the place and saw things that I was not thinking about when the bridge 🌉 collapse of the I-35W bridge went down with me on it. I somehow got out of the water 🌊💦 and slowly getting out of the bridge. I was lying on the sidewalk with many people who were with me. Medic firefighter and off duty airport police sgt. And news media took pictures and videos of me being carried away from the scen to the medics rig. My friends were very upset 😭😭😭😭😭 I was crying 😭 in alot of pain. And August 4,2007met president Bush do to the fact that I am a distance...

This place is such a treasure! We were really impressed. The exhibits for kids were very hands on and engaging. The staff are retired fire fighters and were so knowledgeable and friendly. The fire truck simulators and "driveable" fire truck were fantastic - honestly, choose this place instead of the children's museum fire truck exhibit if you have a mini fire fighter on your hands. It wasn't too busy when we went so our kids could drive the firetruck to their heart's content. The grown ups also enjoyed learning about the history of fire fighting....