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Walking Tour

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

September 26 at 10:15am - October 11

At James J. Hill House

Downtown, Saint Paul

👟Wear comfy shoes: cobblestones and stone curbs
🏠Exteriors only, no mansion interiors on this one
🎟️Pay-what-you-can tickets available

Stroll the longest stretch of Victorian mansions in the country. Guides dish on the architecture, the railroad barons who built it, and the fight to keep it standing.

Gilded Age history
Victorian architecture
Knowledgeable guides
Historic neighborhood

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  • Gilded Age history
  • Victorian architecture
  • Knowledgeable guides
  • Historic neighborhood
  • James J. Hill House
  • Downtown
  • Saint Paul

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