25 ICONIC SITES! 2 HOURS of LEISURE, LORE, & FUN!
Available seven days per week, year-round, for private groups! 33 passenger vintage trolley or by coach!
Relax with us on the trolley discovering and enjoying Rochester, Minnesota’s unique personality and character!
Definition of ICONIC
- An iconic image or thing is important or impressive because it seems to be a symbol of something – in this case, of Rochester, MN!
We’ve identified 25 sites — THE TOP 25 SITES — that lend Rochester, Minnesota its unique identity and character along with zest, flair, and its sometimes-quirky personality! 25 icons that simply couldn’t be found anywhere else BUT HERE! Some big, some small, some famously obvious, while others fly under the popular radar in relative though-still-iconic obscurity. To be bold, these sites are legend, whether to visitors from around the world or locals enthralled by sites that lend Rochester, Minnesota its distinctive character.
Many of these sites have survived the tests of time to shape the city’s history, identity, as well as add layers to its complex, one-of-a-kind personality – often in indelible ways. Other sites are nearly brand-new yet so unique, eye-catching, and instrumental to the fabric and future of the city that they achieved iconic status from the start!
Discover “Iconic Rochester” and see the Med City with fresh eyes! Whether you’re a short-term visitor, relative newcomer, or lifelong resident, this tour is guaranteed to be engaging!
This private group trolley tour includes all the city’s major Mayo historical sites — as well as a whole lot more!
25 HIGHLIGHTS! 25 UNFORGETTABLE STORIES!
Peace Plaza/Peace Fountain
Historic Chateau Theatre
Mayo Clinic/Feith Family Statuary
Calvary Episcopal Church
Kahler Grand Hotel
Jacobson Proton Beam Building
Historic Avalon Hotel & Old Armory Castle Community Building
Downtown Rochester & Broadway Ave
Historic Third Street
Mayo Civic Center & Rochester Art Center
Mayo Field & Rochester Honkers
Oakwood Cemetery
Former Rochester State Hospital Campus & Today’s Sites
Sekapps Orchard
Quarry Hill Nature Center & Park
Silver Lake Park & Limestone Arch Bridges
Rochester Skyline
1946 Dairy Queen Hut on North Broadway ~ Stop for Ice Cream!
Cheap Charlies Railroad Cafe
Assisi Heights & Indian Heights Park
Kutzky Park Neighborhood/Greek Orthodox Church
Gift of Life Transplant House
Canadian Honker Restaurant
St. Marys Hospital & Chapel
Frank Lloyd Wright Houses
Historic Stoppel Pioneer Farm
Historic Mayowood Mansion & Estate
Graham Park/Olmsted County Fairgrounds/Ear of Corn Water Tower
Plummer House
Pill Hill National Historic District & Pill Hill 1927 Water Tour
Mayo Foundation House
Plummer Building/Original 1928 Mayo Clinic/Carillon Tower
Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial/Soldiers Field Park
LOGISTICS!
Your group selects the tour date, start time, and pickup location!
Recommended duration is about 2 hours roundtrip!
This private group tour is available seven days per week!
Transportation via a 33 passenger vintage trolley or by coach!
You may get off the trolley at 2-3 sites for closer look & there can be a courtesy break about halfway through the tour!
Your group will receive a flat discounted private group tour rate!