Sanborn, Minnesota -
Sod House Bed and Breakfast
You can visit during the day, but you can't really understand Little House on the Prairie until you spend a night with no power or running water, dressed as a 19th century pioneer, in a room made of dirt.
- Address:
- 12598 Magnolia Ave., Sanborn, MN
- Directions:
- Sod House on the Prairie. Northeast of town, US Hwy 71 north to US Hwy 14, drive east for one mile, then drive south on Magnolia Ave. for a half-mile. On the right.
- Admission:
- $4
- Hours:
- April - Oct 10 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 507-723-5138
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Aside from the exhibits of the sod houses there are some nice little trails through restored prairie that were really the highlight of the trip for us. The phrase "an eerie sense of hardship" has entered our family lexicon to mean any run down old place we see on the side of the road. [Jenny the Nipper, 09/02/2008]
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