The Bakken
The Bakken Museum is a museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Bakken was founded in 1975 by Earl Bakken, the co-founder of Medtronic, and includes exhibits on science, technology, and the humanities.Photo: Pborreson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Also known as: “Medtronic Museum of Electricity in Life”, “The Bakken Museum”, “The Bakken: A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life”, and “thebakken.org”
- Address: Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55416
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Linden Hills Library and Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator.
Linden Hills Library
Library
Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linden Hills Library is a public library in the Linden Hills neighborhood of southwest Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The branch library originally opened in 1911 on the first floor of the Lake Harriet Commercial Club building. Linden Hills Library is situated 1 mile south of The Bakken.
Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator
Protected area
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator is the world's first known cylindrical concrete grain elevator. It was built from 1899 to 1900 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, as an experiment to prove the design was viable. Peavey–Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator is situated 1¼ miles west of The Bakken.
Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: Jlundell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary is situated within Lyndale Park, a Minneapolis city park on the northeast side of Lake Harriet and part of Minneapolis’ Chain of Lakes Regional Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Maka Ska and Linden Hills.
West Maka Ska
Neighborhood
West Maka Ska, formerly known as West Calhoun, is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. The neighborhood was generally rural with a couple grain silos along the railroad track heading into Downtown Minneapolis until about the 1910s.
Linden Hills
Neighborhood
Linden Hills is a neighborhood in the Southwest community of Minneapolis on a hill overlooking Lake Harriet. It was one of the last areas to be developed in the City of Minneapolis.
East Bde Maka Ska
Neighborhood
East Bde Maka Ska is a neighborhood within the Bde Maka Ska-Isles community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. It was known as East Calhoun prior to August 2021.
The Bakken
- Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.93824° or 44° 56′ 18″ northLongitude
-93.32112° or 93° 19′ 16″ westOpen location code
86P8WMQH+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 240330302OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7715370
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