Group Tours

Are you a tour operator or have you been put in charge of planning a bus group trip to New Ulm for your church, senior citizen group, or local organization?  We can promise you a trip that will be memorable and fun, and have your group asking you when's the next trip to the Most German City in America?!  Here's a sample itinerary!

Optional Site Tours

August Schell's Brewery Tour & Tasting 1-1 1/2 hours / $10 per person / open year-round     H

• Tour the brewery, ratskeller & tasting. Make time for gardens and gift shop.
• Contact: 507-354-5528 / schells@schellsbrewery.com

Hermann Monument 1/2 hour / $3 per person / open seasonal only

• Climb to the top of the monument (80') and see over the Minnesota River Valley for 15 miles
• No advance registration required

Brown County Museum 30-45 minutes / $7 per person / Open year-round     H

• See the newest exhibits and the award-winning "U.S. - Dakota War of 1862" exhibit
• Contact: 507-233-2616 / officemanager@browncountyhistorymn.org

Gov. John Lind Home 30-45 minutes / $3 per person / Open for groups year-round     H

• Tour this elegant Governor's home and her of his life. Special "Victorian Teas or Lunches" available
• Contact: 507-354-8802 / lindhouse@newulmtel.net

Wanda Gag Home 30-45 minutes / $5 per person / Open for groups year-round

• Discover this interesting home of two generations of artists, with hand stenciling, paintings, etc.
• Contact: 507-359-2632 / wandagaghouse@gmail.com

Harkin General Store 30-45 minutes / $5-6 per person / Open seasonally     H (except coach buses)

• Learn about life in 1870 from the old general store on the MN River - with 40% original stock still in store!
• Contact: 507-354-8666 / mnhs.org/places/sites/hs

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame 30-45 minutes / $6 per person / Open for groups year-round     H

• All styles of Minnesota's music is represented with exhibits, instruments, hand-held audio devices, etc.
• Contact: 507-354-7305 / mmhf@newulmtel.net

Morgan Creek Vineyards 45-60 minutes / Tastings are $10 per person / Open seasonally     H

• Enjoy an introduction and tasting at this beautiful winery. Optional meals available. Special events abound
• Contact: 507-947-3547 / morgancreekvineyards.com

Glockenspiel 10-15 minutes / no charge! / performs daily!     H

• Catch the sounds of this 45' Glockenspiel with 37 bells and 3 chances to hear it daily at noon, 3 & 5 PM
• No advanced registration required

Kiesling House  30-45 minutes / $3 adults, under 6 free / Memorial - Labor Day Sat & Sun 1-4 PM - groups tours year-round

• Explore this U.S. Dakota War surviving house that is the only wood-framed home left from that era in Brown County!
• Contact: 507-233-2620 / programs@browncountyhistorymn.org

Turner Hall 1-2 hours / free - food avail. for purchase / Open daily 10 AM-10 PM     H

• Check out the beautiful murals in the Rathskeller that were covered during WWI to prove loyalty to America and restored in 1999
• Contact: 507-354-4916 / newulmturnerclub@gmail.com

Riverside History & Nature Learning Center 1-2 hours / Contact for current hours, but happy to accommodate tour groups

• Once the Franklin School building, learn all there is to know about riverboats, the clamming industry & river fishing
• Contact: 507-354-8367 / boldriv@newulmtel.net

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity  30-60 minutes / Daily 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM       H

• A fine example of German Baroque architecture originally created by local artists Alexander Schwendinger, Christ Heller & Anton Gag
• Contact: 507-354-4158

Domeier's German Store 30-60 minutes / Contact for current hours, but happy to accommodate tour groups

• Shop Germany in MN! Classic old world store stocked with the same merchandise found in the shops of Germany.
• The store is small, large groups will have to take turns.
• Contact: 507-354-4231

Martin Luther College "Chapel of Christ" 30-60 minutes / Always Open      H

• Worship services and concerts are open to the public and free of charge
• Contact: 507-354-8221

Way of the Cross 30-60 minutes / Always Open (chapel not open in winter months, path not shoveled)

• 14 Stations with statues imported from Bavaria provide a reflective walk up a gentle incline to chapel dedicated to the Mother of Sorrows
• No advanced registration required

Starkeller Brewery & Tap Room 1 hour / Fri 4-9 Sat 2-9 Sun 1-5      H

• Enjoy a glass from the Noble Star series of "sour" Berliner Weiss-style beer. These unique beers are aged at least 12 months. 
• Contact: 507-354-5528 / starkeller@schellsbrewery.com

Festivals

• Come during a festival! Get the true German experience from New Ulm and visit us during one of our unique German festivals! Visit this page for dates and details.