Open daily, spring to late fall from sunrise to sunset. A cash only admission is $4.00 per person, kids age six and under are free. For more information visit Sod House or call 507-723-5138.

Mar 27, 2023 · Stan and his wife, Virginia, ran this soddie as the Sod House Bed-and-Breakfast for many years, but now Virginia keeps it open for tours only. Diehard Laura Ingalls Wilder …

Signs explained everything from how the houses were built (with local prairie sod and wood from the turn of the last century, from a building that was being torn down), to a brief description of …

Experience the 1880s prairie and have some Laura Ingalls fun.

Located near Walnut Grove, this is a great place for some Laura Ingalls fun. Hands-on-explore the dugout, the soddy, the log cabin and the surrounding prairie. Wear a bonnet and apron while …

Oct 2, 2024 · Don't expect a museum piece but expect a house that has aged over the years and seeks to share its full character with visitors.

Sep 25, 2024 · Discover the hidden sod houses of the prairie, relics of a bygone era, and uncover the stories of pioneers who built them.

A sod farm structure in Iceland Saskatchewan sod house, circa 1900 Unusually well appointed interior of a sod house, North Dakota, 1937 The sod house or soddy[1] was a common …

Sanborn, Minnesota: Tour the Sod House Take a self-guided tour during the day. Experience the Little House on the Prairie lifestyle with no power or running water, in a building made of dirt.

Amidst this scarcity, an unlikely hero emerged from the very ground beneath their feet: the Sod House, or 'soddie'. Far from being primitive dirt huts, these ingenious earthy dwellings …