Did you know Minnesota has a National Monument?! 🪨 2 actually but the one featured here is Pipestone National Monument - just over 3 hours from the📍Twin Cities 🚗 and is free to visit! 🪔 Pipestone has been quarried for over 3,000 years by Native Americans and is an active site today 🔨 You must have a permit to quarry the soft stone but anyone can visit the site 💦 There’s a gorgeous waterfall, great walking paths and an informative visitor center to learn about the history of this sacred site 🌠 Plus they have fun programming like star gazing Do you know the other national monument in Minnesota?! Follow @planetwithsara for more Minnesota adventures #minnesota #pipestone #nationalmonuments #exploremn #midwestmoment