At all of our major festivals, you’ll meet New Ulm’s “ambassadors” – costumed gnomes and the masked Narren, all eager to welcome new faces. So go ahead and ask them to dance. (We promise they’ll say yes.)

The way it should be- none of that watered-down, mass-produced stuff. At the August Schell Brewery, you can try a variety of our rich, handcrafted beers while sitting elbow-to-elbow with friends in the tap room.

Flandrau State Park keeps its eight miles of trails well groomed throughout the winter. Since the park is located right in town, you can grab your cross-country skis and enjoy a moonlit trek a few times each winter and not be late to dinner. In summer, hiking trails...

Or candy, glassware, music boxes and steins. New Ulm’s shops offer specialty items straight from the old country, as well as a full range of other treasures.

There’s no denying that a lot of significant history has happened in New Ulm! Grab a historic walking tour brochure from the Visitor Center and take a self-guided walk while you learn about the area’s past. Nothing dull about it. Historic New Ulm, Minnesota, is...

Bring your tubes, boats or canoes anytime – we’ve got two rivers just waiting for you.

Bring your blanket and picnic basket to German Park on Monday nights and spread out beside the fountain for our free outdoor summer concert series. The lineup ranges from polka to Broadway melodies, marches, and a variety of other musical styles. For...

Many of New Ulm’s restaurants and almost all of its festivals and special events serve up traditional German cooking, from landjaegers to sauerbraten and sauerkraut. It’s authentic Deutschland cuisine, minus the airfare.

Someone else will make breakfast when you stay at any of New Ulm’s award winning B&B’s. You’ll also get warm surroundings, beautifully restored architecture and expert advice on local attractions and events.

Drive to the top of the Center Street hill and then climb a spiral staircase to the cupola below the towering Hermann Monument for a spectacular view of the valley that stretches for miles.