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While I was home for Thanksgiving weekend, I was able to head south of my hometown to Albert Lea, MN. While in Albert Lea, I visited Pioneer Village which is connected to their historical society. The village consists of an array of buildings from the late 1800's including: a church, bank, general store, train depot, post office, black smith shop and many, many more. Outside the buildings they have constructed a street that looked much like they might have in the pioneer days. Inside each building they have done a cool job at rebuilding the interior to look as they should, but they have also included a few extra items within each building that might pertain to a historical aspect of that building. What I really like the Pioneer Village is rather then having all kinds of random historical items scattered throughout the buildings, they have a museum building at the end of the row of classic buildings. Inside the museum is a wide selection of items from the late 1800's and early 1900's ranging from clothing, tools, transportation, and a bunch of photos from Albert Lea and the surrounding Freeborn county as the area was developed.