City of Austin MinnesotaThe city of Austin Minnesota is located in southeast Minnesota about 12 miles north of the Iowa border...about 100 miles south of the Twin Cities. The town has a population of about 24,000.
Though once a primary rail center, Austin as we now know it was "born" when George Hormel opened his butcher shop. Hormel went on to found Hormel Foods which produces the famous product, SPAM, and many more items.Learn all you every wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, with a visit to the Spam Museum and Visitor Center. Hormel hosts the SPAM Museum Jam in June where you may hear th emusic of the SPAMettes and participate in a SPAm cooking contest. Just to get your creativity jumpstarted, we have a page of SPAM Recipes. Another Austin festival is the Minnesota Storytelling Festival that takes place the first weekend of August. More about the city of Austin Minnesota can be learned at the Mower County Historical Center. Read reviews of even more things to do in Austin, Minnesota. Hotels in Austin include the Holiday Inn, easily the best choice in town. The hotel offers a pool, whirlpool, sauna, fitnees room and domed putting green. Read reviews of the best Austin restaurants. And, for more tips about what to see and do in the city of Austin Minnesota and the surrounding area, stop in at the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. It's right across the street from the SPAM Museum.
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