Snelling-Hamline, St. Paul Surplus store, beloved oddity

Ax-Man Surplus Store

A St. Paul surplus store that has been selling government-surplus weirdness, taxidermied animals, lab equipment, military jackets, and miscellany since 1965. The kind of place where you go for nothing in particular and leave with a stuffed peacock. A genuinely weird, genuinely Twin Cities institution.

1639 University Ave W, St. Paul Get directions $
Hours
Sun12p–5p
Mon10a–6p
Tue10a–6p
Wed10a–6p
Thu10a–6p
Fri10a–6p
Sat10a–6p

Saves, regulars, and moments shape the Best of MPLS. Anonymous, never sold.

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