St. Paul OUTDOORS

Outdoors

Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.

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Fort Snelling Parent rating: Location: Fort Snelling History Center, Saint Paul, MN This restored stone fortress - an 1820s military outpost once at the edge of a small settlement, but now in the heart of the metropolitan area - brings the past to life with costumed guides, th...
Linden Hills Park & Recreation Center Parent rating: Location: 3100 West 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN This popular neighborhood park offers wide open spaces, picnic tables, a wading pool, and a large playground that's divided into two sections, with larger climbing structures and swings for old...
Jackson Street Roundhouse Parent rating: Location: 193 Pennsylvania Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN The Jackson Street Roundhouse was built by the Great Northern Railroad in 1907 to service their passenger-service steam locomotives. It was part of the historic Jackson Street shop compl...
Segway Tours Parent rating: Location: 125 Main Street SE, Minneapolis, MN Travel back in time - aboard the most modern of transport devices - on a five-mile Segway tour along the historic Minneapolis waterfront. The Segway, a stabilized gyroscopic "hum...
metroConnections Parent rating: Location: 1219 Marquette Avenue, Suite 110, Minneapolis, MN metroConnections offers motorcoach sightseeing tours (some including riverboat rides) around the Twin Cities, Stillwater, and along the Mississippi. A special Holiday Lights tour ...
Wood Lake Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Minneapolis, MN This 150-acre natural area is located right off a busy, commercial intersection, but just steps inside the swinging gate, you leave all that behind. Three miles of trails and boardw...
Dodge Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 365 West Marie Avenue, Saint Paul, MN The bees in the apiary aren't the only ones busy at Dodge Nature Center. This may well be the hardest working facility around! There's the barn and its farm animals, incl...
Mill City Museum Parent rating: Location: 704 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN This newer museum was built within the limestone ruins of the century-old Washburn A Mill, one of the many mills that lined the Mississippi riverfront here, back when Minneapolis was the flo...
Minnesota Children's Museum Parent rating: Location: 10 West Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN The Minnesota Children's Museum - voted Best Museum for Little Kids in the Twin Cities in our 2008 Parents' Pick...
Como Zoo Parent rating: Location: 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, MN It's thoroughly enjoyable to spend a summer day visiting Como Zoo - winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks in the...
Gale Woods Farm Parent rating: Location: 7210 County Road 110, Mound, MN This picturesque 410-acre working farm is run by the Three Rivers Pa...
Westwood Hills Nature Center Parent rating: Location: 8300 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN This 150-acre natural area in St. Louis Park features marshland, woods, a lake, and restored prairie, with something new to discover in every season. The cozy Interpretive Center feature...
Como Town Parent rating: Location: 1301 Midway Parkway, Saint Paul, MN Ideally situated next to the Como Zoo,
Valleyfair Parent rating: Location: One Valleyfair Drive, Shakopee, MN Parents often dread taking kids to a pricey, bustling, hyperkinetic, kidtainment mecca like Valleyfair. But as these kinds of places go, this one's a dream. So go ahead - make their day!...
St. Paul Saints Parent rating: Location: 1771 Energy Park Drive, Saint Paul, MN The St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team - known for affordable seats, goofy promotions, and baseball-for-the-people fun - play home games at

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