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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.Braemar Golf CoursesParent rating: ![]() Location: 6364 John Harris Drive, Minneapolis, MN Braemar - rated among the top 75 public golf courses by Golf Digest magazine - hosts state and national amateur competitions for men, women, and youth, as well as PGA events. Two... |
Fuller Park and Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 4800 Grand Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN Size doesn't matter in the case of this diminutive park, which packs a boatload of activities and offerings into a half-block site. It's a favorite community gathering spot, with... |
Martin Luther King Park and Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The recreation center at Martin Luther King Park boasts craft and activity rooms (and two kilns!), a kitchen, and a large multi-sport gymnasium and field house with a vaulted ceiling...a...
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McRae Park & Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 906 - 47th Street East, Minneapolis, MN The 7,500-square-foot recreation center at McRae Park hosts dance and craft classes, a computer lab, an indoor playground, rooms that can be rented for parties, and programming for preschoolers...
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Lake Nokomis & Nokomis Community CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2401 East Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN Lake Nokomis - one of three sailing lakes in Minneapolis (along with Lake Harriet and |
St. Paul Parks & RecreationParent rating: ![]() Location: 50 West Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 840, Saint Paul, MN |
Theodore Wirth ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1339 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis, MN This sprawling park is the largest administered by the Minneapolis Park Board, and is part of the...
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Raptor CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1920 Fitch Avenue, Saint Paul, MN There's much for families to learn and do at the Raptor Center, part of the U of M's College of Veterinary Medicine. It specializes in the care, study, rehabilitation, and conservation of ea...
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Minneapolis Farmers MarketParent rating: ![]() Location: 312 East Lyndale Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN The Minneapolis Farmers Market offers families a chance to pick up locally-grown fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, bedding plants, meats, and farm products, while teaching kids about where the...
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St. Paul's Farmers MarketParent rating: ![]() Location: 290 East 5th Street, Saint Paul, MN The St. Paul Farmers Market draws foodies from all over the Twin Cities area on Saturday and Sunday mornings. |
Phalen Park & LakeParent rating: ![]() Location: 1530 Phalen Drive, Saint Paul, MN Phalen Lake is ringed by a 3.2-mile trail great for strolling and biking, and offers fishing, boating, a beach and swim area, a sand volleyball court, concessions, covered picnic areas, a playg...
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Minneapolis Sculpture GardenParent rating: ![]() Location: 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Location, location, location ... it's hard to think of a better one in Minneapolis than the site of the Sculpture Garden, bridging as it does the area between Uptown and downtown Minneap...
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French Regional ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 12605 County Road 9, Minneapolis, MN French Regional Park, on the north shore of Medicine Lake, offers a creative play area with a cargo-net climbing structure and interconnected handicap-accessible areas for younger and ol...
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Eagle Valley Golf CourseParent rating: ![]() Location: 2600 Double Eagle Lane, Saint Paul, MN Eagle Valley offers lessons for adults and children. |
Oak Hill ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 3201 Rhode Island Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The many athletic fields at Oak Hill Park - softball, football, soccer - host all kinds of training and competition in season. The park also has a fabulous colorful playground, winter sk...
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