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Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!American Girl PlaceParent rating: ![]() Location: 5160 Center Court, Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN Make a doll-loving girl's dreams come true at American Girl Place at the Mall of America! Visitors can emerse themselves in the AG experience, with dolls, books, and paraphernalia - including m...
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The Children's Theatre CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The Children's Theatre Company (CTC) has long been recognized as North America's flagship theater for young people and families, as well as a major cultural and artistic resource in Minn...
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Minnesota StorylineParent rating: ![]() Location: Minneapolis, MN When the thought of one more run through Fox in Socks is too much for parents to bear, help is just a phone call away. Kids calling Storyline get stories read to them by local celebri...
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Jackson Street RoundhouseParent 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...
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Twin City Model Railroad MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 1021 Bandana Boulevard East, Suite 222, Saint Paul, MN Train-loving kids will swoon over the wonderful 3,000-square-foot O-scale operational model railroad here, but even non-enthusiasts will be impressed at the painstaking craftsmanship on ...
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Segway ToursParent 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...
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metroConnectionsParent 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 ...
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Xcel Energy CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 199 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN The Xcel Energy Center is much more than just the home of the wildly popular Minnesota Wild NHL team, which regularly sells out the arena's 18,000-plus seats for home games. The six-acre...
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The Depot RinkParent rating: ![]() Location: 225 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The indoor rink at the refurbished Old Milwaukee Road Depot is a unique place to skate. Set inside a restored Renaissance Revival-style truss-roofed train shed dating from 1899, it features flo...
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Dodge Nature CenterParent 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 MuseumParent 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...
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Minnesota Sea Life AquariumParent rating: ![]() Location: 120 East Broadway, Minneapolis, MN The former Underwater Adventures Aquarium was rechristened and redesigned in early 2011 as the Minnesota Sea Life Aquarium. The new attraction features 30 display tanks, an interactiv... |
Youth Performance Company (YPC)Parent rating: ![]() Location: 3338 University Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN The Youth Performance Company (YPC) is an independent, non-profit theatre company that offers performing arts programs for kids ages six and up. Check the website for current classes. |
Minnesota Children's MuseumParent 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 and 2009 Parents' Picks p...
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