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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!Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN Carpenter straddles the St. Croix River - with property in both Minnesota and Wisconsin - and includes over ten miles of hiking trails through tall pines, oak savanna, restored prairies,...
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Walker Art CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN The expanded Walker Art Center is a world-class cultural mecca - there's no denying that. But apart from its wonderful monthly Free First Saturday events and Arty Pants Playdates,...
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Gale Woods FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 7210 County Road 110, Mound, MN This picturesque 410-acre working farm is run by the Three Rivers Pa...
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Wayzata Depot & Towne TrolleyParent rating: ![]() Location: 402 East Lake Street, Wayzata, MN Modern-day settlement of Wayzata began in the 1850s, with the start of rail service from Minneapolis. Vacationers escaping the city for beautiful Lake Minnetonka would get off the train at the dock, a...
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Southern TheaterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1420 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The Southern Theater is one of the first places we look to for unique, culturally enriching performances to share with children. Some of the eclectic, innovative dance, music, an... |
St. Louis Park Aquatic ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 3700 Monterey Drive, Minneapolis, MN St. Louis Park's Aquatic Park, located at The Rec Center,...
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Old Log TheaterParent rating: ![]() Location: 5185 Meadville Street, Excelsior, MN The Old Log Theater retains a lot of rustic charm from the its 1940 founding as a summer stock company. The year-round facility, built in 1960 to replace the log stable in which it beg... |
Springbrook Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 100 - 85th Avenue Northwest, Minneapolis, MN Springbrook Nature Center, located on 127 acres of parkland in the midst of a rapidly developing suburban area, includes an interpretive center, three miles of hiking trails (about 1/3-m...
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Homecroft Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1845 Sheridan Avenue, Saint Paul, MN Homecroft has a meeting room that can be rented for parties and an indoor gym, and shares outdoor facilities with an adjacent school, including ball fields, tennis and basketball courts,...
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Bad WaitressParent rating: ![]() Location: 2 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, MN If you don't like the service at Bad Waitress, you'll have no one to blame but yourself - irony-laced title notwithstanding, it's pretty much a self-serve diner. Patrons use the slips ... |
The Works Hands-On MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 5701 Normandale Road, Minneapolis, MN The Works Hands-On Museum (formerly known as The Works Technology Discovery Center) is an interactive museum that makes science and engineering fun for kids ages five to 15. More than 40 exh...
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Suburban World TheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: 3022 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Built in 1929, Suburban World Theatre features much of its original facade, as well as indoor murals designed to make audiences feel as though they're in a Spanish courtyard. No one's li...
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The Coffee GroundsParent rating: ![]() Location: 1579 Hamline Avenue, Saint Paul, MN This neighborhood cafe serves a full roster - or roaster! - of coffee drinks, plus sandwiches, ice cream, and other sweet and savory treats, including sushi. A small, tidy children'... |
Mel-O-GlazeParent rating: ![]() Location: 4800 - 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN Cozy in winter and a great stop on a warm weather outing along Minnehaha Parkway, the fresh glazed goodness at Mel-O-Glaze brightens any day! Choose from a wide variety of doughnuts, baked g...
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Sever's Corn MazeParent rating: ![]() Location: Shakopee, MN Each year since 1977, Sever and Sharon Peterson have been sculpting elaborate designs into their enormous corn field each fall, with themes ranging from politics to the Titanic. ... |







