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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...
Minnesota Air National Guard Museum Parent rating: Location: Air Guard Base, 670 General Miller Drive, Saint Paul, MN The Minnesota Air National Guard Museum displays about 20 different aircraft in an outdoor Air Park on the active base, including fighters, transports, trainers, and helicopters. Inside ...
The Depot Rink Parent 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...
Como Park Parent rating: Location: 1360 Lexington Parkway, Saint Paul, MN The big attractions in Como Park get a lot of attention - and rightly so. The fabulous free
Historic 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...
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...
John H. Stevens House Parent rating: Location: 4901 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN When the Stevens House was built beside the Falls of St. Anthony in 1850, it was the first wood frame dwelling west of the Mississippi. But that was just the first of the many distinctio...
Historic Cahill School in Frank Tupa Park Parent rating: Location: 4918 Eden Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Historic Cahill School (1864) and Minnehaha Grange Hall (1879) are located in the diminutive Frank Tupa Park, across from Edina City Hall. Both buildings were moved there from their orig...
Basilica of St. Mary Parent rating: Location: 17th Street & Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN In addition to religious services, the landmark Basilica of St. Mary hosts workshops, concerts, art exhibits, and social events - including the popular Basilia Block Party each July. ...
American Swedish Institute Parent rating: Location: 2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN The American Swedish Institute is housed within the historic Turnblad Mansion, a castle originally built as the home of Swan Turnblad, the newspaper publisher and self-made millionaire w...
Ard Godfrey House Parent rating: Location: 50 University Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, MN The oldest surviving wood frame house in the city is maintained by The Women's Club of Minneapolis. The sunny yellow little building sits stubbornly on a ...
John R. Cummins House Parent rating: Location: 13600 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie's John R. Cummins House was built in 1879 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site hosts family-friendly events and activities throughout the year, inclu...
Minnesota Governor's Residence Parent rating: Location: 1006 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN The official home of the state's First Family is open for public tours on select dates during the summer months.
Gibbs Museum of Pioneer & Dakotah Life Parent rating: Location: 2097 West Larpenteur Avenue, Saint Paul, MN The Gibbs Museum offers visitors a low-key way to step back in time, with tours of the historic site by costumed interpreters and special events throughout the site's season. Th...
The Guthrie Theater Parent rating: Location: 818 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN Opened in June 2006, the $125-million Guthrie Theater is a waterfront showpiece, even if your kids think all the blue and yellow makes it look like a Best Buy or Blockbuster! Locals looking ...

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