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Oliver Kelley FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River, MN When visitors step onto this working 1850s farm, they can pick heirloom vegetables from the garden, chat with the farmhands, check in on the animals in the barn, churn butter, make straw hats a...
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Peter's Pumpkins & Carmen's CornParent rating: ![]() Location: 12860 Old Brick Yard Road, Shakopee, MN Peter's Pumpkins & Carmen's Corn celebrates fall with free hayrides and face painting on weekends. The stand also sells farm-fresh produce and pick-your-own pumpkins. |
Emma Krumbee's Orchard & RestaurantParent rating: ![]() Location: 501 East South Street (Highway 169), Belle Plaine, MN This farm-o-tainment complex is open year-round, and includes a homey restaurant and bakery; a gift shop and general store; a farmers market; an on-site hotel; and more. Seasonal activities lik...
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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... |
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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Minnesota Landscape ArboretumParent rating: ![]() Location: 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN The Arboretum, part of the Horticultural Science department at the U of M, features more than 1,000 acres of public gardens; miles of hiking trails winding through prairie, marsh, and wo...
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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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Minnetonka OrchardsParent rating: ![]() Location: 6530 County Road 26, Mound, MN Family-owned Minnetonka Orchards presents a corn maze, hay rides, theme weekends, climbing structures, wooded trails, a barn store selling treats and gifts, and concessions such as cider...
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Three Rivers Park DistrictParent rating: ![]() Location: 3000 Xenium Lane North, Minneapolis, MN The district formerly known as Hennepin Parks comprises 27,000 acres of trails for hiking, in-line skating, biking, horseback riding, dog walking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing, in park...
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Gibbs Museum of Pioneer & Dakotah LifeParent 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 LandingParent rating: ![]() Location: 2187 East Highway 101, Shakopee, MN The Landing (formerly known as Historic Murphy's Landing) - a living history museum nestled along a beautiful river valley - recreates life as it was in Minnesota in the latter half of t...
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Minnesota ZooParent rating: ![]() Location: 13000 Zoo Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN The Minnesota Zoo, with its many indoor exhibits and Monorail train, is a wild place to visit in any season. The indoor portion of the zoo comprises the Tropics Trail, which rec... |
Twin Cities Harvest Festival and MazeParent rating: ![]() Location: 109th Avenue at Highway 169, Minneapolis, MN The Twin Cities Harvest Festival and Maze - open weekends from mid-September through Halloween - offers a large, themed corn maze, and family activities including hayrides, a play area, pumpkin...
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Best Dairy Farms in the USParent rating: ![]() Location: Nationwide Need to com-MOO-ne with nature? Meet a few cows and learn where milk and ice cream come from? We've got a great national list, and we'd love to hear about your favorites, too! Arizona<... |











