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Minneapolis/ St. PaulMinneapolis/ St. Paul TOURIST STOPS

Tourist Stops
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!
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metroConnections


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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 ...

Jackson Street Roundhouse


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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...

Harriet Alexander Nature Center


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Location: 2520 North Dale Street, Saint Paul, MN
Hundreds of species of animal and plant life live within the nature center's boundaries, which include 52 acres of marsh, prairie, and forest lands. Visitors can explore the Interpretive Center...

A Piece of Cake


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Location: 485 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
Stepping into A Piece of Cake feels a little like stepping into Grandma's warm and welcoming kitchen - provided Grandma is an ace with buttercream and a whiz with pastries.

The ...

Como Zoo


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Location: 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, MN
It's thoroughly enjoyable to spend a summer day visiting Como Zoo - winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks in the...

Keys Cafe & Bakery


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Location: 767 Raymond Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
The heaping helpings of served-all-day breakfasts at the family-owned Keys Cafe & Bakery chain have won several people's choice awards, and with good reason. Keys also offers catering se...

Keys Cafe & Bakery


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Location: 114 South Ninth Street, Minneapolis, MN
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The Egg & I


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Location: 2828 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
The Egg & I - in business for over 20 years - is one of those casual places where everyone from kids to grandparents can feel at home. The breakfasts are top notch, and The Egg also serves tast...

The Children's Theatre Company


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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...

Minnesota Air National Guard Museum


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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 Science Museum of Minnesota


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Location: 120 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN
The Science Museum offers visitors a wealth of hands-on activities, engaging exhibits, weekend science-in-action demonstrations, breathtaking large-format films, and a mind-boggling arra...

Parkers Lake Park


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Location: 15205 County Road 6, Minneapolis, MN
Plymouth's Parkers Lake Park features a beach, canoe rental, fishing, and concessions in summer, and in wintern, ice skating and a warming house. Trails, volleyball courts, a gard...

Oliver Kelley Farm


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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...

Eagles Nest


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Location: 400 - 10th Street Northwest, Saint Paul, MN
The Eagles Nest play area - like its city-run cousins Lookout...

Xcel Energy Center


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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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