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Little Brothers Friends of the ElderlyParent rating: ![]() Location: 1845 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN Families can volunteer together to provide assistance and company to senior citizens who are otherwise alone in the community. Activities include baking cookies, serving meals, driving an elder...
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Boy ScoutsParent rating: ![]() Location: 5300 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, MN The Boy Scouts is an institution that has stayed true to the same mission for decades: To promote physical fitness, citizenship, and good old-fashioned character building. Boys in first throug...
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YMCA - Southdale BranchParent rating: ![]() Location: 7355 York Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN The Southdale YMCA offers free on-site childcare (for kids from six weeks to 10 years old) while parents work out, with both indoor and outdoor play areas. And like most Ys, it al...
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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... |
ArtiCultureParent rating: ![]() Location: 2613 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Adults and kids - even babies! - can explore and make art in innovative programs for all levels of experience. Create with drawing and painting materials, metal, fabric, clay, and more. Arti...
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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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Bakken Museum & LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 3537 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN Give a dull day a jolt with a visit to the electrifying Bakken Museum & Library, located in an intriguing Tudor mansion just like the ones in spooky old Vincent Price films. Home to thousands o...
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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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Girl ScoutsParent rating: ![]() Location: Minneapolis, MN The Girl Scouts, founded in 1912, are about more than just cookies - though the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys sells nearly two million boxes a year! The organizati...
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Young DanceParent rating: ![]() Location: 3326 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN Young Dance seeks to nurture and develop "thinking artists" by providing young people with an outlet for creative expression, high quality performance opportunities, and an appreciation ...
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The EnigmaParent rating: ![]() Location: 1255 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN The Enigma, which opened in mid-2004, is a teen-run afterschool hangout and music club supervised by the Shakopee Park & Rec department. Every other Friday evening, a DJ entertains kids ...
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Rice Street LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN About half the transactions at this bustling mid-sized branch of the Saint Paul Public Library are for materials for children and teens. Each year, thousands of students avail themselve... |
First Universalist Church of MinneapolisParent rating: ![]() Location: 3400 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN |
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist ChurchParent rating: ![]() Location: 511 Groveland Avenue, Minneapolis, MN |
Basilica of St. MaryParent 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. ... |











