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Harriet Alexander Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() 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...
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Como ZooParent rating: ![]() 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...
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Wood Lake Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Minneapolis, MN This 150-acre natural area is located right off a busy, commercial intersection, but just steps inside the swinging gate, you leave all that behind. Three miles of trails and boardw... |
Westwood Hills Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 8300 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN This 150-acre natural area in St. Louis Park features marshland, woods, a lake, and restored prairie, with something new to discover in every season. The cozy Interpretive Center feature...
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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... |
Historic Fort SnellingParent 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...
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ValleyfairParent rating: ![]() Location: One Valleyfair Drive, Shakopee, MN Parents often dread taking kids to a pricey, bustling, hyperkinetic, kidtainment mecca like Valleyfair. But as these kinds of places go, this one's a dream. So go ahead - make their day!...
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Hyland Lake Park ReserveParent rating: ![]() Location: 10145 Bush Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN Hyland is a draw year-round, offering much to do on water and land, turf and snow, indoors and out. The reserve encompasses several lakes and ponds, providing extensive habitat for wate... |
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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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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Lake HarrietParent rating: ![]() Location: 43rd Street & East Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis, MN Lake Harriet, the southernmost of the Chain of Lakes, is a magnet for families with small ch...
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