Things to Do in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Padelford Mississippi Riverboat Tours
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The "Mighty Mississippi" is a huge part of the rich cultural and industrial history of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and what better way to experience it than by taking...
Boat Ride
Boat Tour
Theater
Sightseeing Tour
Science Museum of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Whether your kid is into dinosaurs, dirt, or DNA, there's something here that'll float her boat (and speaking of, kids can climb inside a real tugboat in the Mississippi River...
Science & Nature Museum
Minnesota Children's Museum
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minnesota Children's Museum, with its "playing is learning" mantra, gives little kids an opportunity to play in a "world" that's built to their scale. From hands-on activities that...
Science & Nature Museum
Children's Museum
Minnesota History Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Part of the Historical Society, the museum showcases exhibits and large-scale renderings of the recent past to as far back as when the state was still a territory...
History Museum
Landmark Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A former federal courthouse that now offers live music, dance, and other performing arts events...
Visitors Center
Underwater Adventures Aquarium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Unlike some aquariums where the smallest tots sometimes have to fight for prime viewing space, Underwater Adventures puts viewers right in the middle of marine life: You'll ride a "people...
Aquarium
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Brightly colored papier-mach‚ masks and huge-headed puppets make the original productions eye-popping, but don't expect mindless entertainment here: The productions have a message, sometimes political in nature...
Theater
Wabasha Cave Tour
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Once a speakeasy and hangout for mobsters, the Wabasha Street Caves -- an event hall carved into the sandstone caves along the Mississippi River in St. Paul -- now offers a variety...
Sightseeing Tour
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