Beauty and the Beast 2014
male lion looking up a green roller coaster
sculpture of a snake, built into a retaining wall; below his squiggly curves are stones

More Things to Do in the Twin Cities
in case you have more days to spend in the area

Amusement Parks and Rides
Animals
Caves & Tunnels
Flowers & Plants
History
Museums
Music & nightlife
Outdoors
Sports
Theater
Tours

Amusement Parks & Rides

Cafesjian's Carousel at Como Park in St Paul**


Como Town at Como Park in St Paul**

Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of Americacarousel, a zebra in front

Valleyfair in Shakopee
green roller coaster


Animals

Como Park Zoo in St Paul**
male lion sittin on a flat rock

Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley**
2 Russian grizzles

Sea Life Aquarium at Mall of America
children sitting in the tunnel that goes through the aquarium


Art

Caponi Art Park in Eagan
stone snake set into the side of a hill

Minneapolis Institute of Arts*
Van Gogh painting of trees

Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis**


Walker Art Center in Minneapolis*
giant spoon with a cherry on the end; it arcs over a little stream

Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis**
cartoon-y redhead from American Modernism exhibit


Caves & tunnels open to the public

Crystal Cave in Spring Valley, Wisconsin
passageway through the cave, dimly lit

Mystery Cave in Forestville, Minnesota

Wabasha Street Caves in St Paul**
the bar in Wabasha Street Caves, dimly light, with many orbs in the picture
(I took the above photo myself. The orbs are supposedly ghosts.)

Do glass sky tunnels count? ;-)
Minneapolis Skyway*
St Paul Skyway*
2nd floor enclosed "bridge" between 2 buildings; window lined


Caves & tunnels not open to the public
but I know you want to hear about them anyway!

Action Squad
Carvers Cave
Schieks Cave
Subterranean Minnesota
Subterranean Twin Cities
Tunnel of Terror

Flowers & Plants

Como Conservatory in St Paul**


Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen
lots of red, pink and yellow flowers in front of the Arboretum Visitor Center


History

Historic Fort Snelling in St Paul*
2 "soldiers" wearing historically accurate costumes, in front of the history fort

Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis*
front of museum
"The History of White Flour," great gift shop!

Minnesota History Center in downtown St Paul*
American Spirits: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition

Minnesota State Capitol in downtown St Paul*
white stone building with a dome, reminiscent of the US capitol building

more


More Museums

American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis*
photo of the building; it looks a bit like a castle

Bakken Museum in Minneapolis
Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis**

Science Museum of Minnesota in downtown St Paul*
dinosaur skeleton


Music
tons of local music, including at least 3 professional orchestras, one of which has summer concerts


Night Life neighborhoods
Cedar-Riverside
downtown Minneapolis
Uptown
downtown St Paul



Outdoors
Beaches

lakeside beach with Minneapolis skyline in the background

Bike trails
Camping
Canoeing
Fishing
Lake Superior
"Up North"
a remote lake; the rising moon is reflected in the still water
The best of Minnesota is outdoors. :-)


Sports
Baseball - Minnesota Twins*
Baseball - Saint Paul Saints**
Basketball - Minnesota Lynx*


Theater
Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis*
Chanhassen Dinner Theaters in Chanhassen
Guthrie Theater My Fair Lady, downtown Minneapolis*
the stage has seating on 3 sides
 Guthrie costumes tour
Hennepin Theater District in downtown Minneapolis*
Minnesota Centennial Showboat Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde, in St Paul**
Park Square Theatre The Red Box, downtown St Paul*
Theatre in the Round Godspell, in Minneapolis**


Tours

Gangster Tour
an old car, surrounded by people dressed as gangsters

Other speciality tours

Padelford Riverboats**
paddle wheel riverboat

Twin Cities Highlights Tour

*relatively easy to get to on public transportation - light rail or bus
**You can get there on public transportation, but you need to transfer once.
The above list is skewed towards thing available in summer, for obvious reasons. ;-)

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