Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul
Families have visited Minnesota for generations to frolic on beaches at lakeside resorts. While this tradition remains strong, the options have expanded. Water parks offer an aquatic refuge for kids. Nature centers provide face-to-face animal encounters. Underground mine tours keep your kids clinging to you. Any of Minnesota’s family attractions might just become your new vacation tradition.
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My Favorite Minnesota: Family Fun
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Accommodations for groups of 40 or more
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Science and Nature Centers
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Boat, Train & Trolley Tours
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New Ely Center Is All About Bears
A fascinating new interpretive center in Ely offers detailed insights into the lives of the black bears that roam Minnesota's northern woods.
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National Eagle Center Spreads Its Wings
The National Eagle Center in Wabasha takes flight in its new home with a Grand Opening September 29. For the past seven years, the center operated out of an old storefront, but this past May it moved to a striking new building along the Mississippi River.
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Team Sports (Home games only)
Home games schedule for team sports
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History Center Exhibit Celebrates Minnesota's 150th Anniversary
What makes Minnesota Minnesota? That's the theme of the new "Minnesota 150" exhibit that opens at the Minnesota History Museum in St. Paul October 13 in celebration of the state's 2008 Sesquicentennial celebration.