Our Guide To Family Vacations In Minnesota
Family vacations in Minnesota can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, we've done all the preparation.As part of a Huffington Post Travel serieson traveling with children, here are recommended attractions for those planning Minnesota family vacations.
Minnesota Centennial Showboat
Address:Harriet Island, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-227-1100
Hours: Year-round Tuesday through Thursday at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, matinee at 2:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Price: Matinee, $23; Tuesday through Thursday evening, $24; Friday and Saturday, $25
Edgewater Resort & Water Park
Edgewater Resort and Water Park
Address:2400 London Road, Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: 800-777-7925
Hours: Summer Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily September through May: Sunday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to noon; 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Price: Adults, $20; children, $15
Minnesota Children's Museum
The Minnesota Children's Museum
Address:10 W. Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-225-6000
Hours: Year-round: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. *Closed Mondays after Labor Day until Memorial Day, except on school release days.
Price: General admission, $8.95
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
Address:22996 290th St. NE, Middle River, MN 56737
Phone: 218-449-4115
Hours: Year-round, dusk to dawn
Price: Free
Science Museum Of Minnesota
The Science Museum of MinnesotaSocial Science
Address:120 Kellogg Blvd., West Saint Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-221-9444
Hours: Year-round: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Price: Adults, $24; seniors (60+), $20; children 4-12, $20; children under four, free
The Bakken Museum
Address:3537 Zenith Ave., South Minneapolis, MN 55416-4623
Phone: 612-926-3878
Hours: Tuesday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday and major Holidays
Price: Adults, $7; students and seniors, $5; children under four, free
Lake Harriet
Lake Harriet's334 acres of water and 67 acres of land are open to visitors year-round. A swimming dock, hiking trails and nightly concerts in the summer are great examples of how people can utilize the environment. Almost three miles of biking paths and 2.75 miles of walking paths join the fully functional picnic areas, where visitors can lunch after having fished on one of the park's two piers.
Address:4135 W. Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone: 612-230-6400
Hours: Open 24 hours, 365 days a year
Price: Free
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