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✨ Activities ✨ call me a local
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items Activities to do in MN! These are all very fun activities to do in Minneapolis – Saint Paul. Weather inside or outside this is a full list of activities. That will be so much fun for you, family or friends!
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Love this park, my toddlers love it here and could spend all day here - there's also a small splash pad
Lions Park - City of Shakopee
My kids could play here hours on end! Bonus - shaded picnic tables
Destination All Play at Woodhaven Park - City of Eagan
This trail is so BEAUTIFUL! They also have a dog park and horseback riding trial!
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve | Three Rivers Park District
This one is a goodie! They have a huge trail, dog trail, bike trail, walking trail, and a beach!
Cleary Lake Regional Park
If you are in the area or even within a 1 hour drive this is worth it!! I LOVE this beach, it is huge! There is so much space on the actual beach so you don't have to be right on top of each other. They have a huge park for the kiddos right next to t...
Facility Directory Table List | City of Prior Lake, MN
Classic splash pad for hot days
Facilities • Cliff Fen Park - City of Burnsville
THE BEST SPLASH PAD IN SOUTH METRO! Omg my kids could be here all day if I let them, it is the most unique splash pad I've ever seen. They have all different areas and in the middle is a splash pad where it sprays water but the different areas have l...
Nicollet Commons Park
The best off leash dog park! This is a path that goes through the woods and all the way down to the water where the dogs can run and swim and it’s huge in there!
Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park
Could be a drive depending on where you live but definitely worth the drive for the views and being outside!
Taylors Falls
This is breathtaking- a must see!!
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
This is such a peaceful and relaxing path with so much to see and do
Edina Promenade (Walking, Biking)
This is an amazing hidden gem! They have an indoor play area for kids that is huge and amazing, they have a restaurant, lawn bowling, golfing, and more!
Brookview Golden Valley
Unpopular opinion this is better than Minnesota Zoo - it’s almost tied! It’s a free zoo and has a large amount an animals, cafe for lunch, concession stands all over, animal shows, and they have an amusement park area! They also have a como park zoo
Como Zoo
This is a great zoo! They have a really cool walking path that goes above the path
Minnesota Zoo
I mean DUH! Minnesota best amusement park - they also have a water park! 100/10!
Valleyfair
A cute beach! I love this beach. It is always so clean. They have a sitting area and it’s a very dog friendly beach. It feels so peaceful here.
City of Medicine Lake
If you’re looking for something to do on a hot summer day, this needs to be the place for you! This place is huge! They have a toddler area and a older kid/adult area and they even have a lazy river! Obviously a concession standand a place to sit and...
Edina Aquatic Center
This place is another hidden gem! It is a apple orchard, but also so much more. They have a shop of homemade items such as apple pie, apple cider, jam, etc. They have a corn pit for kids to play around in, they have a huge jumping pad, they have a pa...
Ferguson Farms - Premium Grass-Fed Meats
Super fun adult outing!
Topgolf
Indoor Activities
I can’t say enough about this place - obviously! It’s our biggest brag about MN, the biggest mall in the U.S! Check it out forsure!
Mall of America®
If you have kids - you must take them here for a day of interactive learning & fun!
Minnesota Children's Museum
A day of jumping and burning energy is a must on a rainy or cold day - especially for the kiddos!
Sky Zone Trampoline Park
This is not an age thing, adult or child will have a blast! This place is simply amazing and always a good time
Science museum
When you need to be inspired and relaxed and at peace - go here without the kids though!
Walker Art Center
If you have kids you need to try this out!
Edinborough Park
There is no other park like this park! They have a regular park area, trampoline, toddler park area, soccer field, basketball courts, a building area? And vending machines and a huge sitting area! This place is amazing and my kids love it
Good Times Park
The perfect day when it’s raining or snowing - an aquarium & this one is great! Expensive but great
SEA LIFE at Mall of America
If you’re looking for an indoor adventure- try this out! Expensive but worth it
iFLY Indoor Skydiving - Minneapolis
This is a hidden gem, it’s in the Mall of America and so much fun! Can’t wait to go back!
The Fair on 4
I’m mean this is an oldie but a goodie!!
Dave & Buster's
This is such a cool place, it is a dinner and a movie + awesome drinks! It’s the perfect place for a date night or to see a special movie! Love this place
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Woodbury
I first tried escape rooms a few years back and it is so much fun! A true experience and a really fun date or day with friends/family!
Escape room
This is so cool! They have a small indoor zoo, full of reptiles and amphibians, they also have adoptions for snakes and lizards, etc.. My husband adopted this snake here and it was so cool looking around and seeing everything.
Snake Discovery: A Reptile Experience