| Indoors | Outdoors |
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| Bakken Museum | Airplane rides at Flying Cloud Airport |
| Bell Museum | Arboretum - biking, tram ride |
| Children’s Museum | Beach - Bush Lake, Riley, Excelsior, Shady Oak |
| Cinema Grill | Bike trails – Luce Line, Cannon Valley Trail, Lakes |
| Community Center: pool or ice skating | Como Zoo |
| Dairy Queen or Culvers | Corn maze (Sever’s) |
| Foshay Tower Observation Deck | Downtown – cave tours, River City Trolley Tour |
| Governor’s mansion tours | Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden |
| Hub Hobby or Michael's stop to find a craft to learn | Excelsior/Lake Minnetonka/Wayzata – boat cruise |
| Library programs | Farmers market |
| Mall of America / The Park at MOA | Fishing |
| Mill City Museum | Fort Snelling (birthday parties too!) |
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | Fossil hunting & caves |
| Minnesota History Museum | Glider rides at Faribault Airport |
| Omnitheater / IMAX (Science Museum, Zoo) | Hennepin Park activities |
| Orchestra Hall | Kite flying |
| Pavek Museum | Lake Calhoun/Harriet: bandstand, trolley ride, rollerblading, biking, bandshell events |
| Planetarium | MiniGolf – Lilliput, Birdies, Dred Scott, Fore Season, Veterans |
| PlayWorks | Minnehaha Falls |
| Quilt class for kids at The Sampler | Minnesota Zoo - animals, classes, concerts |
| Raptor Center | Mississippi River – hike, bike, paddleboat cruise |
| Rock Climbing – REI / Dick’s Sporting Goods | Murphy's Landing |
| Science Museum (also Museum of Questionable Medical Devices here) | Nature Centers (Hyland, Lowry, Woodlake) |
| State Capitol Building tour | Parks/Playground - Bryant, French Regional, Hyland, Lone Lake, Veterans Memorial |
| Theater: Children’s, Guthrie, Old Log, Stages | Renaissance Festival |
| Walker Art Center | Rent paddle-boat or canoe |
| Weaving at Saori Free-Style Weaving Studio | Sculpture Garden |
| The Works (Edina Community Center) | Sibley historic site in Mendota |
| Staring Lake - biking, concerts, frisbee golf, hiking, playground |
| State Fair |
| Strawberry/blueberry/apple picking |
| ValleyFair |
| Walk near Riverplace and St. Anthony Main |
| Walk the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Mpls |
| Water Park - Edina Pool, Richfield, St. Louis Park |
