TWIN CITIES AREA
- Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop (Bloomington)
- Hyland Lake Park (Bloomington)
- Mall of America (Bloomington)
- Minnehaha Regional Park (Minneapolis)
- Mississippi Gateway Regional Park (Brooklyn Park) - nature center, play area, treetop trail
- Snuffy's Malt Shop (Bloomington) - excellent food
- Tamarack Nature Center (White Bear Lake)
- The Works Museum (Bloomington) - small, worth checking out for free with a Science Center membership
ALBERT LEA
- Myre-Big Island State Park - $7 vehicle entrance fee, 16 miles of trails, no swimming
BLUE EARTH
CLOQUET
- Dunlap Island Park - unique playground
- Gordy's Hi-Hat & Warming House - great food, ice cream, playground
ELY
- Dry Lake - 3 mile hike with a small waterfall you can swim in
- Insula Restaurant - great food, kid-friendly
- Kawishiwi Falls - 1 mile kid-friendly hike with a beautiful view at the end
- International Wolf Center
- Northern Expressions Ice Cream
- Pioneer Mine - worth visiting, they make it interesting for kids
- Semer Park - swimming beach, playground
- Whiteside Park - playground
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| Mississippi Gateway Regional Park - Twin Cities |
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Dry Lake - Ely |