Things to do in Minneapolis & St Paul this weekend! This July Twin Cities Family Weekend Guide covers the weekend of July 22-23, 2023. To find our most recent guide, click here. As always, you can check our JULY FAMILY GUIDE, 2023 ULTIMATE TWIN CITIES SUMMER FUN GUIDE or our FAMILY FUN CALENDAR for more […]
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A few years ago, The Washington Post claimed that there are more museums in the U.S. than Starbucks and McDonald’s combined. We believe this may be true for the Twin Cities. There are so many tiny specialty museums & historic sites, that every time we think we know of all of them, we find more.
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Summer movies in the park are a classic choice to enjoy together — especially outside where they are free and you can even pack large popcorns and large drinks for pennies! And for an indoor option to beat the summer heat, movie theaters with free or bargained price summer programs are also scattered around the Twin Cities. For year-round cheap movies: Twin Cities Cheap Flicks.
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I had way too much fun doing the research for this article — poring over trip journals and photos from adventures taken with our growing family as well as mapping out road trips to new destinations this season! It was especially enjoyable to stretch well beyond the borders of the Twin Cities — out of
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While we specialize in knowing about local family fun in the Twin Cities, sometimes we break the mold and branch out beyond Minneapolis and Saint Paul with our kids to find family fun on day & road trips! Here are some of the best day trips and road trip destinations from the Twin Cities, fun
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Wanda Gág is one of Minnesota’s most famous children’s book authors. Families can tour her childhood home when visiting New Ulm. Though her other books may not be as well known as her classic book Millions of Cats, her artwork is distinctive enough that you’ll recognize her books immediately. Her artwork has even been featured
Come along with FFTC as we start dreaming about packing up the family van and hauling its members across our fair state, sampling local history and culture as the miles roll away and the memories rack up. Our team is happiest when we’re out exploring and almost as happy to come back from family excursions
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Oh, the long-suffering life of a blogger’s husband. He pleasantly suggests a local afternoon swim on a hot, sunny Saturday and his wife is in a frenzy the next hour trying to figure out a way to maximize by turning it into a road trip filled with blog-fodder. Simply hitting up a local beach wouldn’t
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Mankato is a lovely river town only an hour and a half from the center of the Twin Cities Metro. Fans of Maud Hart Lovelace’s “Betsy-Tacy” series will enjoy picking out landmarks in the city straight from the pages of the books. Those with younger kids will want to add a children’s museum and a
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Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest “strives to provide relevant, fundamental learning opportunities for students in grades K-12, preparing them for a lifetime of success”. JAUM offers classes and camps throughout the year. Birthday Parties at the Junior Achievement Learning Center The James R. and Patricia Hemak Experiential Learning Center is available to rent for
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