AALL 94th Annual Meeting & Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 14-19, 2001

Family Attractions & Activities

The Twin Cities have a wide variety of activities and attractions for families with children of all ages. Below is a list (with phone numbers and links to web sites) for some of the more popular activities and attractions in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the Greater Twin Cities Metro area. For more information about events in the Twin Cities check out Around Town, the University of Minnesota's list of links to other events calendars in the Twin Cities. A very good listing of attractions throughout Minnesota can be found at the Minnesota Page.

Minneapolis

61st Annual Minneapolis Aquatennial Festival
Phone: (612) 331-8363

Bakken Museum
Phone: (612) 926-3878

Bell Museum of Natural History
Phone: (612) 624-7083

Foshay Tower      Minneapolis' 1st skyscraper
Phone: (612) 359-3030

Milwaukee Depot Ice Rink     Year-round ice skating
Phone: (612) 339-2253

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Phone: (612) 870-3200

Minneapolis Parks. Also check out, Minnesota's Recreation Areas, a guide to universal access to 50 recreation areas throughout Minnesota.
Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board (612) 661-4800

Minneapolis Planetarium
Show Info Line (612) 630-6150; Reservations: (612) 630-6155

Minneapolis RiverCity Trolley     Trolley tour that stops at many Minneapolis attractions.
Trolley hotline (612) 204-0000

Minnesota Lynx WNBA Basketball
Phone (612) 673-8400

Minnesota Orchestra, musicfest &   Marshall Field's Day of Music,
free performances and family activites, Fri. & Sat.
Phone: (612) 371-5656 or (800) 292-4141

Minnesota Twins Baseball
Phone: (612) 33-TWINS or (800) 33-TWINS

Original Baseball Hall of Fame     (910 So. 3rd St., across from the Metrodome). Neat memorabilia collection & souvenirs.
Phone: (612) 375-9707

Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
Phone: (612) 379-4046

Paddelford Packet Boat Company (Minneapolis & St. Paul)
Phone: (651) 227-1100 & (800) 543-3908

Shakespeare in the Park
Phone: (612) 341-0882 ext. 211

Walker Art Gallery and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Phone: (612) 375-7622

St. Paul

Minnesota Children's Museum
24 hr. info line (651) 225-6000, Receptionist (651) 225-6001

Minnesota Historical Society
Phone: (651) 296-6126

Parks & Recreation  -- including Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
See also: Minnesota's Recreation Areas, a guide to universal access to 50 recreation areas throughout Minnesota.
St. Paul Parks & Recreation: (651) 266-6400; Como Zoo & Conservatory info line (651) 487-8200

St. Paul Saints Baseball
Phone: (651) 644-6659

Science Museum of Minnesota and Omnitheater
Phone: (651) 221-9444

Wabasha Street Caves/Down in History Tours
Phone: (651) 224-1191

Greater Twin Cities Metro Area

Fort Snelling State Park (Near MSP Airport)
(612) 725-2389 or Visitor Center (612) 725-2724

Mall of America including: Camp Snoopy & Underwater Adventures (Bloomington)
Mall (952)883-8800; Camp Snoopy (952) 883-8600; Underwater Adventures 952-888-DIVE or 1-888-DIVE-TIME

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen)
Phone: (952)443-1400

Minnesota Zoo and IMATION IMAX Theatre  (Apple Valley)
Zoo Info Line (952) 431-9500; IMAX Theater (952) 431-IMAX (4629) or 1-877 660-IMAX

Shakespeare & Company (White Bear Lake).
Outdoor performances Fri.-Sun.       Hotline: (651) 779-5818

Sibley House Historic Site     1836 home of Henry Hastings Sibley.
Phone: (651) 452-1596

Stages Theatre Company (Hopkins) Mother Goose Rocks musical
(Fri. - Sun.)       Phone: (952) 979-1111

Valley Fair Amusement Park (Shakopee)
Phone: 1-800-FUN-RIDE