- Our list of the best things to do in Bloomington, Minnesota, features the top 263 nearby activities — including 101 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Bloomington, MN has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Amusement, Entertainment & Shows, and Museums & Galleries.
- The results below include the top 16 things to do within the city of Bloomington, MN , followed by 247 popular activities in nearby cities, including St. Paul, Minneapolis, Burnsville, Hastings, Shakopee, Minnetonka, Chanhassen, Lakeville, Prior Lake, Excelsior, Jordan, Eden Prairie, Wayzata, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Eagan, Edina, Plymouth, White Bear Lake, Apple Valley, Coon Rapids, Savage, Brooklyn Park, Woodbury, Cannon Falls, Cottage Grove, St. Louis Park, Oakdale, West St. Paul and Brooklyn Center
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Saint Paul is home to the Minnesota History Center, a historical and interpretive museum for adults and children. The Center features a core of permanent exhibits augmented by traveling and rotating presentations. It also contains a series of shops and booths for visiting vendors.
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Saint Paul is home to the Science Museum of Minnesota, a non-profit organization dedicated to science education. It features dozens of permanent exhibits, plus regularly-changing visiting and special displays. The Science Museum of Minnesota is a popular destination for school field trips and is heavily involve…
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345 Washington Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
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Open since 1985, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts packs its schedule with music, dance, theater, educational programs, and family events. The center has a music theater, rehearsal hall, lobbies, and other spaces.
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Rice Park
109 W 4th St, 5th St / Washington St / 4th St / Market St, St. Paul, MN 55101
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Located nearby the Mississippi River, Rice Park is situated on 1.6 acres and is used for community events including a winter carnival and a children's festival. The park features a fountain, grass fields, trees and park benches.
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345 North Washington Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
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The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is a 2,000 seat auditorium that hosts concerts by nationally known touring artists and symphonies. The theater, which opened in 1985, also offers plays and musical performances by touring Broadway companies as well.
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Kids and adults enjoy visiting the Minnesota Children's Museum in Saint Paul. The Museum invites children to play, explore, touch, smell, manipulate and otherwise participate in each exhibit. It is particularly popular with toddlers and very young children.
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Year round trips are provided by the St. Paul Gangster Tour that lasts for roughly two hours. Visitors are able to see the sights where the gangsters of the city used to live, party, and execute their most notorious crimes.
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Comprised of 12,000 square feet within an underground cave system, the Wabasha Street Caves is a unique facility that is available for private events. The caves have been fitted with stucco ceilings, tile floors, a 60 foot bar, meeting rooms, and dining spaces.
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Designed to stimulate pretend play, Minnesota Children's Museum offers a variety of interactive displays and exhibits for children. These exhibits include climbing play structures, a miniature village, and grocery store.
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Offering lessons to children of all ages, Mini-Hops Gymnastics Club has an open gym with pads and equipment to use. The classes teach children different age appropriate skills like tumbling and handstands.