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Nicollet Mall

Nicollet Mall
Nicollet Mall transformed a faded downtown area in one of the country's first pedestrian malls. Today the twelve-block shopping mecca is home to hundreds of shops, theaters, restaurants and department stores. Shoppers stroll down shady boulevards landscaped with beds of flowers and enjoy the Mall's many attractions.

Como Park Zoo
Admission is free at this historic zoo in St. Paul's Como Park which opened in 1897 with a gift of three deer. Today the zoo exhibits exotic animals from all over the world, including the first Siberian tigers to be raised in captivity. Kids love the monkey house and the outdoor seal area. Other great family attractions in the park include a Japanese Garden, conservatory, golf course, amusement park and numerous trails for walking, biking and roller-blading.

The Zoo is open daily from 10:00 am-6:00 pm from April to September and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm from October to March. The Zoo is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission fees are $7.00 for children ages 3-12, $12.00 for ages 13-64 and $8.25 for ages 65 and over. For more information: 651-487-8200

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Science Museum of Minnesota
Founded in 1907, the museum is located in the state's capital city of Saint Paul. The Science Museum of Minnesota's five exhibit halls focus on paleontology, the human body, physical sciences and technology, peoples and cultures and the Mississippi River. A favorite with all ages is the Dinosaurs and Fossils Gallery filled with world-class specimens and interactive displays. One of the museum's most impressive dinosaurs is the skeleton of the 82-foot-long Diplodocus dinosaur, one of the largest creatures ever to roam the earth; it was discovered by Minnesota high school students. The museum's Imax Omnitheater delivers bigger-than-life science lessons for more than a million people every year. For more information: 651-221-9444

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Children's Theatre Company
Located in the Minneapolis Institute of Art facilities, this internationally acclaimed theatre company is setting new standards of excellence for children's theatre and is one of the largest of its kind in the world. In 2003, it became the first theater for young people to receive the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Since 1965, their goal has been to create extraordinary theatre experiences and to use theatre to educate, challenge and inspire young people. Recently audiences from pre-schoolers to teenagers have enjoyed Disney's High School Musical, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and A Year with Frog and Toady. Ticket prices vary from performance to performance. For more information: 612-874-0400

Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul
This popular children's museum sparks children's learning and imagination with extraordinary hands-on, action adventures for kids ages six months through 10 years. The Earth World exhibit encourages exploration and learning with exciting animal shows that bring kids face-to-face with turtles and other live creatures. Youngsters can crawl through a big log and a giant anthill and meet the queen ant or go into a beaver den, put on a costume and pretend to be a busy beaver. The Our World exhibit connects children to people, places and communities by letting them play grown-up roles such as working in a Spanish grocery store (mercardo) or a Korean restaurant.

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday-Sunday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Friday, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm; Memorial Day through Labor Day: Also open Monday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm For more information: 651-225-6000

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