- TripBuzz found 211 things to do with kids in or near Burnsville, Minnesota, including 196 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like St. Paul, Minneapolis, Shakopee and Hastings.
- From Buck Hill to Soccer Blast Minnesota, the Burnsville area offers 85 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Family Fun Center, Go Karts and Movie Theaters.
- Just minutes from Minneapolis, Burnsville is a lively community with a thriving and growing downtown area. Along with residential housing and condominium living, downtown Burnsville is home to many small boutiques and cafes. The city also has a large shopping mall and several outdoor recreational spaces including an ice skating rink and lakes for fishing, boating and swimming.
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Minnesota History Center is an interactive museum with both permanent and changing exhibits. The Center hosts concerts, lectures, family days and other special events throughout the year and is also home to the Minnesota Historical Society library and archives.
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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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A program created to train and educate high school students in the performing arts, Minnetonka Theater provides quality, live stage plays, musicals and other entertainment for the local community to enjoy.
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The Minnetonka Ice Arena is a public ice-skating facility that offers public skating, figure skating lessons, and adult hockey leagues. Local high school hockey teams also utilize the arena.
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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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The oldest surviving theater in St. Paul, the Fitzgerald Theater hosts A Prairie Home Companion. The 1,000 seat theater also hosts other events, including live comedy shows and musical acts.
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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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Those looking for thrills can always go to the Trail of Terror and enjoy one or more of its special packages: the zombie paintball, the haunted woods, or the gypsy grotto, to name just a few.
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1021 Bandana Boulevard East #222, St. Paul, MN 55108
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The Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum pays homage to railroads of the past. The museum is known for its O-Scale exhibit, which starts at the St. Anthony Falls Mining District and ends at the Minnesota Transfer Railways switching yard.
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St. Croix River runs through Afton State Park, and offers wildlife viewing opportunities on foot, or by canoe or kayak. Explore the river via a boating excursion, or make stops at historical sites and apple orchards, or one of two downhill ski areas in winter.