Are you stuck wondering where you're going to go or what you are going to do with your three month break from school? In Minnesota, Summer is a time meant for the sun, friends, and fun. Whether you want to stay close or take a small road trip, you can find everything you need to make this a summer to remember without having to leave the state.
- Go to a Twins game at Target Field
- Visit the Quarries in St. Cloud
- Valleyfair in Shakopee
- Go to a new beach you’ve never been to
- Go to the Minnesota State Fair
- Go to Stillwater and visit Nelson’s Ice Cream (order “The Lumberjack”)
- Visit Taylors Falls
- Go to Zorbaz on the lake
- Visit Gooseberry Falls
- Visit the Boundary Waters
- Have a bonfire at the beach
- Sleep under the stars
- Go swing dancing at the Ukrainian Event Center or the Wabasha Street Caves
- Go to a concert at the Xcel
- Go to Vali-Hi Drive in
- Take a road trip and visit all of the state parks
- Visit the Minnesota Zoo
- Take a trip to Duluth and visit Lake Superior
- Go to the Science museum and see a film in the Omni Theater
- Visit the Minnesota Institute of Art
- Visit the Farmers Market in Downtown Minneapolis
- Go boating/tubing/fishing with friends
- Get Insomnia Cookies at 3 AM
- Go to the Guthrie Theater
- Visit the new US Bank stadium
- Take a bike ride on the trails around Minneapolis and St. Paul
- Go to the MOA and eat at the Shake Shack
- Go watch the Harriet Island firework show in St. Paul on the 4th of July
- Float on a tube down the Rum River
- Kayak or canoe down the St. Croix
- Go Camping
- Go to the Renaissance Festival
- Go listen to live music at the Mill City Museum
- Take a tour of Fort Snelling
- Go skydiving in Winsted at Skydive Twin Cities (West)
- Go ziplining in Grand Marais
- Go to Mickey’s Diner in St. Paul
- Visit Como Zoo and Conservatory