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The Ultimate Minnesota Summer Bucket List

School's almost out which means free time is in your near future. Plan to spend that time doing and visiting some of the most popular places and attractions we have here in great state of Minnesota.

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The Ultimate Minnesota Summer Bucket List
Hannah Beckman

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.

  1. Go to a Twins game at Target Field
  2. Visit the Quarries in St. Cloud
  3. Valleyfair in Shakopee
  4. Go to a new beach you’ve never been to
  5. Go to the Minnesota State Fair
  6. Go to Stillwater and visit Nelson’s Ice Cream (order “The Lumberjack”)
  7. Visit Taylors Falls
  8. Go to Zorbaz on the lake
  9. Visit Gooseberry Falls
  10. Visit the Boundary Waters
  11. Have a bonfire at the beach
  12. Sleep under the stars
  13. Go swing dancing at the Ukrainian Event Center or the Wabasha Street Caves
  14. Go to a concert at the Xcel
  15. Go to Vali-Hi Drive in
  16. Take a road trip and visit all of the state parks
  17. Visit the Minnesota Zoo
  18. Take a trip to Duluth and visit Lake Superior
  19. Go to the Science museum and see a film in the Omni Theater
  20. Visit the Minnesota Institute of Art
  21. Visit the Farmers Market in Downtown Minneapolis
  22. Go boating/tubing/fishing with friends
  23. Get Insomnia Cookies at 3 AM
  24. Go to the Guthrie Theater
  25. Visit the new US Bank stadium
  26. Take a bike ride on the trails around Minneapolis and St. Paul
  27. Go to the MOA and eat at the Shake Shack
  28. Go watch the Harriet Island firework show in St. Paul on the 4th of July
  29. Float on a tube down the Rum River
  30. Kayak or canoe down the St. Croix
  31. Go Camping
  32. Go to the Renaissance Festival
  33. Go listen to live music at the Mill City Museum
  34. Take a tour of Fort Snelling
  35. Go skydiving in Winsted at Skydive Twin Cities (West)
  36. Go ziplining in Grand Marais
  37. Go to Mickey’s Diner in St. Paul
  38. Visit Como Zoo and Conservatory


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