Attractions
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MuseumsFamily favoriteRainy-day pick
Bell Museum
Bell Museum is a museum in St. Paul, MN, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: under $25.
2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St. Paul, MN 55113 · St. Paul, MN
Why you should go…
Minnesota's official natural history museum pairs its famous wildlife dioramas, painstakingly restored scenes of moose, wolves, and shorebirds with backdrops by artist Francis Lee Jaques, with a modern digital planetarium. The museum moved into its light-filled home on the university's St. Paul campus in 2018, adding the hands-on Touch & See Lab, an outdoor learning landscape, and rotating exhibitions. Gallery admission runs $15 for adults, with planetarium shows and money-saving combo tickets available for a few dollars more.
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