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Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota is a museum in St. Paul, MN, part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Open year-round.

120 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102 · St. Paul, MN

Why you should go…

Perched above the Mississippi in downtown St. Paul, this is one of the country's great hands-on science museums, towering dinosaur skeletons, a real trading-post-to-tornado Minnesota gallery and the massive domed Omnitheater. Kids can burn hours at the interactive exhibits while adults sneak off to the mummy and the river overlooks. Budget more time than you think.

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