Summer Vacation

Getting out of the house, burning off energy and having fun is something I try to prioritize for my kids during summer vacation.

We live about 45 miles southwest of the Twin Cities in Minnesota so we try to stick within a one hour drive time.

(Entrance cost for four people: $$$=$100+, $$=$50-$100, $= less than $50)

Valleyfair Amusement Park & Soak City Water Park, Shakopee, MN ($$$)
Chutes and Ladders, Bloomington, MN (Free)
Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN ($$)
Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato, MN ($$)
Fallenstein Playground & Splash Pad, Mankato, MN (Free)
Bowling & Arcade (Belle Plaine & Shakopee) ($/$$)
Splash Pad & Playground at Lagoon Park, Jordan, MN (Free)
Big Stone Mini Golf, Minnetrista, MN ($$)
Family Aquatic Center and Pool, Apple Valley, MN ($$)
Grand Slam (Mini Golf, Arcade, Trampoline, Lazer Tag, Bumper Cars), Burnsville, MN ($$-$$$)
Movies Theatres (Waconia, Shakopee, Eden Prairie, St. Louis Park) ($$-$$$)
Sand Point Beach Park, Prior Lake, MN ($)
Splash Pad at Eagan Central Park, Eagan, MN (Free)
Good Times Park (Indoor playground) Eagan, MN ($)
The Lookout Indoor Playground, Shakopee, MN ($)
Indoor Aquatic Center, Shakopee, MN ($)
Splash Pad (not a destination we stop by after playing at a park), Cologne, MN (Free)
Waconia Public Parks, Waconia, MN (Free)
Scott County Fair
Carver County Fair
Candy Barn
Hutchinson Pool
Edinborough Park
Sand Bottom Pool Shakopee
Rainbow Midwest Indoor playground
Lake Crystal rec center?
Playseum in Ridgedale mall
Sea Life
Nickelodeon Universe
Princess Diva Spa fun in MOA
Sky Zone
Cascade Bay (Eagan)
Ninja Warrior Park Jordan
Library
Children’s Museum St. Paul
Safari Island Play Area