The Minnesota DNR is offering FREE admission for visitors to any of its 75 state parks and recreation areas on four special days during 2021.
- Saturday, February 13
- Saturday, April 24
- Saturday, June 12
- Friday, November 26
If you’re looking for a quick trip to explore nature in Minnesota, here is a list of state parks within 75 miles of STMA. (sorted by distance)
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I was so excited when I found out that the Science Museum of Minnesota was hosting a special presentation of The Science Behind Pixar this summer! We are huge fans of Pixar, and my husband and I in particular are both very interested in the filmmaking process. We’re the kind of people who actually watch all those special features on our DVDs. 
So, we and our two kids took some time on a weekday to make the drive down to St. Paul to visit with Mike, Sulley, Buzz, and our other Pixar animated friends, and we had a great time!
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Today the Minnesota Children’s Museum is celebrating it’s Grand Opening—or grand re-opening, as the case may be. We had the opportunity to get a sneak peek of the newly re-imagined Children’s Museum last Friday and were thrilled by how different and awesome it is!
I went with my daughter, a fellow STMA-area mom friend, and her two kids aged 7 and 5. We were expecting a few new exhibits and some add-ons, but what we found instead was a completely new museum. Most of the existing exhibits had been replaced by brand new ones, and the few things that were brought back were in different locations and with a new look.