May the 4th
Calling all Star Wars fans! We’re celebrating everyone’s favorite cosmic holiday with a themed scavenger hunt featuring Wookiees hidden throughout the galleries. Find a golden Wookiee and win a grand prize!
Foreigner with Special Guest Lita Ford
Foreigner is bringing “The Farewell Tour” with special guest Lita Ford to the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Tickets start at $47.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m. at ticketmaster.com.
Earth Day
Celebrate your favorite planet at your favorite place! With a wide variety of Earth Day programming — including bee houses, activity tables, presentations from community partners, and more — there will be something for every action-taker.
Child's Eye View of History
Bring the whole family to Historic Fort Snelling for our new tour focused on family and children.
Participate in a bucket brigade as part of the fort's first fire department. Learn how the army kept time before everyone had a watch or phone. Help run an elevator in the commissary, moving supplies from floor to floor. And be part of a cannon crew and learn how the fort could be defended if it had ever been attacked—it never was!
Kentucky Derby Party
Join us for an exhilarating day of horse racing, showcasing, and philanthropy at our Kentucky Derby Fundraiser. As the fastest two minutes in sports unfolds on the tracks, we'll celebrate in style with mint juleps, live music, and dressing to the nines. Back Shed is brewing up a mint julip seltzer AND donating 20% of ALL sales that day. You'll want to DRESS UP for this occasion, with a Churchill Downs backdrop, props, AND a best-dressed contest. Proceeds benefit Quiet Oaks.
The Empress 2816 at Union Depot
Celebrate the past and go full steam ahead into the future with the grand arrival of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour at Union Depot in St. Paul, set for Friday, May 3!
Choo Choo Bob's Grand Opening Weekend at Union Depot
Join us for Choo Choo Bob’s grand opening weekend at Union Depot! Receive half-off admission to the play space Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5. Weekend hours and features: Friday, May 3: 10 AM – 8 PM Kick off the weekend with a Traintastic Storytime with Engineer Paul starting at 10:30 AM Saturday, May 4: 10 AM – 5 PM Live music from Rob Stokes at 11 AM Sunday, May 5: 10 AM – 5 PM Live music from Rob Stokes at 11 AM
Val's Rapid Serv
Before JFK was president, before the Vietnam War, before man walked on the moon, before personal computers, before video games, and before cell phones Val's been a fixture on St. Cloud's East Side. That's over seven decades of world-changing events. Val's is a successful restaurant for who they are; not what they could be. The dining experience has been the same when your grandparents brought your parents; when your parents brought you and now when you introduce your family to Val's. That's the magic that keeps Val's story alive.
Peppermint Twist
The Peppermint Twist has been family-owned and operated since 1982 and is a place to bring the whole family for gourmet burgers, shakes, and fun in our Teddy Bear Park.
Our food is hand-prepared after you order, and we don't compromise on quality. We take pride in selecting the finest ingredients.
Please keep in mind that when the weather is nice, we can get very busy! Since we cook everything to order to ensure quality, freshness, and deliciousness, you may experience a slight wait during very busy times.
Minnetonka Drive In
With the American dream of running their own business, in 1961, Gordon and Jeanette Bennyhoff and 8 children opened the Minnetonka Drive In. It takes an entire family to run a family business and we still operate that way today. The current owner is son Dave Bennyhoff who started at age 9, washing the glass gallon jugs for root beer. We want you to feel the family atmosphere when you stop in to eat or have a homemade root beer float on a hot day.