Here are a few places to take kids (though not technically in Mpls): - go to the airport and watch planes take off & land. You can see a lot from the departure areas, but nowdays security may limit this to passengers only. If you take the time to inquire, there is probably some way to arrange a tour in other parts of the airport. Kids find the baggage handling area (back behind the carousels) interesting. And you might be able to get into a hanger where they are cleaning or repairing a plane. The 2-yr-old might not be that impressed with this, but kids from about 5-12 generally like this.
- visit the barns at the UofM St. Paul campus. For city kids, seeing the horses, cows, etc. up close can be real interesting. Just like going to the barns at the State Fair, but without the crowds. I know they have an open house every April, but you might be able to arrange a tour at other times. Every other Monday @1:30 they have a tour. It's intended for prospective vet college students, but you might be able to tag along on that. - visit the SuperValu distribution center in Hopkins. I believe tours can be arranged via the company headquarters. Kids (and adults, too) are often interested in seeing a huge warehouse full of food, and all the automated conveyors & equipment used to load the trucks. And seeing a freezer full of ice cream big enough to need a snowplow forklift, or a bank of coolers each 8 feet wide by 30 feet high, all full of bananas, or potatoes by the ton, is certainly an experience. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
